Category : Music

OCC Dance Department hosts Mesa Dance Festival Sunday

The Mesa Dance Festival will take place on Sunday with the goal of bringing the dance community together from across Southern California to OCC. The Orange Coast College Dance Department will be hosting the all-day event, beginning with hip-hop dan...

Mysterious artist Banksy may be forced to reveal his identity

Article content A lawsuit filed in Britain may force mysterious street artist Banksy to reveal his true identity. Article content Two art collectors are suing Pest Control, the graffiti artist’s company, for breach of contract over the authentici...

T’yanna Wallace Honors The Notorious B.I.G.’s Legacy with “The Biggie Experience” Museum Opening Today

T’yanna Wallace Honors The Notorious B.I.G.’s Legacy with “The Biggie Experience” Museum Opening Today! In the heart of Brooklyn, NY, the spirit of the legendary rapper, The Notorious B.I.G., lives on through the vision of his daughter, T’yanna Wall...

Dan Kitchener: World famous street artist transforms south Belfast corner

Dank — real name Dan Kitchener – produces his artwork through freehand spray paint. The Londoner’s talents have seen him become one of the leading figures in street art, painting huge murals around the world in the States, Hong Kong, Japan and Russ...

Banksy could be forced to reveal his real name in court

Banksy could be forced to reveal his real name if a legal tussle over the authenticity of one of his prints winds up in court. Two art collectors are taking legal action against the secretive artist’s company Pest Control, saying that the organisati...

Legal row could finally force mystery artist Banksy to reveal his real name

His identity has long been a matter of speculation and investigation, but Banksy may be forced to reveal his real name if a dispute over a print of the late Queen Elizabeth depicted as a bejewelled primate ends up in court. Two art collectors are tak...

Red graffiti and a call for civic responsibility

“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” Margaret J. Wheatley The city I live in woke up one February morning to a disturbing sight. The air was nippy, with winter still lingering around the corner. As...

Artist’s ear sculpture on NYC wall turns heads and opens eyes

This ear poking out from a brick wall was created by artist Michael Beitz. He made this wonderful street art, along with other Brick Pieces, in 2001 in New York by casting his own body parts. Here’s what the artist has to say about his Brick P...

Today In Hip Hop History: The Notorious B.I.G Was Shot And Killed In Los Angeles 27 Years Ago

On this day in 1997, Brooklyn native and Hip Hop legend Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in LA. 27 years ago Wallace left Puff Daddy’s Vibe Magazine party in a GMC Suburba...

From Malcolm X to ‘reality rap’: Decoding hip-hop album art

The intersection of political commentary and hip-hop music is a tradition dating back decades, kicking off with 1982’s “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. The genre’s heyday spanned the 1990s in an era when album artwork was a si...

Oceanwide Plaza: Graffiti ‘vandalism’ or the greatest tag ‘takeover’ of all time?

anchor The New York Times has entered the debate surrounding LA’s troubled Oceanwide Plaza development this week after social media and the outside press tied its celebrity status to the neglect of downtowns,...

10 Best 2Pac Songs of All Time

Tupac Shakur, better known by his stage name 2Pac, was one of the most influential and iconic rappers of all time. His powerful lyrics, raw emotion, and uncompromising honesty resonated with millions of fans around the world, cementing his status as...