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MF DOOM’s Son Daniel Dumile Jr. Speaks On His Art Tribute To His Father

By Sha Be Allah / September 26, 2023

Since 2021, the untimely death of Hip Hop icon MF DOOM, the cult following that he created before his passing...

Slick Rick And JT Money Announced for Midnight at MuseZeuM Concert Series’ Halloween Special in Miami

By Sha Be Allah / September 20, 2023

Fresh off The Breakfast Club interview on Power 105.1, Salaam Remi announces Slick Rick as the next headliner of the...

Step Up Your Style: A Tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop

By Courtneyb / August 26, 2023

Hip Hop Fashion has always influenced fans, sports, music and most aspects of entertainment. In a dazzling fusion of high...

Shanghai Graffiti Artist Vance DNA Debuts First US Solo Exhibit in Miami At Museum Of Graffiti

By Sha Be Allah / August 23, 2023

Two decades ago, in the tranquil realms of rural China, a Wu Tang CD forever altered the artistic destiny of VanceDNA....

The Grand Opening Of ‘TRANSPARENT’ By Vance DNA At Miami’s Museum of Graffiti Coming In September

By Sha Be Allah / August 16, 2023

The Museum of Graffiti proudly announces the VIP Grand Opening Celebration of “TRANSPARENT” – a solo exhibition by the visionary...

JAY-Z Purchased a Fan’s Paintings of Beyoncé During ‘Renaissance’ Tour Stop

By Shawn Grant / August 2, 2023

JAY-Z has toured with Beyoncé throughout the entire Renaissance World Tour. During the stop in New Jersey, Hov added to...

Tupac Shakur’s Self-Designed Ring Part of Sotheby’s Upcoming Hip-Hop Auction

By Courtneyb / July 6, 2023

2Pac’s custom ring is scheduled to go up for auction later this month at Sotheby's New York. The ring is...

Shepard Fairey pleads guilty in criminal case with Associated Press

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February 27, 2012

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Shepard Fairey aka OBEY pled guilty in his criminal case with Associated Press in New York. He pled guilty to one count of criminal contempt for destroying documents, manufacturing evidence, submitting ... Read Article

Graffiti Artist Seen’s painting sells for $122,210 at auction

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February 23, 2012

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On February 15th, Artcurial held Street Art actuion in Paris. Legendary and pioneering graffiti artists' work sold at record high prices. 201 lots of featured work from artists across the world and st... Read Article

Street Art: Sam3

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February 23, 2012

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Street art from Berlin artist Sam3 ... Read Article

NYC MTA to sell wooden benches for $650

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February 21, 2012

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The New York MTA will put the iconic wooden benches that have graced subway stations for years up for sell for about $650. The will be replaced by new stainless steel benches that they feel will be clea... Read Article

Video: Niels âShoeâ Meulmanâs Calligraffiti “Sweeping Beauty”

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February 20, 2012

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Niels Meulman aka Shoe is an graffiti artist that blends graffit and traditional calligraphy. In the videos below he writes the word "beauty" in water, a metaphor for the disappearing and brief life sp... Read Article

James Allen Diamond Studded iPhone Case

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February 20, 2012

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James Allen, an online bridal retailer's is a diamond studded iPhone case which will retail for $20,000. There are approximately 808 diamonds alond with 43 rubies that adorn the casing with a titanium... Read Article

Phone Booth Street Libraries NYC

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February 20, 2012

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New York based architect John Locke who has been turning phone booths into public libraries where people can put books they no longer want and trade books as well. 002... Read Article

Video: Sinless âUrban Folkloreâ in Panama

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February 17, 2012

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It’s rare to find a graffiti video coming out of Panama, making this one pretty unique. This video features the graffiti artist Sinless painting a mural entitled “Urban Folklore,” and half-way through... Read Article

A Bathing Ape X Meister ABC Camo Sofa

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February 17, 2012

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A Bathing Ape's lastest collaboration is with Tokyo based furniture store Meister. They are producing two styles, a sofa and an arm sofa, available in 3 different BAPE's camo fabrics in four sizes ava... Read Article

Animal Sculptures Made from Shattered Cds

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February 17, 2012

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Sean Avery's mixed media sculptures of animals and insects... Read Article

MadC x Between The Lines, Graffiti Show

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February 17, 2012

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Famous German writer MadC just opened her recent solo graffiti show Between the lines at LaGrille Gallery in Switzerland. Her latest artworks, including in addition to brilliant canvas works, also a h... Read Article

Kehinde Wiley x The World Stage Israel

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February 16, 2012

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January 2010 cover artist, Kehinde Wiley, has 4 paintings from his The World Stage—Israel series on display with Roberts + Tilton Gallery at ARCOMadrid in Madrid, Spain.... Read Article

Kate Moss for Supreme 2012 Spring/Summer Teaser

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February 16, 2012

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Supreme released their teaser for their 2012 Spring/ Summer line featuring Kate Moss.... Read Article

Blackmarket Coca Cola Art

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February 16, 2012

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Iran-based muralists, Icy and Sot, decided after their president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared a ban on key American companies including Coca-Cola, that they were going to import and create their own. ... Read Article

Nightlife Paintings by Alexandra Pacula

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February 15, 2012

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Alexandra Pacula is a Brooklyn base oil painter who has a fascination with nightlife. Her paintings look like long exposure photographs of urban landscapes at night.... Read Article

Video: Lego Graffiti

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February 15, 2012

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Stop motion video of Lego Graffiti ... Read Article

Takashi Murakami âEgoâ Exhibition @ Al Riwaq Exhibition Hall

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February 14, 2012

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Takashi Murakami is currently on exhibit at Al Riwaq Exhibition hall in Doham Qatar until June 24, 2012. "Murakami - Ego" draws on Murakami's desire to create a show that is 'a dialogue with one's ow... Read Article

“Crowned” by Street Etiquette

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February 14, 2012

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Today the Bronx duo Street Etiquette released their new editoral portrait series entitled "Crowned". The project shot by Andre Wagner of Abstract Elements, depicts the personal hair styles of 12 uniqu... Read Article

Video: Conor Harrington “Black Herds of the Rain”

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February 14, 2012

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"Black Herds of The Rain" is a film documenting Conor Harrington's trip home to Ireland in the summer of 2011. He painted 3 walls paintings inspired by Austin Clarke’s poem The Lost Heifer". Black Her... Read Article

15,000 Abraham Lincoln Book Tower

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February 14, 2012

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On Display soon at the new Ford Theatre Center for Education and Leadership in Washington, DC is this 34-foot pillar that includes over 15,000 unique titles about the United Stateâs 16th president, ... Read Article