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SOURCE SPORTS: Bleacher Report Teams with Artists to Celebrate NBA’s 75th Season

By Shawn Grant / December 3, 2021

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NBA, Bleacher Report has teamed with a diverse crop of artists to create...

Rock The Bells and Lefty Out There Unite for One-of-a-Kind Art Basel Miami Experience

By Shawn Grant / November 23, 2021

Rock The Bells, LL Cool J's global lifestyle brand celebrating classic and timeless hip-hop, will partner with Cheetos to present...

[WATCH] New Exhibit Trailer For ‘Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free’ Museum Experience

By Sha Be Allah / November 13, 2021

The Shakur Estate has announced today tickets are on sale for the world premiere of Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free,...

Kid Cudi Rocks Wedding Dress at CFDA Fashion Awards

By Zoe Zorka / November 11, 2021

It seems like everyone is breaking barriers and defying gender norms in 2021- and Kid Cudi is doing it on...

Targeted Artist Known For Depicting Prophet Muhammad Killed in Car Crash

By Sha Be Allah / October 5, 2021

A report from The Insider has confirmed that the Swedish artist known for his controversial depictions of the Prophet Muhammad,...

Kobe Bryant NFT Project To Benefit Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation

By Sha Be Allah / October 1, 2021

The craze of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, has consumed the sports world over the last few weeks. Stephen Curry bought...

Polaris Set to Launch First Black-Owned Free Ad-Supported Streaming

By Jason Cordner / September 25, 2021

Polaris, the 100% black-owned television, digital and social media platform, announced the launch of its first free ad-supported streaming TV...

[WATCH] Classic Tupac Shakur: We Can’t Do But So Much Marching

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June 2, 2020

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Back in 1993, a 22-year-old Tupac Shakur took the podium at the 23rd Annual Indiana Black Expo and bared his heart about police brutality, going to war and ownership. Introduced by Dr. Khalid Abdul Muhamma... Read Article

G-Herbo Dropping 14 New ‘PTSD’ Deluxe Tracks

Roman White

May 27, 2020

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Typically when an artist drops the deluxe version of their latest project, fans can expect two or three new songs. But G-Herbo is doing things differently dropping a new album's worth of material in his deluxe... Read Article

50 Cent: Street Artist LushSux Needs An A** Whooping Bad

Sha Be Allah

May 20, 2020

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An Australian street artist has been painting some really "creative" images of 50 Cent and the G-Unit general isn't too happy about it. Earlier this month, the muralist painted an image of Fif's face with d... Read Article

Happy 62nd Birthday to Modern Art Icon Keith Haring! (RIP)

Sha Be Allah

May 4, 2020

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Born on this date in 1958, Keith Haring was an artist, an activist, and a reformer who influenced the street art scene in NYC and around the world. The Pennsylvanian who moved to NYC would eventually go on to ... Read Article

NYC Graffiti Pioneer NIC 707 OTB Dies From Coronavirus

Sha Be Allah

April 13, 2020

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The entire graffiti world is mourning the loss of one of its great pioneers who lost his life this morning to complications from the novel coronavirus. NIC 707 OTB, one of the original writers to bomb the N... Read Article

Happy 50th Birthday to Graffiti Living Legend CES!

Sha Be Allah

April 9, 2020

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On this date a half-century ago, Bronx graff legend CES was born. Born Robert Michael Provenzano in 1970 in NYC, CES(FC, FX, FBA) is a pioneering artist of the "Wild Style" formation of letters seen in graf... Read Article

Thieves Snatch $9M Van Gogh Painting From Dutch Museum Shut Down Due To Coronavirus

Sha Be Allah

March 31, 2020

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Even though most of everyone around the world has been ordered to stay home due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, in the Netherlands the thieves made it into an opportunity. A $9 million original painting by... Read Article

“Banksy Of Australia” Anthony Lister Charged With Rape And Assault Of Four Women

Sha Be Allah

March 13, 2020

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According to the Australian Associated Press, Sydney street artist Anthony Lister will remain behind bars for the next eight weeks after being charged with the rape of four women, including three art students,... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: Former NBA Player Ben Gordon Opens Up About Suicidal Thoughts

