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Interview: Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend‘s long-awaited third album, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts this week and is probably still seeping into the hearts and minds of the band’s fanbase. With … read more »
GEN F: Bodega Bamz
When Bodega Bamz was in his early teens, he hit a blunt laced with angel dust. He got scared, and rushed to the most welcoming place he could think of at the time. “I ran … read more »
Brooklyn Bound: GrandeMarshall Live at Converse Rubber Tracks
At only 19 years old, GrandeMarshall is one of Philidelphia’s youngest and brightest hopes for the next rapper to break nationally after Meek Mill. Most refreshing is how different the two sound when compared, Mill, … read more »
Personal History: Mona Scott-Young
Mona Scott-Young’s rise to moguldom. As the creator of VH1’s Love & Hip Hop and host of the popular show’s reunion specials, Mona Scott-Young might be the most informed mediator in the history of reality … read more »
Brooklyn Bound: Interview with GrandeMarshall
GrandeMarshall is a Philadelphia rapper who’s Twitter account currently has a display name of “It’s Pull Up!” The phrase is a reference to “PMS,” a song from his Mugga Man mixtape, released in April, and … read more »
Interview: Project Pat
Project Pat is a hulking mass of a dude, who in person doesn’t look to have aged very much since he broke the scene in the late 90′s with “Ballers.” According to him, the secret … read more »
Interview: Young Scooter
To those watching from behind their computers, Young Scooter‘s rise seems faster than even that of his old running partner (and now bonafied superstar), Future. Scooter though, has appeared on every mixtape Future has put … read more »
Brooklyn Bound: Nina Sky Live at Converse Rubber Tracks
When we spoke with Nina Sky at Brooklyn’s famed Saved Tattoo, they revealed that they were in the middle of a short show run, first bouncing around New England and then back to NY for … read more »
Brooklyn Bound: Interview with Nina Sky at Saved Tattoo
The beautiful twin sisters Nicole and Natalie of Nina Sky seem barely grazed by the tattoo needle in comparison with Tumblr’s unending stream of self-proclaimed tattoo models, but the girls have plenty of ink. It’s … read more »
Brooklyn Bound: Le1f Live at Converse Rubber Tracks
For his Rubber Tracks performance, Le1f left the chiseled models of his “Wut” and “Soda” videos at home. The dancers he did bring held him down famously, recreating, among other things, the “Soda” video’s baptism … read more »
