April19
By: Nicole McGloster
Photo Courtesy Euro P. Gold
Euro P. Gold, rising hip-hop artist and Hampton University student, is forcing his way into the music industry with his smooth, but gritty flow, reminiscent of old school cats. This Philly native broke into the hearts of many hip-hop fans back in August with his first mixtape Day After Rehab: The Death Of Willie Minus.
The omnipresent theme of smoking marijuana throughout that ‘tape, alongside flows about the reality of his life at this point, makes listeners tune in attentively. Similar to artists, such as Kid Cudi and Lupe Fiasco, Gold is authentic. There are no songs about the flashiness or gaudiness of the average, overrated rapper. He simply talks about all that encompasses the everyday life of an African-American college student: classes, women, sports, sex and drugs.
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This week I was in sunny LA. While there, I had a chance to check out a few dope places and events. One of these events happened to be the Dom Kennedy listening party.
Up until this point, I hadn’t heard about Dom, but you learn something new everyday. In case you were like myself, Dom Kennedy is a rapper from Los Angeles, California – Leimert Park to be exact.
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Three words: London Street Art
Obviously, London is a major city in England – perhaps a New York City to our United States. A street is a road one travels. And Art… well art is an open ended series of attempts to persuade the world of what beauty is.
Street Art can be portrayed in graffiti, song, dance, and even installments. We in America like to believe that graffiti was born in the boroughs of New York with hip-hop in the late 70′s. That may be arguable, but one thing is certain, NY and London have a strong street art culture.
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Posted in: Art
