by 597801360585527 | Jul 16, 2018 | MUSIC
In this short piece, writer Amar Mehta takes us through a short summary of Hip-Hop’s history in the U.S, and tells us more about its relationship within Black culture and American politics. Born in the Bronx in the 70s, hip-hop has been extremely...
by 597801360585527 | Apr 23, 2018 | FAHRTEN AUF DER AUTOBAHN
In the fourth chapter of the Longest Line In Berlin written by Anthony Dwight Peebles, our narrator Frederic faces further challenges. Moving to Berlin and travelling to Johannesburg, Frederic is faced with a new understanding of “home”. Can Frederic’s present...
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 | Apr 12, 2017 | MUSIC
In this week’s installment of #IntoTheVaults we take a look at the classic track Do For Love (1998) by one Lesane Parish Crooks aka Tupac Amaru Shakir aka 2Pac who died in 1996. We could feature many tracks from the rapper whose untimely death at the hands of a still...
