As you may know, I am in Italy. And I thought I would take a minute to talk about graffiti, since Italy is the birthplace of graffiti. Graffiti comes from the Italian word Graffito, which refers to various writings and pictures on the walls of buildings that date back even into Roman times. Graffiti has [...]
So I know there is this huge hype around DJ AM because he dates hot celebrities at the buzz of young hollywood. But believe me when I tell you….the guy spins some hot shit. His mixes are fiiiiire. My friends saw him in acapulco last week and said he had a sick mix of Dont [...]
First of all, an announcement: my flight was canceled due to poor weather conditions, and I am at home for at least another night. That being said, my man Dan hooked me up with this really awesome video that goes into the history of the so-called “amen break,” a 6 second sound byte that sparked [...]
Just thought I should let everyone know that I will be out of the country for 2 weeks,m and will probably not have very good access to the internet. What I’m trying to say is… I will not be posting for a while (probably). When I get back, I will try and make it up [...]
As you may know, we here at Vinyl Meltdown are fans of good beatboxing. And, as you may also know, we are fans of good video games. Bring them together, and you got one hell of a concept. Take it even further, and you are in my mind, a genius. I want to know how [...]
Snowgoons is a hot 4 man hip hop production team out of Germany. They recently released their first major release in America, “German Lugers,” (on Babygrande Records) gaining a substantial amount of recognition from the American hip hop community. The album features such artists as Sean Price, O.C., Doujah Raze, Reef the Lost Cause, [...]
Scifen is an up and coming clothing brand based out of Los Angeles. The name is derived from the words science and infinite. Their clothing is generally showy, colorful, and combines the influence of graffiti with cartoons. The brand itself is socially conscious, and tries to make a commentary with its clothing. Their signature is [...]
B-boy Planet is an up and coming documentary on the B-boy. Breakdancing is one of the more overlooked aspects of the hip hop culture, and it is always good to see it get some recognition. The producers of the film are trying to get it out to as many audiences as possible, but they need [...]
The Urban Sophisticates have been my favorite band for a while now. They do live hip hop, with a seven piece band including a horns section. The horns are their signature, and give them a really funky sound. Its unlike anything else out there really. Their front man, Benton James, has an amazing flow, is [...]
Living in DC, I have kind of taken graffiti for granted, assuming that you will see it no matter where you go. And while there is some graffiti pretty much everywhere you go, its just not the same as some of the hotspots. And I guess I never realized that DC is somewhat of a [...]
