Hip-Hop

Soulection started in LA but they have become a source sharing the newest musical voices for GenZ and Millennials around the world.

Spectacles Clothing Store and the Founder Zana are tastemakers in Detroit. Spectacles is a Detroit store selling eyewear, clothing, articles and books.

J Dilla aka Jay Dee crafted his style from about 1992 to 1997 in a basement in Detroit. His studio gave birth to a revolutionary approach to hip-hop production.

Learn about the birth of the Movement Festival the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF)

Learn about how Pharoahe Monch and The band Th1rt3en shot a music video in the Andrew Freedman Home, a catalyst for the arts in the Bronx.

J Dilla was born in Detroit and lived his first few years in this building where his uncle Hermans’s donut shop, Dilla’s Delights, is now located.

Learn about Drill music, and where it originated in the streets of Chicago.

Gorillaz performed their new single “Skinny Ape” live December 17 in New York and December 18 in London

Maurice Malone opened the Hip-Hop Shop on the West side of Detroit on Seven Mile as a spot to sell his coveted jeans and leather clothing

In Summer 2012, a street was dedicated to J Dilla. It is called  “Allée Jay Dee”. and it is located in the city of Montpellier, France.

The Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), the largest Black Film Festival in America, is happening in Los Angeles.

Explore King Britt’s Blacktronika Festival at Public Records in Brooklyn NY.