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I slutet av 1980-talet spreds hiphopen i Sveriges förorter. Barnen som vuxit upp i miljonprogrammen hade blivit tonåringar och identifierade sig med den nya subkulturen från New York. I Stockholm var Fryshuset en av samlingsplatserna. Varje sommar från 1988 ordnades festivalen Tio sista dagarna innan höstterminen började. Maud Nycander tog tusentals bilder av ungdomarna som […]

Spike Jonze and Beastie Boys met for the first time in Los Angeles in 1991, when Jonze went out to photograph the band for the cover of Dirt magazine. A connection formed between the three MCs and the young photographer, which has lasted throughout their careers. Almost thirty years later–published to coincide with the release […]

After the overwhelmingly popular Hip Hop Coloring Book, Hip Hop Journal and Hip Hop Coloring Book: East Coast Edition, Mark 563 is back with Hip Hop Coloring Book: West Coast Edition. Its a fun activity book for kids and adults. The book features a selection of Mark 563’s own illustrative takes on some of Hip […]

In 2008, with help from Jay-Z and Puff, Obama got the hip-hop vote, and became the first African American to be elected president. For a brief moment the “Audacity of Hope” seemed attainable. Yet only months ago the Ferguson riots brought an abrupt end to that hope, making emerging hip-hop artists, such as J Cole […]