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Friday, March 29th, 2013

New York Street Signs Memorialize Famous Hip-Hop Lyrics

Graphic designer, Jay Shells’ new guerrilla street sign project memorizes famous New York City locations mentioned in rap lyrics by the like of Jay-Z, Guru, Busta Rhymes, Nas and many others. Animal has the full run down on the street signs and locales. We…

The Janette Beckman Newspaper

Janette Beckman has spent decades photographing the great and good of London and New York. One of the most influential photographers of the punk era, she’s worked for the likes of The Face, Melody Maker, Vogue, Rolling Stone and The…

Polo and Hip-Hop: An Oral History

XXL look back on Hip-hop’s association with Ralph Lauren with an oral history. Including several famed ‘Lo heads, including Thirstin Howl III, Just Blaze, Raekwon and 88 Keys – the latter some might recognize from a Details video about his…

“The Hip Hop Wars” by Tricia Rose

Black Noise, the first book by Brown University professor Tricia Rose, is perhaps the most important early study of hip hop culture. The work spawned a series of collected essays assessing hip hop in specific geographic locations, and remains the…

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Friday, March 29th, 2013

New York Street Signs Memorialize Famous Hip-Hop Lyrics

Monday, December 19th, 2011

The Janette Beckman Newspaper

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Polo and Hip-Hop: An Oral History

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

“The Hip Hop Wars” by Tricia Rose