Category : Music

Kodak Black Released From Jail On Time Served, Throws Rocks At Reporters

Kodak Black has been released from jail after serving more than two months behind bars on a probation violation charge. The hitmaker was released from the Miami Federal Detention Center on Wednesday (Feb. 21) after a Florida judge granted the ra...

ArtDependence | Belgian Author and Art Expert Chronicles Banksy Graffiti in Ukraine

Belgian author and art connoisseur Marc Pairon (64) visited the area around the Ukrainian capital several times. In the new art book ‘BANKSY IN UKRAINE – F*CK PTN!’, he gives an overview of the seven Banksy graffiti. The book was written in Fla...

Vaseline’s Mended Murals Initiative Utilizes Street Art to Spread Awareness and Skin Health and Access in Underserved Patients, Individuals With Skin of Color

In an effort to address systemic racism and health care disparities affecting people of color, Vaseline has announced the launch of Mended Murals,1 a street art initiative aimed at promoting skin health equity. The initiative seeks to highlight the...

Meet the prolific graffiti artist whose work is all over Chicago’s Northwest Side

Street artist Joos is perhaps best known for works that resemble ribbons of dissolving color, or paint that’s been pressure washed and left blooms of pigment behind. “It’s like, is it a shadow? Is it a silhouette? What is it? I think … he gets a kick...

Diné lyrical artist Def-i taking up space worldwide

TWIN LAKES, N.M. – Christopher Mike-Bidtah is carving out his Def-i image in the hip-hop scene. Mike-Bidtah, known by his stage name Def-i, is a Diné hip-hop artist-educator, rapper, and producer. He’s received multiple awards for his poetic rapport...

Shepard Fairey, Other Graffiti Artists to Guest Star on ‘The Simpsons’

The Simpsons, which celebrates its 500th episode on Feb. 19, has had a long history of famous guest stars including musicians, actors and artists. In a new episode on March 4, some of the most famous street artists of the present day will be feature...

‘Antisemitic’ graffiti painted on walls at University of East Anglia

A university has said it will “not tolerate” any form of discrimination after what it described as antisemitic graffiti was found painted on a campus building. Two messages were daubed onto the Lasdun Wall walkway at the University of E...

City To Clean And Secure The Graffiti Skyscraper

The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion to have the infamously spray-painted skyscraper cleaned and secured. The owners of the half-built Oceanwide Plaza in downtown L.A. were given until last weekend to take action on their own, but with no re...

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Choreographer Romeo Cantu adjusts the teams starting position for their performance during practice for the Street Legends Dance Crew Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the J&J Hip Hop Dance & Performing Arts Company in Colorado Springs. (The Gazett...

Oceanwide Graffiti

At 47, Ibrahim Mohamed doesn’t fit the typical image of a college intern. When he arrived in the U.S. from Sudan in 2016, he went online to look for a steady job and decided he wanted to be an electrician at a water treatment facility. A few years la...

The Dual Faces of Graffiti: A Tale of Art and Vandalism in Lethbri…

Imagine walking down the vibrant streets of Lethbridge, only to find that the colorful storefronts you’ve come to know are now veiled under layers of spray paint. It’s a sight that’s becoming all too common for local businesses li...

Prominent graffiti tags causing headaches for Lethbridge businesses

Graffiti is causing headaches for some local businesses. In recent months, Wayne Tytula, owner of Brio Salon Spa noticed an increase in graffiti tags in the area and predicted it would be a target. “I knew it was probably a matter of time before we...