Category Archives: Artwork

Cyrano Sinatra (@CyranoSinatra) ‘Freedom Aint Free’ Tracklist + Artwork (EP)

On June 19, 2013 Raleigh, NC’s Cyrano Sinatra will be dropping an EP entitled the Freedom Aint Free EP. June 19 is the historic date nationalliy known as Juneteenth. Juneteenth is also known as Emancipation Day, recognized in 42 of … Continue reading

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Bettie Grind (@BettieGrind) Ft. Verse Simmonds (@VerseSimmonds) — “Shoot Dem Down”

Bettie Grind has a huge fan base and crazy movement going on down in Charlotte, NC. He will be releasing a new project next week, #ME, and this track with Verse Simmonds is featured on it. I’m sure it will … Continue reading

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Thank You X The Artist (@X_TheArtist) For “The Breakthrough”, A Beautiful Piece of Art & Powerful Metaphor For Why I Keep Pushing On

Above: X The Artist (L), Nanci O. (R) Last night Eargasm Entertainment’s 3rd Annual Underground Music and Fashion Expo took place at Volume 11 in Raleigh, NC. As in previous years A. Robb and Portia D. did an awesome job with the … Continue reading

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Life+Times (@LifeandTimes) Presents Destroy & Rebuild: Jayson Musson (Video)

"However living better now/Coogi sweaters now."– Biggie Smalls. Visual artist Jayson Musson (aka Hennessy Youngman) has taken the Coogi sweater to a whole new level. Here he chops it up with Life+Times about his new show "Halcyon Days", in which … Continue reading

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Life+Times (@LifeandTimes) Presents Diamond Way: Jacob Arabo (Video)

In their latest lifestyle series segment, Life+Times sits down with Jacob The Jeweler where he discusses visualizing designs before actually creating them, how a piece of jewelry helps fans remember an artist, and his primary goal when Jacob & Co. was … Continue reading

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Life + Times (@LifeandTimes) Presents School Days: New York Academy of Art (Video)

Life + Times’ latest culture excursion takes us on a visit to the New York Academy of Art (NYAA). The academy was originally founded by Andy Warhol and offers studio skills in painting, drawing, and sculpture. In "School Days" the president … Continue reading

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Hip Hop History Lesson: How Traditional Slave Dances Evolved Into ‘The Dougie’, ‘The Butterfly’ & More (Video)

Growing up older folks would always claim that none of the dances us kids did were new, and now here’s further proof. Thomas F. DeFrantz is a Duke University professor of African, African American studies and dance. In a new … Continue reading

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Sadie Hawkins (@SadieHawkinsSC) — ‘Girl, Interrupted’ Mixtape Artwork + “Cocky”

Back in January we received a sneak BTS peek at Sadie Hawkins mixtape cover shoot with Clevis Harrison. Now the official artwork has been released, along with the news that DJ Scream will be hosting her mixtape. That’s pretty major if … Continue reading

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That’s Rocawear: Demont “Peekaso” (@DemontPeekaso)

Out of all of the "That’s Rocawer" series, this one is my favorite. In the seventh of their viral video campaign to celebrate the Rocawear legacy, the brand features Demont "Peekaso". Demont is 3-time Grammy nominated, R&B Singer Raheem DeVaughn’s … Continue reading

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Kooley High (@KooleyHigh) David Thompson Artwork + Tracklisting

David Thompson is produced by DJ Pr!nce, Napoleon Wright II, and Tecknowledgy. This new project pays tribute to Kooley High’s North Carolina roots as they try to reach the astronomical heights David "Skywalker" Thompson did when he lead the N.C. … Continue reading

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