Category : Music

Street Artist Banksy’s Identity To Be Revealed Soon Through Legal Row? | In GFX

Bristol-born DJ Roni Size to play at Ashton Gate Presents BS3

Rude Tube: 160 Years Since First Naughty Graffiti On The Underground

For more London history, take a look at our weekly newsletter Londonist: Time Machine. Non-artist’s impression of Mr Williams’s possible thought process… Background image from London Transport Museum by Matt Brown Mr Aquila John Wil...

J-Hope: Dance renaissance begins

SEOUL (ANN/THE KOREA HERALD) – On Thursday, J-Hope unveiled the captivating main trailer for his highly anticipated documentary series, “Hope on the Street”. Spanning six thrilling episodes, the series offers viewers an intimate glimpse into J-Hope’...

Cyril Kongo’s Come Up: ‘I Just Wanted to Be Recognised’

The graffiti artist, whose practice expanded into other media and collaborations with Karl Lagerfeld, Hermès, and Airbus, is the subject of a survey show at Seoul’s Museum Wave. Cyril Kongo with designs by Chanel that drew on his paintings....

The man tackling graffiti by creating murals

Travel inspires tiny nail art painted by Katalina Sanchez of Graffiti Nail Salon

In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR’s “Wisconsin Life” shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin. == Katalina Sanchez of Madison has always been interested in art. Her mothe...

World famous artists designed this carnival in 1987. Nearly 40 years later, it’s back

If you visited Hamburg, Germany in the summer of 1987, you might have been one of the lucky 250,000 people to attend Luna Luna. It was a carnival designed by some of the most famous artists of the 20th century. Visitors got to ride a small Ferris wh...

Interviewing RZA On All Things Ballantine’s & Hip-Hop Legacy

The legendary RZA hardly needs an introduction, but we’re going to give you one anyway. The Wu-Tang Clan mastermind burst out on the scene in the 90s with his New York-born musical collective. With a hefty discography that not many artists can even d...

Music of the Mountains Where to be and what to see

Deeprawk Dave Since he was a little kid, Dave Ashton (who performs as Deeprawk Dave) has always had a passion for hip-hop music and culture. Around the mid-80s, he started reading books that emphasized just how important DJs are to hip-hop, and tha...

Photographer Normski recorded the rise of hip-hop culture

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DJ Speedsta to host monthly gatherings for hip hop lovers

South African deejay and TV personality DJ Speedsta (born Lesego Nkaiseng) is starting a new initiative to bring hip-hop lovers together. The first event is set to happen on Saturday, the 16th of...

Hip-hop harmony: KRS-One event culminates in prestigious volunteer award for CERCL pioneers

Anthony Pinn, a leading scholar in religion, race and popular culture, interviewed hip-hop legend KRS-One before being surprised with the President’s Call to Service Award. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow) Billed as “One-on-one with the Teacha,” a March 7 eve...

Today in Hip-Hop History: Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo Dropped Their Debut LP ‘Road to the Riches’ 35 Years Ago

On this day in 1989, Corona, Queens rap and street legend Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo released their first album on the quintessential yet now-defunct Hip-Hop label Cold Chillin’ Records. As esteemed members of the world-famous, Queens-based Juice Crew...

Crucual Orlando hip-hop showcase Master of Ceremony is the move for this Saturday

Thirstin Howl the 3rd and many more hip-hop luminaries perform at Master of Ceremony Courtesy photo” class=”uk-display-block uk-position-relative uk-visible-toggle”> click to enlarge Courtesy photo Thirstin H...