Kinda hard to believe that Santigold made an appearance on 106 and Park. Anyway, Santi talks about her influences, the design process behind the album cover artwork her new album (by artist Kehinde Wile), working with various producers, and more! Check out the interview below. (via Okayplayer) You might also like: Style Wars: The Outakes [...]
The second artist to join the Serato Icon Artist Series (http://serato.com/icon), Erykah Badu is a musician, innovator, selector, visionary, and teacher; a true artist who lives and breathes the Serato ethos. In the interview, Ms. Badu talks about her musical influences as well as her DJing background. (via Greedmont Park) You might also like: Stalley [...]
Check out this video of legendary LA-based tattoo artist Mister Cartoon directed by Estevan Oriol The video gives insight into Mister Cartoon’s life in LA and his inspiration for his collaboration with Diesel for the “Only The Brave” cologne. (via TITS Brand) You might also like: Photographers Eriberto and Estevan Oriol Featured on "Last Call [...]
Australian graffiti artist ASKEW was recently interviewed by 20/20 for TVNZ. Hey everyone, wanna hear me talk about taking LSD and shitting on cars? Wanna see me as a kid in a selection of head wear including a bucket and a handmade batman helmet made of cardboard? Wanna see me chilling with the mayor or [...]
DJ Quik is hands-down my favorite producer in hip-hop. I get into debates about this all the time. People always scream the usual suspects: Dr. Dre, RZA, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Timbaland, etc. I like all of those guys and I listen to their music on a regular basis, but in my opinion, Quik trumps [...]
Funkster Dam-Funk gives Scion Audio Visuals a tour of his Funkmosphere Lab in Ladera Heights, California. The keyboard wizard creates a track on the spot and shows which gear “early rap cats” used. Follow Dam-Funk on Twitter at @DaMFunK You might also like: Common "Sweet" Music VideoEsperanza Spalding "Black Gold" (featuring Algebra Blessett)Big K.R.I.T. "4Eva [...]
Empty Kingdom interviews Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, the guys behind Morning Breath Inc, a graphic design studio based in Brooklyn, NY. Over the years, Morning Breath Inc have created killer design work ranging from album covers to skateboard decks to t-shirts to posters. In the interview, Doug & Jason talk about how the two [...]
Let me first say that I just love Shareese Renée Ballard, better known as Res!!! Her debut album How I Do (2001) was and still is my shyt! I hate that I missed her when she came to perform here in the Atlanta a few weeks ago with Talib Kweli (Idle Warship) Hopefully, she’ll come [...]
Toronto Rappers recently caught up with video model Tahiry Jose during her recent trip to the T.O. In the interview, Tahiry talks about the JR Smith Twitter pic, her modeling career, how she stays fit and how she would like to pose for Playboy. Check out pics from Tahiry’s recent feature in Smooth Magazine here. Visit [...]
“Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, The Ummah and Lucy Pearl fame sits down on the Red Bull Music Academy’s interview couch. This lecture was held as part of Boombox’s 5th annual celebration of the life and music of J Dilla in Los Angeles and hosted by Cognito from Frolab” You might also [...]
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