Month: September 2018

The Boss goes to bat for a kid

The Boss goes to bat for a kid

COMING at us soon is a new stage show about the New York Yankees. The story of a former choirboy turned troublemaker. Confronting him, in 1973, a rescuer throws him into a holding pen in Yankee Stadium. Rescuer George Steinbrenner liked the kid, made him a batboy and he became the Boss’ right-hand man for […]

Top of my game

I be in the hood soaking in life to stay on top of my game, I don’t cook or cut but I’m still on top of the game, I travel block to block and still see cardboard murals and candles flickering pain. I could hear the sounds of echoing guns from distant slums, pa rum […]

It's a man's world

It’s a man’s world. We grew up with dreams embedded in our souls. Us poverty stricken boys dreamt the same, build an empire by any means to end living in shame. We constructed the foundation, hope was erected while we was youngens. It was us… Man. Blood, sweat, tears, if it wasn’t for one of […]

Living urban poetry

We use to pick the abandoned car with the most windows as a wind breaker in the winter, we would be in there wishing…  We wasn’t wishing for a heater, although that would’ve been nice, we wished one of our house keys could turn on those old ass plymouths, dusters and novas so we could […]

Max

Max

“New” Artist of the Month for September 2018 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Still New York Bio Maxwell George “Max” Schneider (born June 21, 1992), known professionally in music as MAX, stylized as MΛX, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and model. Since 2015, he is signed to DCD2. Schneider was a swing understudy […]

Johnny Famolari

Johnny Famolari

DJ of the Month for September 2018 Facebook Twitter Instagram Mixcloud Bio Playlist Bio Johnny Famolari never thought he would be a DJ and little did he know that he would also become an industry pioneer paving the way for DJs in the Latin market and catapulting artist careers to super stardom. Johnny was born […]

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