Music
In times of crisis, music has emerged as a powerful tool for healing mental health challenges. Music therapy, the clinical use of music to address emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being, is increasingly being recognized for its effectiveness in helping individuals navigate mental health struggles. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the global...
Global superstar Rihanna assures fans she has not retired from music, but then where has she been all these years? Rhianna had switched her focus from her music career to her beauty and fashion businesses, including Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, and Savage X Fenty. Her last album, ANTI, was released...
Fredro Starr… Let’s stop here for a minute. A preface is needed: I invite the reader to put aside what they think a rapper is. Gold chains, iced out watches, models, fast cars, fast lifestyle, etc. If you make the mistake of boxing Fredro in with a cookie cutter definition,...
Baseball is more than just a game; it has the ability to change lives. Luis Castillo knows that better than anybody else. NYC Tastemakers had the pleasure of sitting down and talking to the best batboy in MLB history, Luis Castillo, who goes by nicknames, “Luigi,” and “Squeegee,” to discuss...
In 1989, Keith Haring asked his dear friend, Gilbert Vazquez, if Vazquez wanted to get involved in his foundation. Although Gilbert Vazquez didn’t know what this meant at the time, he knew that he wanted to help his friend carry out his wishes. Haring had been diagnosed with AIDS, and...
Antoine Mason is currently playing professional basketball overseas in Spain for CB Ciudad de Valladolid of the LEB Oro in Spain. Son of Knicks legend Anthony Mason. Growing up in the 90s in New Rochelle, New York, with a father on the Knicks inspired Antoine to one day play in...
