Grandmaster Flash
kanye west

20 times pop music taught us to be better people
This is some of the best advice ever offered from a banger.
Georgie Bretherton
3.10.17
Culture

'the get down' costume designer on making flight suits with jaden smith
As Baz Luhrmann's decadent hip-hop series hits Netflix, we talk to costume designer Jeriana San Juan about styling the musical subcultures of NYC and navigating the sneaker hierarchies of the early 70s.
Hannah Ongley
8.15.16
Culture

watch the trailer for nas and baz luhrmann’s new netflix show
'The Get Down' tracks the birth of hip-hop in 1970s New York.
Wendy Syfret
7.26.16
Think Pieces

started from the bottom: tight jeans in hip-hop before kanye
Following Kanye and Khalifa’s pants-related Twitter exchange, we evaluate West’s claim that he “made it so we could wear tight jeans.”
Emily Manning
1.29.16