A New York union is complete. NYC-bred Hopps Skateboards is gracing the face of two photo-printed decks with the work of Ricky Powell, a man celebrated as one of New York’s top street photographers (and alleged Beastie Boys towel-thrower). Of course Powell is no novice to the world of collaborations, as you may recall his awesome Rakim, Public Enemy and […]

I’m not sure who’s more annoying in this interview, MTV discharge Kennedy for acting like an ignoramus DJ hater or the Major Lazer crew for taking themselves so goddamn seriously. Of course, if I had to be interviewed by someone who confused DJing and producing and called dance music “EMD”, I too might lose my […]

Rick Ross returns to the street mix game with his latest offering of free music, The Black Bar Mitzvah mixtape. I guess he’s trying to say that like every Jewish 13-year-old boy Ross is finally becoming a man, which is an important step. The 18 track-long mixtape sees Ricky Rozay rap alongside a number of […]

Before his fashion career took off, Takeshi Osumi (founder of PHENOMENON) was a successful and influential rapper in his native Japan. Given his knowledge and proficiency in both fields, it was only natural that Osumi teamed up with venerable street photographer (and Beastie Boys punchline) Ricky Powell, selecting three of his photos of hip hop […]

While flying to Italy for another top secret mission (to be disclosed in the very near future) I was forced to suffer through Lufthansa’s in-flight entertianment, which actually isn’t all that bad. In a sado-masochistic way, I kind of enjoy the chance to see movies I would never see in the real world. Or rather, […]