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Watch My Friend Draw A Portrait of Biggie Using Pastels and His Daughter Jumps In

Pretty amazing Time Lapse video of one my friends best friends drawing and coloring a portrait of Biggie which inspires his daughter to make a pretty damn impressive portrait of Biggie as well. Art is awesome.

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The White Mandingos – Mandingo Rally (video)


Damn, this shit is really good, everything I’ve heard from The White Mandingos has been stellar, who’s The White Mandingos? It’s Murs, Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains) and Sacha Jenkins (Ego Trip) and this shit is awesome, I bought this single as a Record Store Day exclusive and I glad I did! Oh and here’s the tracklist and cover art for the album. Oh yea it drops June 11th on Fatbeats, “The Ghetto Tryna Kill Me”.

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1. The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me
2. Black-N-White
3. Warn A Brotha
4. Wifey
5. King Of New York
6. Black Girl Toof
7. I Don’t Understand
8. My Weapon
9. My First White Girl
10. Guilty Of Being White
11. What You Waitin’ On?
12. I Like You
13. Wesley Snipes
14. Mandingo Rally
15. Too Late

Demigodz – The Demigodz is Back (video)

This is not the Rocky video this is that official shit. The album is dropping March 5th, Art and tracklist below.

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1.) “Intro” (Giants On The Earth) (produced by Apathy)
2.) “Demigodz Is Back” f/Apathy, Ryu & Celph Titled (produced by Apathy)
3.) “Dumb High” f/ Apathy, Motive, Esoteric, Celph Titled & Open Mic (produced by Apathy)
4.) “Never Take Me Out” f/ Apathy, Celph Titled & Termanology (produced by Teddy Roxpin)
5.) “Just Can’t Quit” f/ Apathy, Celph Titled, Motive, Blacastan, Ryu & Scoop Deville (produced by Apathy)
6.) “Worst Nightmare” f/ Apathy, Ryu, Blacastan, Esoteric, Motive & Celph Titled (produced by DJ Premier) ***cuts by DJ Premier
7.) “Can’t Fool Me” f/ Apathy, Blacastan, Esoteric, Motive, Celph Titled & Eternia (produced by Apathy)
8.) “DGZ x NYGz” f/ Apathy, Blacastan, Celph Titled & Panchi of NYG’z (produced by Chumzilla) *** additional vocals by DJ Premier
9.) “Dead In The Middle” f/ Ryu, Celph Titled & Apathy (produced by Apathy)
10.) “The Gospel According To…” f/ Celph Titled, Esoteric, Motive, Blacastan & Planetary of Outerspace (produced by Skammadix)
11.) “Raiders Cap” f/ Apathy, Ryu, Motive & Celph Titled (produced by Apathy)
12.) “The Fallen Angels” f/ Apathy, Motive & Celph Titled (produced by Apathy) ***cuts by Chumzilla
13.) “The Summer Of Sam” f/ Apathy, Blacastan, Esoteric, Motive, Ryu & Celph Titled (produced by The Snowgoons)
14.) “Tomax & Xamot” f/ Apathy & Esoteric (produced by Will C.) ***cuts by Chumzilla
15.) “Captain Caveman” f/ Apathy, Celph Titled & RA The Rugged Man (produced by Teddy Roxpin)
16.) “Audi 5000” f/ Apathy, Celph Titled, Motive, Ryu, Esoteric & Blacastan (produced by Marco Polo) ***cuts by Chumzilla

Voice of Art: Graffiti Against The System (episode 1)

Graffiti is a thriving life force in Oakland. Meet GATS (Graffiti Against The System), an artist for whom the city is one endless canvas to connect with the people. Times are rough in “The O,” as GATS plans to write a poem throughout the city.

Shepard Fairey x Trayvon Martin x Ebony Magazine

White guy Shepard Fairey has had the privilege of gracing the cover of Ebony Magazine with art this month, here’s what good ol’ Shep had to say about the piece.

In my portrait I wanted to emphasize Trayvon’s humanity as well as the public outcry for a just investigation into his death.

The Photography of Pep Williams

Pep Williams sent me an email asking to check out his work literally thats all the email said, check it out. I liked that it had little to say it made me think this guy doesn’t need to speak for his work. I immediately clicked the link he sent PepWilliamsPhotography.com and I read that he was a 3rd generation Dog Town skateboarder and then I looked over and found myself completely blown away and moved by his photography. I’m a guy who takes pictures, I wouldn’t call myself a photographer cuz I don’t believe I’ve earned that right. I’ve taken thousands of photographs over the years, most of them trash, so I can grasp the amount of skill and patience it takes to get that perfect shot. Pep has a very good eye and tons of skill and when his lens finds it’s mark something amazing happens. He’s able to capture breathtaking images of L.A. street culture and bring it off the page and grab you, I grew up in Southern California and it brought me back to when I was a kid. Whether he’s photographing musicians, skaters, landscapes, or people he’ll have you drawn to the page instantly. Check out his work, follow him on twitter and i’ll try and keep you updated on anything he’s doing.

A Tale Of Two Hoodies

This is a painting by Michael D’Antuono it’s called A Tale of Two Hoodies. I like it and I don’t like it. There’s a lot of bullshit in the painting I dont agree with, the picture depicts this same old white on black hate but that guy who murdered Trayvon wasn’t completely white so the KKK references don’t make much sense and the biggest mistake a white hoodie? And not black? Maybe this is the whole two hoodie scheme white vs white hood?