Category : Music

Quebec City historian showcases province’s hip-hop scene in local exhibit

Aly Ndiaye’s relationship with hip hop has been 30 years in the making. A self-proclaimed bookworm, he’s known by the stage name Webster, and has long aimed to shed a light on the lesser-known parts of Quebec history. Known in recent years for his...

Royal grocer Fortnum & Mason in furious row with graffiti artist

By Richard Eden for The Daily Mail Published: 17:02 EST, 23 February 2024 | Updated: 17:25 EST, 23 February 2024 Here’s a first: the King’s grocer, Fortnum & Mason, is embroiled in a furious row with a graffiti artist. J...

Young Rapper-Approved Fashion Collaborations

The collaboration between boohooMAN and DD Osama marks the online retailer’s debut collaboration with the 17-year-old rapper. DD Oasma is known for his hard-hitting sounds and global influence within the music industry. The collaboration with...

Trio of abandoned Los Angeles skyscrapers covered in graffiti

A trio of incomplete skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles have been covered with graffiti, sparking debate about the development, which has been abandoned since 2019. Graffiti artists began covering the Oceanwide Plaza development with tags in late Ja...

Mystery of Lancaster University’s answer to Banksy

Friday, 23 February 2024 18:45 By Greg Lambert @greglam72...

Did Joe Budden Or Ja Rule Have The Better “It Up” Song? Fans Debate

Joe Budden and Ja Rule were two big figures in 2000s East Coast hip-hop, and they really represent the era in hindsight. Of course, the latter was certainly more commercially successful than the former, but they still inhabit rap culture today as em...

Spotify Releases Most Influential Hip-Hop/R&B Playlist

A Tower of Graffiti Takes Center Stage In Downtown LA

A month ago, a trio of abandoned buildings in downtown Los Angeles transformed into a canvas for graffiti art seemingly overnight. In the last few weeks, the luxury apartment high rises across the street from the Crypto.com Arena and LA Live have b...

Eminem Still Uses A BlackBerry, DJ Whoo Kid Reveals

Eminem is still holding onto the past by continuing to use a BlackBerry phone, which was abandoned by its manufacturer two years ago. DJ Whoo Kid took to Instagram on Thursday (February 22) to share a photo of himself chopping it up with Slim Shady a...

Jackson Elementary students get visit from Houston-based dance group

Students of Chapel Hill ISD’s Jackson Elementary School were treated to a high-energy performance by Soul Street Dance Company last week. “We do educational outreach shows to educate the culture of hip hop, the positive side of hip hop, what i...

U.S. Embassy organizing Hip-Hop fair in Kathmandu tomorrow

U.S. Embassy organizing Hip-Hop fair in Kathmandu tomorrow 2 MIN READ Image for Representation KATHMANDU: The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu is organizing a Hip-Hop fair at the Hotel Annapurna, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu on Saturday. The...

Sacha Jenkins Chronicles the Joyful Legacy of Biz Markie in ‘All U…

Imagine a world where the beat of hip-hop doesn’t just move your feet but touches your heart, where lyrics are more than words—they’re stories, painted vividly against the canvas of our lives. This isn’t a world far from our own,...

Noise Partners with Graffiti Artist Mooz for Buds N1 Campaign

San Francisco barbershop fights graffiti with rubber ducks

SAN FRANCISCO — A longtime San Francisco barber, Shorty Maniace, has never been the type to ruffle anyone’s feathers. But when faced with unsightly graffiti next to his beloved barbershop J.P. Kempt, rather than duck responsibility, Mani...

Art, Activism, and Accountability: The Controversy Surrounding Jah…

It was an act meant to challenge and provoke thought, yet the repercussions have rippled far beyond the walls of Jahangirnagar University. When President Amartya Roy and General Secretary Riddha Anindya Ganguly of the Jahangirnagar University Chhat...