The last time Shabazz Palaces were in Los Angeles was July of last year 2011. Since then, us city dwellers have been somewhat lacking in the established conscious, self-aware Hip-Hop department. On July 20th at The Echo in Silverlake, that thirst was finally quenched. Soulful, indigenous looking people of color from all over funneled into the building anticipating a more...
Ken Barrientos From The Log.Os Interview by Eric F. Estrada If you aren't familiar with The Log.Os it's about time for you to take a listen. Conceived by producer Ken Barrientos (Ken Bts) and backed by the likes of Nikko Gray and Iman Omari. The Log.Os is a soul tingling post trip esque project that is steadily making a name for itself. I met up with Ken after more...
Nick Veasey is a well established photographer best known for his x-ray photography that recently debuted his latest photographical exhibition titled "It's what's on the inside that counts" The photo exhibition is being held at the Richard Goodall Gallery in Manchester, United Kingdom that showcased some of his best work to date. Each picture is a glowing collage more...
These days it's getting harder and harder for any one street artist to be heard among the immense crowd that continues to grow. Setting yourself apart is no easy task, you have to not only do something different, you have to do it higher and above all the other tags placed before. The continuos flow of swap outs and cover ups also makes it tricky and holding your mark more...
Chinatown makes me crave dim sum and fireworks… nah mean? It makes me wanna get my chopstick etiquette on point and crack fortune cookies and shit. You know? Shrimp fried rice.. riiight. You can't ignore the ambiance of the orient in LA's very own little version of Beijing. From the neon pagodas to the stone lions which guard the pavilions, the fung shui is more...
Odd Future is one of the most eclectic group of rappers in the industry of our time since The Wu-Tang Clan. Comical, strangely dark, insanely honest but still stick to being themselves kind of posse; Odd Future has set their reputation as a funny yet awkwardly team that intrigues the most diverse audience, in which Tyler the Creator (leader and co-finder of O.F.) has more...
Culver City/Los Angeles artist VerBS is back on the scene with a newly released video titled Rappin' To 'Em that servers as an appetizer from his upcoming EP dropping later this year titled "The Progress 3: Manifest Awesome." VerBS whom y’all may know from his Bananas nights event held in Leimert Park is a testament to true underground hip-hop at its essence and at more...
Artist JR and Jose Parla have teamed up again on another beautiful collection of visual spectacles for “The Wrinkles of the City” project located in Havana, Cuba. Each combines their signature styles in individual art, photography, and wheat pasting murals into amazing manifestation that will leave you amazed with these artistically based murals. The project more...
