Jamel Shabazz
Hip Hop's Gordon Parks Jamel Shabazz has been documenting the “Urban Life” for over 30 years. Born and raised… read more
UpfromSumDirt: The art of Ronald Davis
An interview with multimedia artist Ronald Davis On the crossroads between Romare Bearden, Basquiat and a serious psychadelic… read more
Rini Templeton
PRINTS 4 THE PEOPLE!(July 1, 1935—June 15, 1986)Lucille Corinne Templeton, better known as "Rini" Templeton, was an… read more
Gordon Parks
Photo Pioneer(November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006)At the age of 25, Parks was struck by photographs of migrant workers… read more
Nomadic Wax: Hip-Hop fom Senegal
Nomadic Wax was started by founder Ben Herson who in the summer of 1999 stumbled upon a thriving hip-hop scene in Senegal,… read more
Nomadic Wax: Hip-Hop fom Senegal
Nomadic Wax was started by founder Ben Herson who in the summer of 1999 stumbled upon a thriving hip-hop scene in Senegal, West Africa. Enthralled by the politically and socially conscious lyrics of the MCs he encountered, Herson went on to write "Fat Beats Dope Rhymes and Thug Lives: Hip-Hop, Youth and Politics in Senegal", his award-winning undergraduate dissertation on the role of youth, hip-hop and politics in Senegal. In 2001 Herson returned to Senegal with a laptop, a few microphones the the help of his collaborator, Dan Cantor of Notable productions. The two set up shop in a spare room in a community center in Dakar and recorded African Underground Vol. 1 - a compilation featuring 14 of Dakar's illest MCs.