by Username_itchy | Sep 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Essential Gear for All Types of Photography Images As a photographer you need to know your way around the different equipment necessary for capturing quality images. However, as a novice you may not be familiar with these items and their importance in the field...
by itchysilk | Jul 30, 2018 | THE ITCH
In his first piece for #itchysilk, Kenneth Norwood takes us into thoughts regarding class and race and asks: is class a simile for race in America? In it he argues that while for many, class and race are inseparable, this is in many respects too...
by itchysilk | Apr 30, 2018 | THE ITCH
In her first article for #itchysilk, the erudite Georgia Chambers analyses the popular name checking of the drug MDMA within contemporary hip-hop. Unlike hip-hop tracks of yesteryear where cannabis name checking occurred because it was one of the drugs of choice...
by itchysilk | Apr 21, 2018 | MUSIC
In his second piece #itchysilk writer Amar discusses the enduring love affair that some have with Biggie. April 1997 his sophomore album Life after Death (1997) reached the number one spot on the Billboard charts. It was a sophomore helping Biggie along the...
by itchysilk | Jan 3, 2018 | MUSIC
In the first of a three-part feature, #itchysilk writer Malik Crumpler discusses gangster rap hegemony. In many respects as a genre it should be vilified. After all, it glorifies violence, degrades women and revels in the taking and selling of drugs. Contrary to logic...
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