It’s 3pm. The cursor is blinking at me. I really really hate the pulse of a cursor on a blank screen; but this is where we are at. I just interviewed one of the most revered and loved DJs on the planet; and yet my ink has run dry. “There …
“Tssst!” “What is that?” “Tssst!” “What are you doing?” “I’m just doing this” *He eases his foot off of the hi-hat pedal, just a little bit, and taps the cymbals with the stick before closing the two cymbals tightly once again* “That’s called a hi-hat sizzle.” To this day, I …
In the eyes of many, the 80s belongs to pink scrunchies, hair spray, leg warmers, overdone make-up, all on a caucasian pin up styled mannequin or a caricature of blackness with a chunky chain, chunky rings, shell tops, a fresh cut. But if you actually lived it –or you’re too …
Shortly after this interview, I observed a car with a gentleman ( seemingly in his mid 40s) playing what sounded like it could’ve been some mid to late 90s hip hop. This was the stuff I grew up on, albeit reluctantly. Gospel was the state/household enforcement musical diet; and when …
Videographer of the Month for July 2023 Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube Bio Reel Bio Joe Kloss is a graduate of Seton Hall University who majored in Visual & Sound Media with a concentration in Television production. Joe enjoys watching movies, cycling and traveling in his free time. He is …
Photographer of the Month for July 2023 Facebook Instagram Tiktok Mouse-pointer Bio Gallery Bio Auston Mendonca is a photographer from Florida but currently resides in New York, working at the famed One World Trade Center. Since an early age, photography has been a large part of his life, as his …
Athlete of the Month for July 2023 Facebook Twitter Instagram Tiktok Bio Highlights Bio Edgar Berlanga is a 26 year old Puerto Rican boxing phenom hailing from Brooklyn, New York. Berlanga has enjoyed a highly successful career in boxing already, with a 162-17 amateur record; and a 21-0 professional record. …
Video of the Month for July 2023 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Tiktok Spotify Mouse-pointer Chloe Jane released a new song and music video with Colombian Reggaeton artist, Lalo Ebratt on June 16th. Already making quite the impression with fans, the song generated 120,000 streams on Spotify in the first week; …
Underground Artist of the Month for July 2023 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio I’ll make it better Bio Naji is a multi-instrumental singer songwriter from Monterrey, CA, currently residing in Seoul, South Korea. Specializing in more pensive forms of hip hop and r&b, his sound has earned him some co-writes …
Undefeated 20-0 NABO-WBO Super middleweight boxing champ, Edgar Berlanga returns to the ring for a highly anticipated bout against 20-2 Irish juggernaut, Jason Quigley on Saturday, June 24th at Madison Square Garden! The road to boxing stardom and financial freedom has been a long one for Berlanga. Starting at the …
The word “Humanitarian” can often be an incredibly lofty word. It gets tacked on the end of 3 or 4 more titles. Almost everyone knows what it means but it’s amorphis, hazy, a throwaway. I’m not going to insult Mr. Negron with a throwaway word you put behind “actor” “author” …
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