Category : Music

Influential DJs From The Midwest

Black America Web Featured Video Source: Best of The Midwest / Radio One Not All Of Hip Hop’s DJs Are From NY As we continue to recognize key people and historic moments throughout Hip Hop History Month, today we’ll examine influential DJ...

Lil Tjay Calls Out Kai Cenat, Adin Ross For Exploiting Hip-Hop Culture

Kai Cenat and Adin Ross have entertained the masses for a few years, especially when collaborating with popular rappers, but not everyone is amused. Lil Tjay recently called out the popular streamers for exploiting Hip-Hop culture. The Bronx rap...

UMG Had An Exclusive Staff Role Just For Lil Wayne Features

On a recent episode of “The Bigger Picture”, a weekly hip-hop debate show hosted by Jeremy Hecht, Elliott Wilson and DJ Hed, the topic was which rapper has had the greatest feature run of all time. As they debated between JAY-Z, J. Cole and Lil Wayn...

50 Cent, Cardi B, and more share reactions to Donald Trump’s 2024 win

Image Image Credit Prince Williams/Contributor via Getty Images, Andrew Harnik/Contributor via Getty Images, and Andrew Chin/Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Plies, Cardi B, and 50 Cent Image Size landscape-medium Image Position cent...

Young Thug Returns To Music Scene After Prison

After spending more than two years behind bars, Young Thug, born Jeffery Williams, has emerged from Fulton County Jail, sparking significant excitement and speculation within the hip-hop community. His release follows a plea deal tied to serious ch...

The Source |Dr. Dre Denies Threatening Former Marriage Counselor, Accuses Him of Racism

Music mogul Dr. Dre is pushing back against serious accusations made by his former marriage counselor, Dr. Charles Sophy. Last month, Dr. Sophy, who provided counseling to Dre and his ex-wife Nicole Young during their turbulent divorce proceedings,...

Touring exhibition of graffiti artist Banksy to open in Singapore in December

SINGAPORE – The guerilla-style political art of anonymous graffiti artist Banksy, which has popped up on streets in cities worldwide, will finally grace vandalism-tough Singapore this December – albeit indoors. More than 170 of his artworks will b...

The Source |Boot Camp Clik Issues Statement About Vicious Assault On Crew Co-Founder Buckshot Shorty

Last week, several reports confirmed that Boot Camp Clik co-founder Buckshot Shorty was the victim of a vicious attack in his home borough of Brooklyn, resulting in the “Who Got The Props” rapper being hospitalized with serious injuries. Today, the...

Retrospective: The @Peace Interview (2011)

Revisiting my 2011 interview with @Peace for Rip It Up Magazine (NZ) Photographer Credit: Hone St John Selected Works is a weekly (usually) newsletter by the Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, New Zealand) based freelance music journa...

Banksy exhibition comes to Wellington

But instead of popping up in unexpected places, works by the anonymous British graffiti artist will appear in an exhibition at Wellington’s Tākina Convention Centre. The Art of Banksy will open on Thursday 28 November 2024 and run until January 20,...

Paints Lab Announces Debut – A New Era in Home and Commercial Painting

November 06, 2024 5:20 AM EST | Source: Growyourtraction Manila, Philippines–(Newsfile Corp. – November 6, 2024) – Paints Lab, the latest innovator in the modern graffiti and abstract art industry, is proud to finally announce its...

Wynwood gears up across the board for Art Week

Written by Abraham Galvan on November 5, 2024 Advertisement Wynwood is gearing up for Miami Art Week with art museum galleries, on-the street art and special events. Starting Dec. 2 and co-existing with Art Basel, Wynwood’s m...

How a graffiti-covered, downtown skyscraper became a viral Halloween costume

Over the last year, the graffiti-pocked husk of the unfinished Oceanwide Plaza skyscrapers have haunted Los Angeles’ skyline, a beacon of disrepair and, for some, artistic expression. On Halloween, the plaza appeared to get up and simply walk away th...

Young Thug Hangs Out With T.I. In First Post-Prison Public Appearance, Declares “I’m Back”

On Monday night (November 4), Young Thug made his first public appearance after being released from prison, hanging out with fellow Atlanta native T.I. The hip-hop superstars were shown in the recording studio together on Tip’s Instagram post shared...

Kids’ hip-hop dance class – The Martha’s Vineyard Times

On Wednesdays, Nov. 13 and 20, from 3:15 to 4:15 pm, the Chilmark library will be hosting hip-hop dance classes. Local student and dancer Zora Morais will lead the class, and teach participants different routines and choreography, breakdancing, and...