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'Slabs' are custom cars with a special place in the hip-hop community
Slabs are a form of material culture that illuminate the values, attitudes, and ideas of the local hip-hop communities. I think it's the 'swangas' that separate slabs from other custom car cultures.
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10 Years Later: Kendrick Lamar Sets New Hip-hop Standards With Modern Classsic ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’
A lot can happen in a decade. In the music world alone, we saw significant sonic shifts in genres, artists rise and fall, and ...
48 EXCLUSIVE: Spokes-N-Vogues customizes car for rapper Too $hort
Spokes-N-Vogues owner Lee Adams, a self-described car expert, says it was his work for clients like Snoop Dogg that brought ...
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The stories behind hip-hop’s most iconic images
Every hip-hop fan knows the images: The Notorious B.I.G. rocking the "King of New York" crown, Tupac Shakur with the double-finger salute, Jay-Z peeking through his hands as he throws his diamond up.
Purdue Northwest professor explores cultural origins of Hip Hop
Heather Augustyn will never tell you that Hip Hop isn’t an American-born movement, but if you can’t pick up the Jamaican and ...
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The stories behind hip-hop’s most iconic images
Every hip-hop fan knows the images: The Notorious B.I.G. rocking the "King of New York" crown, Tupac Shakur with the double-finger salute, Jay-Z peeking through his hands as he throws his diamond up.