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DOWNLOAD: B.I.C.’s “Influence” LP

Journey Ade — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:55:16 +0000

There’s been a lot of talk about the new New York City rap landscape recently. We’ve got the BEAST COAST crew holding down Brooklyn, World’s Fair reppin’ for Queens and A$AP Mob up in the Harlem. But the Bronx, the birth place of hip hop, has been criminally under-represented. That all changes as four-man BX crew Bitches Is Crazy presents Continue Reading

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AUDIO: SAHTYRE “LSD (PRELUDE)” EP

Journey Ade — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:10:11 +0000

Schoolboy Q and Ab Soul aren’t the only West Coast “druggies with hoes” out here. Student of L.A.’s legendary Project Blowed collective and a member of the Swim Team crew, Sahtyre is known for crushing competition in battles with clever punchlines and and ever-changing flows. Now this cannabis connoisseur is experimenting with the psychedelic with his new tape LSD: The Prelude. Take an Continue Reading

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Supreme x Vans “Power, Corruption & Lies” Spring/Summer Collection

Journey Ade — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:33:03 +0000

They say April showers bring May flowers so for spring ’13 Supreme and Vans are coming together again for a floral footwear collection. The “Power, Corruption & Lies” line takes cues from the cover of British rockers New Order’s album of the same name, and the work of French painter Henri Fantin-Latour. Odd mix, interesting result. The combo makes for a Continue Reading

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Watch Earl Sweatshirt Perform Unreleased Doris Songs With Mac Miller

Journey Ade — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:24:15 +0000

After chopping it up with us in the new print issue of Mass Appeal, Earl Sweatshirt premiered a few previously unreleased tracks from his upcoming album, Doris. The Odd Future MC and Mac Miller dropped in on Flying Lotus’s show at the Low End Theory in Los Angeles, for a three song set. During the surprise appearance, Earl performed the Continue Reading

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VIDEO: Alex Lehours Recreates Miami On a Rooftop

Journey Ade — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:30:50 +0000

Picture any popular 1980s Miami cliché you can think of and you’re probably close to the vision Australian illustrator Alex Lehours had in mind with his recent rooftop mural. In between gallery showings and other commercial work, Lehours was commissioned by Sydney-based marketing firm The Defectors to liven up their headquaters. Tasked with creating a piece that reflected the city Continue Reading

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Watch Bates & Remio Hit Mexico City

Journey Ade — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:31:00 +0000

“Graffloween” in Mexico City got extended for a few days when Remio and Bates linked up for a run of pieces and fill-ins. After a quick stop by Mr. Fame shop to stock up on paint, the two writers went to work with a little help from Pixos Crew and Montana Cans. What was supposed to be a quick visit Continue Reading

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Seen “[UN]SEEN” Exhibit Recap & Interview

Journey Ade — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:32:15 +0000

Nearly a decade after his last solo show in the U.S., graffiti king Seen has set up shop at Fabien Castanier Gallery in California. Although “[UN]SEEN” highlights his latest spray can art, there are no bubble letters, photos of burners or traditional graf of any kind. Instead, the exhibition features a series of paintings which deviate from what many have come Continue Reading

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VIDEO: Ferrari LaFerrari is One Car, Two Names, Double the Price

Journey Ade — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:20:03 +0000

We already told you about Lamborghini’s cat and mouse game with rappers, and now its arch-rival Ferrari is just making it easy for emcees with the newly unveiled, rap-by-numbers Ferrari LaFerrari. Nah, we didn’t stutter and it’s okay to laugh; that name sounds fake as hell to us, too. The follow-up to the Italian carmaker’s doubled-up “Ferrari Enzo Ferrari” is Continue Reading

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Watch Pros Skate Through Jeff King’s Roof on a Quarterpipe

Journey Ade — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:44:05 +0000

Some of us used to tag or write rhymes in the basement, while garages are usually good for starting up a band, but for if you skate there aren’t a lot of at-home options. Jeff King never heard of that limitation, so he’s catching air right through the roof of his house. The skater/snowboarder/watersports aficionado took a break from his Continue Reading

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VIDEO: Nekst Tribute Piece by Vizie MSK

Journey Ade — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:13:34 +0000

Following his death last December, you may have already seen art tributes to Nekst from Banksy, Rime, Aloy and many others, so it was only right that the writer’s own brother honor him as well. With nearly two decades in the game, extensive connects, and All-City King status, Nekst’s passing hit those in and out of the graffiti community hard, Continue Reading

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