Category : Music

Nonprofit seeking donations to preserve iconic Southeast Portland banana mural

The “Art Fills the Void” mural is one of the city’s oldest, but vandalism and wear and tear have made it more expensive to maintain. PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland nonprofit has launched a fundraiser to help clean up one of the city&...

Chaz Bojórquez on the Beauty of Cholo Tagging

Chaz in 1975. Photos courtesy of Chaz Bojórquez. .type-event_listing .page-header-single { display: none; } Ever since he was 15, Chaz Bojórquez knew he wanted to be an artist. But roaming the halls of Los Angeles museums for art...

The Source |J. Cole Opens Up on How Drake Influenced Artistic Journey

One of the big 3, J. Cole recently opened up about his first encounter with Drake’s music and how it impacted his own artistic journey. That’s a cool thing to say, albeit many months after all that went down and rocked the Hip Hop landscape. In a co...

LL Cool J Takes Credit For Introducing Air Jordan Sneakers To Hip-Hop Culture

LL Cool J has referred to himself as a “G.O.A.T.” on various occasions but this time, he’s claiming he helped introduce the footwear of another great figure to Hip-Hop culture. According to LL, he was the first rap artist to ever be seen wearing...

Belfast: Hospital’s pro-Palestinian graffiti ‘difficult’ to get removed

BBC Pro-Palestinian graffiti has remained on a wall at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) because several contractors were too fearful to remove it, the head of the Belfast Health Trust has said. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has raised th...

Last chance to catch two expansive shows on hip hop at MSVU Art Gallery

Two levels; two deep-dive exhibitions; one price: free. Since Sep 21, the Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery has brought together two shows to explore the art of hip hop—the graffiti, the music, the people, the movement—and how it lends i...

The Source |Jay-Z’s Team Roc Files Lawsuit Against Kansas City PD Over Alleged Misconduct, Lack of Transparency

Jay-Z’s social justice arm, Team Roc, has taken legal action against the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) and the city’s government, accusing them of obstructing efforts to investigate claims of wrongful convictions and police misconduc...

Ice Cube Opens Up About His New Album, Hollywood Legacy, and Big 3—“I’ll Never Retire!”

Legendary rapper, actor, and entrepreneur Ice Cube stopped by The Baller Alert Show with hosts Ferrari Simmons and BT to talk about his upcoming album Man Down, his influence on hip-hop, and his groundbreaking basketball league, the Big 3. Ice Cube...

Graffiti and fly-posters targeted in Glasgow clean-up scheme

Getty Images Glasgow city centre is set for a clean up amid concern about its appearance. The £400,000 pilot project will tackle repairs to pavements and deal with graffiti and flyposting. Glasgow City Council says relatively small defects can h...

Subject to Review: Ed Genesis on the politics of hip-hop

Editor’s Note: On the Ground Kalamazoo Writer Maya James recently attended a seminar on the politics of Hip Hop at the Northside Association for Community Development. She shares her takeaways. KALAMAZOO, MI — It’s a chilly Monday night. I pul...

Subject to Review: Ed Genesis’ seminar on the politics of hip-hop

New exhibit traces graffiti’s journey from trains to galleries

It’s like watching a master at work when legendary graffiti artist Lady Pink demonstrates graffiti writing in what she calls a “Queens style.” Subway trains were once her canvas. Now, her works are displayed on the walls of museums...

[EN] Rhythm and poetry under new conditions

The origins of Rap (rhythm and poetry) trace back to the early 1970s in the United States. With the globalization of culture, the genre has spread worldwide, adapting and evolving by incorporating diverse cultural aspects, which made it even richer....

He’s 51, a councillor and a skateboarding graffiti artist: Meet one of Canada’s newest army recruits

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada ‘I can give a decade of service to the Canadian Armed Forces as a reservist. Why wouldn’t I do it?’ Published Nov 21, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 4 minute read City Councillor Sterling...

Japan police seek arrest of Chinese boy over Yasukuni shrine graffiti

Tokyo police have obtained an arrest warrant for a Chinese teenage boy for alleged property damage after graffiti was found at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in August, investigative sources said Thursday. The suspect, who also faces a charge of dese...