Read In Your Language

Happy 50th Birthday, Graffiti!

In 1967, some dude in Philly wrote his name on a wall to get a girl's attention. My how this culture has grown up since then.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Phife Dawg passes away at 45 years old

dam... id like to express my shock and condolences at the passing of Phife of A Tribe Called Quest. such a groundbreaking group, these dudes were part of the definition of the sound of an era. thats no small feat. hip hop is feeling the absence of a vital part of its legacy. and we can all feel it. this is what we experienced and what i tell my son all the time, 'we came up in an era where being EXCELLENT was celebrated. being original,...

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

RIP to the original LEE, LEE 163d, NY graffiti legend

today i was saddened to hear about the passing of one of the easily most unsung bombing legend from NYC, the incomparable LEE163d, from the Bronx, NY. with all due respect to LEE, the one from Wild Style, THIS is the guy that set off the franchise.a contemporary of the legendary PHASE 2, LEE163d was a writer from the early 70s, sometime after 1971 and was said by many to have tore the city up on the streets as well as the trains. me personally,...

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