A Record of Streetwear & Urban Art — 2006–2014
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…
The mixtape genre has seen a crazy rate of evolution over the past few years; the fact that we still call them “mixtapes†when we can’t…
2006 was a pretty good year for hip hop. There are still some fans, though, that yearn for the good old days when rap meant basketball…
With the ever-evolving dominance of mainstream hip-hop and the industry over what was once an art-form primarily represented in the streets, it is important to acknowledge…
It’s a basic concept – take the components of any successful hip-hop album, put them on a video and sell it for the same price as…
A picture says a thousand words but for many hip-hop album covers there often aren’t a thousand words to be said. The typical hip-hop album cover…
Rap videos have become somewhat formulaic over the years. Rent the latest cars for whip appeal, hire the finest in video girls, add some flashy jewelry…
It was a good year, to rephrase Ice Cube, for those who like sneakers more than they aught. New technology was unveiled, legacies continued and revered…
Determining the Top 10 Breakthrough Streetwear Labels of 2006 was not an easy task. With new T-Shirt companies and start up urban clothing lines emerging at…
In England, hoodies are known as the clothing of choice by hooligans. That’s why a lot of establishments in the UK, especially malls, have banned entry…
