“We were totally blind sided by the first attacks,” rapper and producer M.Sayyid said about the January 2015 Paris terror attacks. For his Parisian wife, him and his 14-year-old daughter moved to Paris in 2013. “It was ambitious,” he said. He was living in the French Capitol, out of his New York, Yonkers element. “I felt really uncomfortable not being in control.” The second wave of horror would happen in November of that same year, surpassing what was already thought …
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Note: If you’re not familiar with rapper and producer M.Sayyid, please read the previous post I wrote about him, here. At the beginning of the new century, Y2K was suppose to turn our computers against us. They would be unable to count to the year 2000 and thus go into flicking fits that’d crash planes and fail to alarm 9-to-5ers to start their day. The panic mode of this time was like a script that New York City rap quartet …
Black France (2013) is an Al Jazeera featured documentary about the Afro-French Diaspora. It covers the history of early generations of Africans in France, the African/French colonial relationship, all the way up to modern day issues of African immigration in France. This documentary is definitely an eye-opening look into another experience in the African Diaspora. Black France – A three-part series looking at the history of France’s black community and their long struggle for recognition. [Al Jazeera] Black France – Episode 1 – …
Cours Julien is a neighborhood in Marseille, France, an unknown place famous for its art and creative environment. Take a walk through its streets, listen, look and kick it. This project was a true collaboration between 30 artists. It’s dope and a bit horrifying, a true symbol of modern times. 360 degrees of visuals, sounds, and you can share where you went and what you saw. Landmarks include historical facts and current street art that changes almost everyday. “Night Walk” takes you on an …
Sebastien Feraut aka Niark1 is an illustrator and graphic designer out of France. His art features an clashing colors, enveloping shapes and intriguing creatures that seemingly stomp around in stop animation. He recently defaced these Converse ads for Converse in a Paris subway. Some of his studio work is below. …
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