Link About It: This Week’s Picks
Hip-hop history, stingray sounds, breath-powered prosthetics and more from around the web
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“The Birth of Hip Hop” Online Auction
On 11 August 1973 an 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc (aka Clive Campbell) performed at his sister Cindy Campbell’s back-to-school party in the rec room of their apartment building located at 1520 Sedgwick …
As Above, So Below
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Sampa the Great (aka Sampa Tembo) will release her second full-length album, As Above, So Below, in September and Vinyl Me Please has it in an opaque peach colorway, available for pre-order …
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Introspective art-rock, powerful collaborations and more this week
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
Astounding images of space, environmentally conscious oyster farmers, hip-hop's contribution to HIV activism and more
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Hip-Hop’s Vital Contributions to HIV Activism
The stories told about HIV and activism surrounding the virus are often incomplete, and focus solely on white gay men. But, as Jake Hall writes for High Snobiety, “the first person to …
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Two meditative tracks, a hazy lament, a bit of funk and more new music this week
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
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In 2003, iconic Atlanta-based hip-hop duo OutKast—aka Big Boi and André 3000—released their split album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below wherein each artist created their own record, but released them as one. Big Boi’s …
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A tribute to Zamrock, the influence of The Corrs, an entrancing sonic spell and more music this week
Lil Silva feat. Skiifall: What If?
A producer, singer, songwriter and DJ, Lil Silva announced his upcoming album, Yesterday Is Heavy, with two collaborations: “What If?” with Skiifall and “Leave It” with Charlotte Day Wilson. The former—with classic …