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3D Funny Hip-Hop Characters

Graphic design studio Foreal imagined a series of funny 3D characters : les Frizzees. These little funny characters are inspired by the Hip-Hop culture. The hairstyles and different styles show several periods and several rappers.

Gravityless Breakdance

David Olkarny, with the help of Raphael Beyaert and Rafael Deprost, made this great video called “Gravityless” in which the B-boy Karimbo offers us a beautiful performance. Filmed in different environments, this setting provides a very successful use of slow motio

Hip Hop Icons Stamps

The artist Mark Culmer has developed a series of stamps featuring portraits of America’s greatest rappers, annotated by their initials. J Dilla, Notorious BIG or 2Pac are to be discovered through monochromatic stamps which are available online via Madina website

The Rise of Hip Hop Photography

Native from Bronx where she grew up in the 80’s and 90’s, Lisa Leone has been surrounded by the hip-hop rise community. With her passion for photography, the woman began to capture portraits of men and women who today are hip-hop iconic musicians. This touching series is actually the subject of an exhibition The Bronx Museum of the Arts till 11st of January. To discover.

Chill Bump – Fuckwit

The 2010-formed duo is born of the contradictions of an era, and the numerous sources of influence that punctuate today’s hip-hop culture, from turntablism, carefully chiseled lyrics, to Bass Music.

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IAMDDB – Running

IAMDDB (I Am DD B) is a 21-year-old artist from Manchester, north England, via Portugal and Angola. She rides spiky hip-hop beats with a drawling, elastic flow that glides between singing and speech, and calls her sound “urban jazz.” You might not have heard of her yet, but she’s super prolific, so you’ve got some catching up to do. Here is one of her latest tracks….

JAY-Z – Smile

Jay Z’s track/video for “Smile” tells the personal story of his mother, Gloria Carter’s struggle with relationships, and hiding being gay, all while taking care of young Jay Z in the Marcy Projects back in the 70’s.

Breakdance Light Painting

Polish photographer Joanna Jaskólska gives us great shots mixing breakdance and light painting. Energizing and magnifying the movements of the dancers, a selection of images are to be discovered in the article.

SZA – Doves In The Wind
ft. Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar and SZA head to the desert in “Doves In The Wind.” The video for the Ctrl single sees SZA learn to fight from Lamar, who is fully in his Kung Fu  persona. The classic martial-arts tropes run throughout the video, including levitation and a face-off at the end

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