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Album Art Was the Original Brand Identity — Here’s What It Taught Us
Before mood boards and brand decks, there was a twelve-by-twelve square of cardboard that had one job: make…
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Hip Hop VS. Everything: Why the Genre That Started in a Park in the Bronx Now Runs Every Room
In 1973, a DJ plugged into a light pole in the Bronx and threw a back-to-school party. Fifty…
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Sampling Is the Most Misunderstood Art Form in Music — Let’s Fix That
People who’ve never made a beat love to call sampling theft. Meanwhile, the most influential music of the…
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Vinyl Is Back Because Streaming Never Gave You Everything
Streaming gave us everything except the thing that mattered: a relationship with the music. Vinyl never left because…
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How the Cities Dress: DC, ATL, NYC, LA, Miami — A Style Breakdown
You can land in any of these five cities blindfolded, look at what people are wearing, and know…
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Vintage Isn’t a Trend. It’s a Rejection of the Disposable.
Fast fashion wants you to believe style expires every six weeks. The thrift rack says otherwise. Buying vintage…
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