Your weekend playlist of the videos you should be watching.
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SoundCloud Selections: Playlist 181
New music we currently have on repeat.
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Weekend Visuals
Your weekend playlist of the videos you should be watching.
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‘Hip-Hop Alphabet’ Connects Education with Hip-Hop History
“Learn the ABCs with a beat!”
Read moreThe Top 5 Bad Boy Records Music Videos
If you grew up in the early 90s and liked music, there’s no doubt that you’re familiar with the ubiquitous influence of Sean “P.Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records. Regardless of its controversial past, the iconic label is important to hip-hop for a lot of reasons. For one thing, it left a significant mark on the […]
Read moreRECAP: Happy Socks x Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg and Happy Socks presented their 2014 Holiday Campaign showcasing entertainment icon Snoop Dogg’s exploration into a new artistic medium called “The Art of Inspiration”. The event took place at Austere, a Scandinavian space for innovation and design in Downtown Los Angeles. Attendees enjoyed a live set by DJ Snoopadelic, Happy Socks gifts and […]
Read moreThe Decades of Hip Hop Fashion – The 80’s & Early 90’s
When your friend tells you that the party tonight is going to be 80’s themed, you immediately think to bring out your neon shorts and windbreakers, your leotards, your leg warmers, and that side pony-tail or sweat band…or both. However, how can we begin to neglect the fashion that started from track suits to African […]
Read moreThe Friday Five
New York Fashion Week has been poppin’ off as of late, so naturally my playlist has been somewhat influenced by it. For this week’s Friday Five I have a few choice cuts that have some fly fashion references in them. Whether it be A$AP Rocky rattling off a laundry list of designers, to Smif-N-Wessun channeling […]
Read moreFRANK151 Leaders: John King (Chung King Studios) Interview
The talented bunch at FRANK151 just released their 51st Chapter, dedicated to the theme of Leaders. As part of this latest Chapter, Wax Poetics Editor-in-chief Andre Torres spoke to the proprietor of the legendary Chung King Studios, John King, touching on topics such as New York City’s first drum machine, partying with Ol’ Dirty […]
Read moreKings of the Mic Tour: LL Cool J & Z-Trip, Ice Cube, Public Enemy & De La Soul
This summer, get ready to throw on your Kangol, black Chucks & Locs, wall clock necklace and Africa medallion as you make your way to The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to see hip hop legends LL Cool J ft. DJ Z-Trip, Ice Cube, Public Enemy and De La Soul get live […]
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