At a young age, Jim Simon’s parents divorced and his mother moved the children from Darlington, South Carolina, where he worked on his uncle’s cotton and tobacco farm, to New York City. While attending junior high, an art teacher noticed his natural talents and encouraged him to attend New York’s High School of Art and … Read More “The (Forgotten) Black Walt Disney: Jim Simon” »
Month: June 2013
Been a long time since I heard a song from this powerful song bird and judging from this latest track I hope it is not much longer. ENJOY!
Public Enemy, hip-hop’s original revolutionaries, are about to kick over the barriers once again. Specifically the rap legends have decided to release “Get Up Stand Up”their fist-raising collaboration with rhymesayer Brother Ali as a BitTorrent bundle today. That might not sound like a shot heard round the world at first gloss but what it means … Read More “Public Enemy + BitTorrent Team Up To Revolutionize Online Music” »
While recording ill.ustrated in 2010, Destro was contacted by a producer named Cash Flow, from Zaragoza, Spain, about doing a song for his crew’s compilation, Grand Groove Marathon. After hearing the production, Destro happily accepted the invitation and soon proposed Cash Flow produce his next album. With 23 beats picked out, Destro began writing and … Read More “Destro Destructo – Day Of The Dead (2013)” »
C Plus drops some new heat on us with L.O.C.A.L. Great production throughout the project and serious flow. ENJOY! L.O.C.A.L. by C Plus
Below is his WIKI bio: William Daron Pulliam (October 5, 1946 – June 9, 2013), who performed in the 1970s under the name Darondo, was a funk and soul singer from the San Francisco Bay Area. Although he is not widely recognized today, serious enthusiasts of the soul genre consistently rate him in high regard. … Read More “RIP DARONDO-October 5, 1946 – June 9, 2013” »
Description:“A Documentary by Jared Levy 65 Graffiti artists from 13 countries descend upon São Paulo, Brazil for the 1st Biennial International “Graffiti Fine Art” Exhibition at the MuBE Museum. In an art world where semantics matter, graffiti artists from around the world wonder what exactly is ‘Graffiti Fine Art’. After all, once graffiti leaves the … Read More “Graffiti Fine Art” »
The Atlanta by way of San Diego emcee drops a free EP on us. This is a nice mellow listen somewhere between introspection and cloud rap. ENJOY!
This guy kills it everytime he steps to a beat so far which is a rare to say the least but he also has a good ear for beats which is even more rare. ENJOY!
Kilt 2 continues what you should expect from IAMSU, dope beats and some fly new school word play. The price is right ENJOY! people. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com