Blog
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Put on for the City :: Chicago’s Future Shined on Magnificent Coloring Day
"As Chance’s show and production continued to swell, I felt my emotions surge, reflecting on the fact that a kid from 79th Street in Chicago built all of this—a community,...
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SPITSET Tokyo Recap :: TRAPPED UNDER ICE, ALEXANDER SPIT & NUMB
#Spitset touched down in Tokyo, and changed our lives forever.
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You NEED to Listen to Duckwrth's 'I'm Uugly' Album, We're Not Joking
"It's a rarity for me to hear something and suddenly feel so moved, overwhelmed, and compelled to write in praise of it." Our Editorial Assistant Kat's experience listening to Duckwrth's...
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The Subversive Rap Album :: A Review of Isaiah Rashad's 'The Sun's Tirade'
"Perhaps the 'Tirade' in its title is a reflection upon that sun up there looking down accusatorially at [Isaiah] Rashad in his exploits as a young man, trying to reconcile...
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Why Hawaiian Graffiti Documentary 'Mele Murals' Is a Must-See
Aunty Pua reminds the viewer, “...if you’re going to put our living history on the side of a building, then it’s not just what you do, it’s what you feel......
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How Much Does It Cost to Feel Like Pablo?
"How much we are willing to consume and pay for culture? Are we buying the experience and solidifying memories through tour merch, or have we fallen victim to being monetized...
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One of the Most Legendary Dodgers Moments Should Have Never Happened
"But this is Hollywood; we’re known for writing the endings however we see fit." Alec Banks retells the legendary Dodgers story of Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run.
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The Two Sides of Q :: A Review of ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP"
Schoolboy Q's Blank Face LP is the story of a divided man—a ex-gangster who used his experiences in life to make his own rags to riches story, only to simultaneously...
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This Producer/DJ Mixed Young Thug with Music from 'Zelda: Ocarina of Time'
L.A.-based producer/DJ Producer Dane made 4 tracks of water level video game music from Zelda, Ecco the Dolphin, and Donkey Kong Country, mixed with Migos, Young Thug, Nef the Pharaoh,...
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Friendship & Survival :: A Review of Seminal Graffiti Documentary "Wall Writers"
"You couldn’t buy followers. You had to have a felt tip and a spray can." Brandon Diaz reviews Roger Gastman's fast-paced must-see graffiti documentary "Wall Writers: Graffiti in Its Innocence."
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How the Los Angeles Dodgers Birthed the “High-Five”
"His impact on the game of baseball—both fun and heartbreaking—will and shouldn’t ever be forgotten." How the Dodgers' Glenn Burke allegedly invented the high-five in 1977.
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Never Before Seen "SMUT" :: Brooklyn Dom's Debaucherous Heavy Metal Photo Show
Brooklyn Dom's photo show tonight at The Seventh Letter gallery chronicles his life as an 18-year-old roadie, documenting wondrous depravity that could've only existed during heavy metal's heyday. Here's part...
