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Add-2, Cotton Fields
May 15, 2012
“More African American men are in prison or in jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began” –Michelle Alexander
MCA Of The Beastie Boys Dies At 47
May 4, 2012
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has passed away at the age of 47. FlyPaper learned from GlobalGrind and they have confirmed this very sad news.
One of our heroes, Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys, passed away this morning after a long bout with cancer.
Yauch was a member of the groundbreaking, incredibly innovative and creative group, The Beastie Boys, with his two friends, Mike D and Ad-Roc, which changed our culture forever.
Yauch was born an only child in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Frances and Noel Yauch, a painter and architect. His father was Catholic and his mother was Jewish.
Throughout high school, he taught himself to play the bass guitar. The Beasties first show, then still a hardcore punk band, while still attending Edward R. Murrow High School in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Yauch attended Bard College for two years before dropping out. Two years later, at the age of 22, the Beastie Boys, now performing as a hip-hop trio, released their first album Licensed to Ill on Def Jam Records.
In 2009, Yauch was treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node and underwent surgery and radiation therapy. He is survived by his wife and daughter. He was 47.
http://globalgrind.com/news/adam-yauch-mca-beastie-boys-dies-47-photos
Artistic JEANius
May 4, 2012 | art, gallery, graff, graffiti, jean jacket, paint, show
Artistic JEANius: Art Jacket collection for NYC Tour on:
Sunday May 6th 3pm-7pm, 4501 N. Clarendon, Chicago IL. 60640
BboyB will take painted Jean Jackets, pants, baseball caps, leathers, tshirts, sneakers, belts, etc… Anything wearable.
-BboyB
El Niño” Boston bboy
March 21, 2012
Alex “El Niño” Diaz is a bboy from Boston, Massachusetts representing: Floor Lords, Flava Squad and Boogie Brats. He is a well rounded bboy, he has style and power… One of the illest bboys in the game.
Flicks 2 Print
March 15, 2012
Flicks On Flash Present: Graffiti Writers Print Exhibition; Trixter, Pengo, Drastic, TSel, BboyB, Uneek, Ascend, Rome, Slugs, Once, Live, DYMZ
Music: SRNC – Clew Rock, Scheme, Astonish and Jamal Science
February 16, 2012
Yo This was sent to the FlyPaper. If you dig it, we will reach out and get interview. This track is free if you want to download it.
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NYC Seen, Grafitti Godfather
February 15, 2012
NYC Seen, the godfather of grafitti on ipainteveryday on vimeo
painting with the the godfather of graffiti, mr.seen
Ottograph, a large-scale muralist, has been slinging paint since the age of ten. Starting out in Amsterdam, where he is from, and then moving on to become an internationally sought after artist, Ottograph has established himself squarely in the middle of the global street and graffiti art movement. Simultaneously though, Ottograph has bridged the fine art gap with his work, an advantage that comes with age and time dedicated to painting. The Modern Art Museum of Antwerpen (Belgium) is home to a giant Ottograph mural. Otto also painted murals in Moscow, Tokyo, Berlin and San Fancisco. Ottograph’s contribution to street art extends beyond his own work, as he is also a community leader, having organized several cooperative painting commissions and operating the website “I Paint Everyday” www.ipainteveryday.com to encourage the tedious, yet necessary practice of serious painting.
A cult figure amongst skaters and graffiti artists, Ottograph’s drawings, paintings, and mixed-media installations take their inspiration from contemporary urban culture, incorporating elements such as empty cardboard boxes, tagged signs, wrenches, and scrap wood or metal. Ottograph is also known as ‘the lean mean painting machine’.
Writer David Choe to make $200 Million
February 7, 2012 | Aerosol, David Choe, Facebook, graf, graffiti, Hip Hop, millionaire, Montana, paint, spray-paint, Writer
David Choe now the Facebook Graffiti Artist could be worth $500 Million
David Choe, a San Jose writer who took $60,000 in Facebook stock for painting the first company office in 2005 is set to make more than $500 million in Facebook IPO. “People don’t remember, Facebook was a joke.” David said during an interview with Howard Stern. He mentioned how much he likes Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s founder, no shit. David also said he painted the company’s new headquarters for free. Why not, most writers never get paid for their art.
-Flypaper
Peace, Love and SOUL … RIP Don Cornelius
February 1, 2012 | cornelius, dance, don, don cornelius, funk, funky, live, love, music, peace, R&B, rip, soul, Soul Train, television, Train, tv
RIP Jimmy Castor – “It’s Just Begun”
January 17, 2012 | b-boy, b-boying, bboy, break dancing, breaking, castor, dance, funk, funky, jimmy, jimmy castor, music
The FlyPaper gives much respect to Jimmy Castor, a musician that created the anthem that epitomizes the B-boy battle “It’s Just Begun”. “What we’re gonna do right here is go back” The early development of Hip Hop Breakbeat music utilized his great beats and funky horns. Besides making every B-boy/B-girl feel the beat on the dance floor Jimmy Castor generated a large radio flowing with Calypso Funk hits like “Hey Leroy” in the 60s. His music has been extensively sampled, in particular the saxophone hook from “It’s Just Begun” and the spoken word intro from “Troglodyte” “What we’re gonna do right here is go back.” Hip Hop kulture, music and B-boys will alway owe part of it’s rich history to his music and will always be a respected creator of dance beats in the B-boy scene. The Fly Paper, B-boys, B-girls and Hiphopper will forever play his music. R.I.P. Jimmy Castor.
2 videos below show Jimmy live and from Flashdance.
-BboyB