RASHAD BLENDING HIP HOP & ACADEMICS

One of the two artists responsible for one of my most favourite Hip Hop LPs in 2012. Really looking forward to hear more from RaShad, Director of Community Diversity in Natural Resources, North Carolina State College (technicianonline.com) in the future. His new album "Transitions" seems to be in the pipeline...

 

SANCHEZ & WASHINGTON - P.W. ESQUIRE

Henry Sanchez and Pat Washington rippin' it:



"I glide with the beat, ride with the beat! Sometimes even get high on the beat! ..." - very nice interaction between skateboard- and rap-parts!

From "Got Gold?" Skatevideo, 2002

PARISIAN SPRING

this one should speak for itself ...

STEVE LAMBERT ON UTOPIA & EXHIB: ENACTING POPULISM

polaroids by SM.us

UTOPIA TRANSLATES TO: NOT PLACE -----------------
UTOPIA IS NOT 
A DESTINATION - 
BUT A - DIRECTION 
-----------------
(Steve Lambert)



this statement origins from Steve Lambert's lecture at "Transmediale 10". He printed an unlimited series of "give what how much you can" posters, one of which i bought at a very interesting exhibition called "Enacting Populism" at Kadist Foundation Paris (currated by Matteo Lucchetti). It opened February, is still running and I had to at least go two times and not even this was enough.
Among his work in this really GREAT exhibition I also want to link to two other projects: "Simba, the last prince of Ba'ath Country" - a work about Syriah, social networks, political visual landscape, ... that kept me reading and digging for at least one hour and the video "Le President" by Alterazoni Video that I wont explain further ... I loved the way he played with the appropriation of subcultures in media-landscapes.



And "last but not least" a link to a short Video with Matteo Lucchetti talking about the Project "Enacting Populism".

MYSTERY'S EXTINCTION

Another absolutely incredilbe track from my men Deja Voo (really nice guy as far as I can say) and Blame One from Mystery's Extinction. You might recognize the sounds from some of my former mixtapes. Deja Voo is also featured on one of my most favourite Kankick releases ever called "Observation". It took 15 years for this video to appear; take your time to enjoy! Great vibe!

I observe things ...