Brownsville, Brooklyn rapper Sean Price wasn't a household name. He was more like the guy who does construction work on your house. He was a craftsman, a blue-collar rapper, born wearing a Carhartt jacket and Timberland boots. In the ‘90s, Price — under the moniker Ruck — made a na...
Actor, writer and comic Dave Chappelle loads up a bus with residents of his Ohio hometown and takes them to Brooklyn, N.Y. Once there, the travelers enjoy a concert featuring Kanye West, the Fugees, Big Daddy Kane and others. Rehearsal footage and Chappelle's brand of comedy enliven the ...
Now known as Yasiin Bey, the Brooklyn rapper has never been one to mince words. As its title implies, his debut solo album finds an unapologetic Bey addressing socio-political issues involving the environment and white appropriation of Black culture (“New World Water,”“Rock N Roll”), medi...
This Brooklyn native has made his mark not just as a rapper but also an actor, comedian, and political activist. His success story is one that resonates with many from humble beginnings, as he was born and raised in a socially unstable environment. His parents separated when he was young,...
and the other uptown street records are not just for inner city kids, but have a much wider appeal than many give them credit for,” Tommy Boy Records founder Tom Silverman told Billboard in 1982. “Luckily, this is the kind of music that doesn’t need radio, but through clubs and str...
Opened in 2016, Cafe Erzulie is a hidden neighbourhood gem tucked along an unassuming street near the bustling Myrtle Broadway subway stop in Brooklyn. The cafe is named after the the Haitian Voodoo spirit of love, beauty and dance, and like the spirit herself, the cafe comes in many forms...
rap and jazz shared. Featuring a bassline sampled from Art Blakey’s “Stretching,” MC Ish “Butterfly” Butler begins the song with one of 90s hip hop’s most iconic first bars: “We like the breeze flow straight out of our lids/Them they got moved by these hard-rock Brooklyn kids....
in the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1990s. He recorded his first demo tape in New York City under “Big Bank Hank”. As a teenager, he joined several Brooklyn-based rap groups and traveled to other cities throughout New York State, where they performed at local hip-hop clubs. ...
“I’m Perfect,” she reiterates her Houston-bred formula of making songs that will have the pre-games and clubs on tilt. That energy is maintained throughout the duration of the 30-minute listen, with producers like Bankroll Got It and Diego Ave lending their helping hands to punch holes...
Dancers of the company perform every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening and night in various cabarets and clubs in New York. Also dancers are invited to international festivals, private events, conferences, Burlesque themed parties, French Joie de Vivre Bastille Days, Cabaret Moulin Rouge events, ...