Tag: Life + Times
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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 reconstructed Coogis are the medium, how a yellow one inspired him to create tapestries out…
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Life + Times (@LifeandTimes) Presents The Big Picture: Casey Veggies (@CaseyVeggies) (Video)
I sometimes forget how young Veggies is. Dude just graduated from high school last year yet has achieved so much already within in the game. Here Life + Times sits down with CV where he talks about, at the age of 14, co-founding Odd Future with Tyler, The Creator, the first Odd Future tape, how…
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Life + Times (@LifeandTimes) Presents Youtube Brandcast 2012 Sizzle Reel (Video)
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Jay-Z’s lifestyle website, Life + Times. The media outlet releases some of the best content on the web and showcases many different cultural aspects, including art, fine food, style, positive youth movements and of course the various elements of hip hop. After the jump check out a reel…
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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 of NYAA David Kratz talks about the student’s high quality work, environment, how the academy’s…
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Life + Times (@LifeandTimes) Decoded: Schoolboy Q (@ScHoolBoyQ) “Oxy Music” (Video)
ScHoolBoy Q chats with Life + Times and breaks down the meaning of the song "Oxy Music". The lifestyle blog caught up with him before his show last week at S.O.B.s. "Oxy Music" is off Habits & Contradictions, out now. "Oxy Music" is trippy AF. Check out ScHoolBoy Q’s explanation after the jump. Run That…
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Life + Times (@LifeandTimes) Presents Sarah Charlesworth: Lights Please (Video)
I love the diverse content that Jay-Z’s lifestyle blog creates. Very inspiring. Here Life + Times profiles photographer and visual artist Sarah Charlesworth as she discusses her recent gallery installation at Susan Inglett Gallery in New York City. Check it out down below. Run That Back: Life + Times Presents Najee The 1 & DB2:…
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Life + Times (@LifeandTimes) Presents Najee The 1 (@NajeeThe1) & DB2 (@DBdeux): My 1st Song (Video)
Life + Times sits down with Queens producer DB2 (pictured above in the foreground) and Uptown rapper Najee The 1 to discuss their collaborative debut album, Settle For Greatness. We learn how the duo is using different sounds and classical instrumentation, including a four-piece orchestra from New York University, to push the genre of hip hop…
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Life + Times (@LifeandTimes) Presents Decoded: Freddie Gibbs (@FreddieGibbs) “Thuggin” (Video)
Two Gangsta Gibbs’ posts in a row. You mad? Jay-Z’s lifestyle website switches gears from featuring famous food spots and sits down with Freddie Gibbs to decode Thuggin‘, his collaborative EP with producer Madlib. During the feature, Gibbs’ drops several bars from the project as well as relay personal stories about the people he rhymes…
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Life + Times Presents: Doug Sohn’s Hot Doug’s (Video)
Jay-Z’s lifestyle website continues with it’s "Catch Me In The Kitchen" series, this time sitting down with Doug Sohn, the owner of Chicago hot dog emporium Hot Doug’s. Doug Sohn talks about how he started his business, the wide variety of hot dogs they serve including alligator, buffalo, rattlesnake, elk, and smoked yak; he also…