Features, Special 2006 was a year filled with comebacks, delayed releases, and pleasant surprises. With the eruption of the Game’s Doctor’s Advocate, the critical content of The Roots Game Theory, the seemingly unbelievable track “Black Republican†from Nas’s Hip Hop is Dead,…
Features, Music “The leak and the leak,” is what the Breakout Man of the Year, First and Fifteen’s front man, Lupe Fiasco, labels the gift and the curse of 2006. The Internet leak pushed back Lupe’s album further than Akon’s hairline, but…
Art, Spraycan Stories For this issue of Spraycan Stories, Servo tells Format what it is like to be a graffiti artist coming from the West Coast of Canada now residing in Japan
Features, Music Formally trained musician, Nicolay, who began producing in 2000, introduced himself to the world with his classic collaborative album Foreign Exchange. Teaming with the North Carolinian emcee Phonte of hip-hop group Little Brother, this Netherlands native made a connection proving…
Art, Spraycan Stories 28 year old Brooklyn resident Kezam walks both sides of the track — literally. With graffiti oozing out of his veins, his artwork is aggressive yet light and inviting, a consistent theme throughout his pieces. On the other side you…
Extra, Extra, Fashion With the onslaught of hip-hop coming out of Chicago—most notably the posterboy of fashion do’s and don’ts, Kanye West—it’s no wonder that Darrick Carruth believes this is his time. Sneaker Fiend tees, which is slated to release in spring of…
Columns, Worldwide The infusion of video games and gaming consoles this Holiday season is out of control. Playstation 3, better known as the PS3, XBox 360 and the new Wii console are taking the market by storm. Of course, these systems are…
Features, Music Within the hip-hop industry either you are conscious, or you aren’t. It’s very black and white, with little room for gray area unless you are a Pharrell or Kanye West. As much as Styles P is a quote un quote,…
Fashion, Features Ideas come and go, but to have the bravado to create a brand that is associated with possibly the best player in NBA history is truly something special. Mike, a fashion brand created by 36 year old, Founder and CEO,…
Features, Other Choices, everybody has them. Darren Harper had many. This is the story of a man who started out in the direction towards, prison, jail or possibly death. Realizing that those three options were not what he wanted, he quickly switched…
