Stephen Mallon’s “Next Stop Atlantic”
Photography can often dance along a thin line between art and documentation, artist Stephen Mallon takes full advantage of …
What do you call baseball players on steroids, Lindsay Lohan, and Wall Street?
Charles Hamilton is an enigma these days. Since "Brooklyn Girl" there have been numerous reports of him going crazy, spending …
A Powerful Image: Lil Wayne’s Sanitization
Though the RESPECT blog focuses on hip-hop photojournalism, the above image is a little atypical. It's a photograph taken from …
The Labor Behind Jay-Z’s “New York”
This man is EMI Music Publishing executive Jon Platt. He took a song (or a hook, actually) from Angela Hunte …
The Game Spends $40k To Make Free Mixtapes, Still Doesn’t Understand Music Industry
Last week, he released the free mixtape "Purp & Patron," a 29-track record with All-Star collaborations, including the explosive rock …
Sinden to Release Gucci Mixtape Sequel
Last year, Diplo put together Free Gucci (Best of the Cold War Mixtapes), a free online mixtape in which the DJ and his famous …
Bambaataa vs. Kweli – Is Talib part of a “Luciferian conspiracy”?
They say the devil is in the details. For DJ Afrika Bambaataa, the devil is hard at work in the …
Elton John, Late on the Train
Q: And you are a rap fan too, right? Elton: People who mock rap, and say, 'I don't like it,' they …
Brooklyn Bowl’s Fried Chicken
The NY Times ran a recipe for the Brooklyn Bowl's classic fried chicken recipe. Check out this informative video first: And …
The Music Club’s Top Albums/Singles of 2010
The Music Club finally released its list of the top albums and singles from the past year.
Go-go Trends on Twitter
DMV dwellers were surprised yesterday when #favoritegogoquotes popped up as a worldwide popular trending topic on Twitter. Go-go is …
Hip-Hop & Crime
Mychal Denzel Smith, social commentator and writer for theloop21.com, discusses the current love affair between the big house and young …
Happy MLK Jr. Day
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear" -- Martin Luther King Jr.
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