On May 18th, 2013 Hip Hop Zeitgeist Kanye West took to the Saturday Night Live set to debut 2 new songs from his forthcoming album ‘Yeezy’ and was met with boos from the crowd (again). After a disastrous SNL stint in 2008 on the heels of his “808s and Heartbreaks” album which included being loudly [...]

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I met James Porter III aka Afro-Preachah over a decade ago.  We actually met in the modeling arena but quickly found that we both had a passion for music.  Our personalities clicked instantly as we began working together on musical collaborations.  Throughout the years, I realized his graphic art ability as another talent to add [...]

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J. Cole is tempting us all once again. With his constant release of individual songs and EPs, Im not sure if he’s doing this on purpose or what. “Truly Yours” was dope, “Truly Yours 2″ was crack, and now he has just released a single which is guaranteed to be on his album “Born Sinner” [...]

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When the inspiration for me to pick up the art of the 1′s and 2′s again hit me .. I immediately thought to myself that “if I’m gonna do this,  I’m gonna do it right and learn from the best”.  I didn’t want to just buy a laptop and start mixing digital files from a [...]

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Since its explosion onto city walls and subway cars in the 1970s, the increasing popularity of graffiti as an art form has won commercial success for its artists and a regular presence in Hip hop culture and the contemporary art world. However it is still somewhat difficult to seek out artists and industry that consistantly [...]

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