With the help of graffiti murals, urban photography and a boom box wall, a small building on East Sixth is transforming into a hip-hop lover’s paradise. The Museum of Graffiti, which opened in 2019 in ...
The impact of music extends far beyond the play and pause buttons. Formed in the 1970s as an underground movement, hip-hop has expanded into various art forms and musical sub-genres – with rap ...
Sooner or later we all become familiar with the notion that death is a part of life and though we know this to be true it doesn’t make it any easier to deal with it when the time comes. A few days ...
Zephyr, Janette Beckman – Run DMC, New York City, 1986. As graffiti writers rose to prominence during the early 1970s, hip hop was a logical partner. With similar identities in the same culture, it ...
“Since graffiti first broke out, NYPD has always had some form of the Vandal Squad. There were transit cops for a minute too, but in the late 80s or early 90s the city dropped them. The Vandal Squad ...
It’s been over 40 years since my introduction to hip-hop. We were born on opposite ends of the country, but the instant connection I had to this art form is a testament to the genre’s transcendent ...
AUSTIN, Texas — (CultureMap Austin) Hip hop is about a lot more than beats, and despite the persistence of legend within the genre, it’s under-canonized in official collections. Miami’s Museum of ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Cornerstore spoke with visual artist ...
The Huntington Library was established over 100 years ago, and now the new Valerie J. Bower exhibit is opening long-awaited ...
Burlington police have identified a graffiti suspect who is accused of tagging multiple locations at an elementary school.Police said they first thought the graffiti represented incorrectly drawn ...
Seattle DJ/graffiti artist/B-Boy extraordinaire Jeff Higashi—aka Soul One, aka Soul Uno—passed away in his sleep on March 19. The outpouring of love among his peers in the local music scene was ...
New York Red Bulls, a Major League Soccer team purchased by the famed brand back in 2006, will debut a new kit that honors the city and birthplace of Hip-Hop music and culture. The Freestyle Kit pays ...