Hip-hop and sneaker culture have gone hand-in-hand since Run-DMC first rapped about their adidas in 1986 — a move that led to a lucrative partnership between the Three Stripes and the three-man band, and ultimately created a lane others swiftly followed. From Jay-Z’s S. Carter deal with Reebok to Kanye’s current YEEZY deal with adidas, […]
Friday [May 6, 2016] was one for the memory books for lovers of the Hip Hop derived genre of Grime and lovers of music in general. For the first time in his career, Dizzee Rascal, a leader of the UK-born sound, performed his debut album, Boy in da Corner, in its entirety. Going all the […]
Hip-Hop in Britain has long been in the shadows of the region’s transatlantic neighbors (North America), remaining firmly within the underground without achieving the universal stardom it often arguably deserves. A strong Hip-Hop contingent has consistently blossomed since the late 80s in many UK cities—from London to Manchester, Bristol to Nottingham—to form a movement […]