Jason Cordner

February 23, 2020

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Mental health is real and it's a subject we as a culture really need to talk more about. Former NBA standout, Ben Gordon is opening up about his mental health. Gordon wrote a piece for The Players’ Tribune... Read Article

1xRun Releases Black History Month Limited Edition Print Series Showcasing 14 African-American Artists

Shawn Grant

February 18, 2020

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In celebration of Black History Month, 1xRun presents Most of My Heroes Don’t Appear On No Stamps, a collection of prints curated by Greg Cummins. The collection is inspired by Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power”... Read Article

Sprite Opens Doors For Creatives with The Launch of New Ginger Flavor Pop

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February 14, 2020

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Sprite has long aligned itself with Hip-Hop culture. As far back as 1986, Sprite was authentically tapping rap music and the culture surrounding it to cement its place in our lives. Back then, Kurtis Blow was ... Read Article

Tina Knowles Let Beyoncé Borrow Some of Her Art for an Upcoming Project

Jasmine Johnson

February 11, 2020

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Tina Knowles has given us the tea about lending her art pieces to her daughter, Beyoncé, and revealed the LEMONADE singer is possibly working on a new project. Tina told WSJ Magazine that the art pieces she le... Read Article

#BHM: George and Joan Johnson’s ‘Johnson Products’ First African-American Company to Be Listed on The American Stock Exchange

Jason Cordner

February 6, 2020

African Americans have always played a vital part in growing the American economy. One of the fastest ways to build wealth is to be a traded company on the American Stock Exchange. George and Joan Johnson figu... Read Article

Today in Hip Hop History: 25 Years Ago, Old Dirty Bastard Released ‘Brooklyn Zoo’ (A Personal Story)

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February 3, 2020

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Today in Hip Hop history, Wu Tang member Old Dirty Bastard released his debut single Brooklyn Zoo on February 3, 1995. When I was just 13 years old, I met Ason Unique aka ODB. I lived on 132nd street in Har... Read Article

Peloton Announces Jean-Michel Basquiat Apparel Collaboration

Shawn Grant

January 29, 2020

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Peloton has released a new apparel collection that honors the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat in celebration of Black contributions to the arts. The collection is a collaboration with Artestar, a global licen... Read Article

Cops in Arizona Collar “PENIS MAN” Graffiti Artist in SWAT Raid

Sha Be Allah

January 28, 2020

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Arizona Police reportedly nabbed the graffiti artist known as "PENIS MAN" last weekend after a SWAT team raid jammed him up in Phoenix. Tempe Police say that 38-year-old Dustin Shomer is the man behind the... Read Article

Grammy Nominated Spoken Word Poet Sekou Andrews Breaks Record

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January 28, 2020

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For the first time in 12 years, a contemporary spoken word poet has received a Grammy nomination in the “Best Spoken Word Album” category. Sekou Andrews the former schoolteacher turned award-winning-recordi... Read Article

Dimetri Hogan Brings a Tasteful Spotlight to Modern Fashion and Art; Awarded New CCO Position at T1 Advertising

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2020

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Meet Dimetri Hogan – the 27-year-old creative entrepreneur who is shaking up the fashion and art world from New York to Los Angeles. While working for top publications such as GQ and&nb... Read Article

Opening Ceremony Announces All Stores Will Close This Year

Jason Cordner

January 15, 2020

Looks like it's grand closing for Opening Ceremony. The infamous brand will close all of its stores this year, co-founders Carol Lim and Humberto Leon said Tuesday. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7T3OB3h58J/... Read Article

[WATCH] Rapsody Speaks To Black Men In New Video ‘Afeni’ Ft PJ Morton

courtneyb

January 12, 2020

Already classified as a legend, North Carolina's own Rapsody released visuals to her song 'Afeni' ft. PJ Morton featuring a classic hip hop hook by the late Tupac. The Roc Nation-signed hard hitter is deliver... Read Article