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El Museo’s Bienal: The (S) Files 2011 – Meet COPE 2

The (S) Files 2011: Meet COPE 2 from EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO on Vimeo. For more info: http://elmuseo.org/ Check out: El Museo’s Bienal: The (S) Files 2011 – Meet Marela Zacarías Click here to see pics from the S-Files…

Ben Eine Uptown NYC

Uptown Welcomes International Street Artist Ben Eine

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) BY Emmanuel Abreu (@EAbreuVisuals) I had the distinct pleasure and honor of attending the Uptown welcoming celebration for International Street Artist Ben Eine this past Monday. Even though Ben is reportedly the favorite artist of…

Uptown Artist – Ket

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Q. What are some of the things you love about living Uptown? A. Some of the things I love about Inwood – Inwood Park – Carrot Top – La Nueva España restaurant – The diversity…

THE HEIGHTS – EARLY HIP-HOP HOTBED

BY Led Black This is a rare audio recording of Grandmaster Flash & The 4 MC’s at the Audubon Ballroom on December 23rd, 1978. A short time after, Raheim joins the group and it becomes Grandmaster Flash & The…

ART IS NOT A CRIME…

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) When I was a kid growing up in Washington Heights, NYC in the mid to late 80’s, Graffiti was all the rage. The first thing Graffiti writers would say to one another when they met…

I Am Uptown – Indie 184

Name: INDIE 184 What block are you from? West 184th Street …btwn Wadsworth and Broadway…not to be confused with the 184 from The Bronx! But I mostly chilled on Wadsworth ave. Where are you originally from? I was born…