Stupidly I got really drunk the night before this year’s Crooked Tongue’s BBQ, so I spent the day wallowing in self pity and wondering when a picture of me wearing giant sunglasses without lenses was taken. I don’t know why I didn’t scoop up my dignity and roll to Shoreditch for the best hangover cure […]
True Hip Hop Stories.
If you don’t know about DJ D-Nice, you should really get to know. Obviously he’s pretty good on the wheels of steel, but he’s also a photographer, filmaker and all round creative dude. You may recognise the name, he was one third of Boogie Down Productions and got a million shout outs on Criminal Minded. His […]
I Blame Kanye.
Rae, can we talk? I know it’s been a while but I thought we were still buddies, then I hear you went and did a song with Justin Bieber?! What happened to the Rae that was looking for a girl with two finger rings and gold teeth that ain’t afraid to hold heat? I’m not […]
Ol’ Dirty Bastard.
I met a guy in New York who told me a story about the time he saw Wu Tang perform in Paris when he was 12 years old. After the show, he was allowed to go backstage and meet the group. His strongest memory from that night is seeing Ol’ Dirty Bastard reaching for a […]
Shawn Mortensen.
Shawn Mortensen is my favourite photographer, without a doubt. Unfortunately he passed away last year, but in just 43 years he left a strong mark on the world. His portraits of iconic nineties rappers such as Snoop Dogg, Dre, Ice Cube and Tupac are some of the most recognisable images in Hip Hop. Most notably, […]
Fight the Power.
This is a really good interview to watch if you’re into Hip Hop and the Illuminati. Fuck that, it’s just a really good interview in general. Professor Griff, formerly a member of Public Enemy knows how to create quite a stir. Here he explains why his house got burnt down, why Nas & Jay-Z made […]
