Late Chicago drill rap favorite King Von and his sudden death have fueled some of Hip Hop’s current feuds, however, the Chi-Town general’s presence is still felt in the Hip Hop community, especially in Von’s native neighborhood of O-Block. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information A mural has appeared in the dangerous, yet sacred grounds that […]
Artists from around the world will come together using Public Enemy songs, legacy, and history as an inspiration to create unique and original art pieces for the first time ever at The Terrordome. Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Public Enemy’s iconic third album Fear Of A Black Planet, the show will feature one-of-a-kind artwork from Shepherd Fairey, Vhils Faith47, […]
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. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Earlier this month, the muralist painted an image of Fif’s face with disgraced rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s rainbow braids and tattoos. Once 50 got wind of that, he […]
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 take an ancient form of art and reintroduce it with new context, spreading the symbols of that language […]
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. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information NIC 707 OTB, one of the original writers to bomb the NYC subways in the early 70s, passed away today(April 13) after contracting the […]
On this date a half-century ago, Bronx graff legend CES was born. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information 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 graffiti art around the world. CES began his career on the subway cars and […]
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, and the tattooing of one of the students without consent. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The 40 year old artist was arrested at […]
The New York City graff community and beyond is mourning the loss of Matthew “ZEXOR” Rodriguez, who passed away Thursday (Dec. 12) in New York. He was 29 years old. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As the son of Brooklyn graffiti legend ASP WTO, Rodriguez was a second generation writer who continued in his father’s […]
After years of trying to fit in the bourgeois art galleries around the world, graffiti finally has a place of its own to call home. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Since the advent of “wall writing” in the late 60s and early 70s, graff has always been recognized as an illegal art form, chalked up […]
n the world of Hip Hop, visual art, which is primarily rooted in the dynamic scene of graffiti, has taken a backseat to the music, according to graff king turned graphic arts pioneer Cey Adams. Aside from his artistic touch he has placed on some of the most notable Fortune 500 brands, CEY’s work is […]
Chi-Town slang spitter Vic Mensa has managed to put himself in a no-lose situation, being under the wing of Roc Nation head honcho Jay-Z, but Mensa says that his conversations with his boss are now becoming cross-cultural. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information During an interview with Ebro Darden for Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio show, […]
The buyer of the iconic Banksy painting that shredded itself only moments after selling for $1.1 million, has confirmed that she will go through with the sale. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information A print of the iconic “Girl with Balloon” painting from 2006 went up for auction at Sotheby’s in London last Friday, but within […]
The Banksy painting that self-destructed after being sold for $1.1 million has reportedly doubled in value after the controversial stunt. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information A print of the iconic ‘Girl with Balloon’ painting went up for sale at Sotheby’s Auction House in London on Friday evening. Within moments of the record-breaking bid being announced […]
The oldest pillar in Hip Hop culture made a guest appearance at this year’s SOURCE360 Block Party as graffiti artists NEKU Secta7 and MOE ZV put on a live art exhibition on Rockwell Place across from the BRIC Arts/Media Center in downtown Brooklyn. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Both Queens-born and raised, NEKU and MOE […]
The reclusive British graffiti artist BANKSY has said in social media post he was not involved in a major exhibition of his works currently on display in Moscow. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The artist wrote it on Wednesday in his Instagram account, uploading a screenshot in which he corresponds with a fan, who tells […]
Officials at a San Diego-area charter school have ordered an artist to make changes to a mural painted during a fundraiser, after receiving complaints about an image in the painting — President Trump’s head on a spear. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information MAAC Community Charter School Director Tommy Ramirez said in a statement that the […]
Clothing retailer H&M has filed a complaint for declaratory judgment after being threatened with legal action over its use of graffiti art in a marketing campaign. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The claim was filed on Friday, March 9 at the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Jason Williams, who goes […]
In an exclusive, spooked out setting at the Superchief Gallery in Ridgewood, Queens, film director Andrew H. Shirley along with NOXER, SMELLS, RAMBO, UFO and other artists from the Brooklyn-Based 907 Crew hosted a screening of their Gummo-esque flick Wasted land 2. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information While DJ Dirtyfinger rocked the wheels of steel, […]
This past weekend in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, some of the borough’s most legendary graffiti artists and enthusiasts gathered under one roof at Anyone Comics Store for the TNR CREW graff show aptly titled, “The Nation’s Respected”. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Walk past the rows of new and used DC and Marvel comic books to […]
After almost 50 years of pop culture history, graffiti has finally been recognized as an art form by the law of the land. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information A Brooklyn jury unanimously reached a decision that the 5Pointz outdoor graffiti gallery in Long Island City, Queens was destroyed and whitewashed by NYC real estate developer […]
