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The trendsetters of tomorrow are driven by a desire to break new ground while constantly moving forward.
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The Journey - Birth of the Universal HIP HOP Museum. Born in the Bronx to enshrine the culture.
This $80 Million dollar development will begin to enshrine a culture that has become the most influential and disruptive culture around the world. The 5 elements of HIP HOP has gone world wide and continues to grow not only commercially through Rap but the knowledge, graffiti, break dance, and DJ-ing elements has all created it's own lanes and has built them up to almost become it's own entity outside of HIP HOP that has created various subsets within them.
Rap - has gone from simple & plain, to melodic rap. Knowledge - has gone from being passed down from person to person within the local community, to now Lectures are being created in Universities. DJ-ing - has gone from local block parties to now Dj's having residency in Vegas or various locations around the world. Graffiti - has gone from being considered vandalism to now being accepted as an actual Art. A art that is practiced around the world and being used from Gangs, to artist making political statements. Break dance (B-boy & B-girl) - has gone from hobbyist dancing for the love and creating crews, to compete against each other in the street. To now being on the world stage and hosting its own sponsored competitions. Various B-boy single and crews compete to see who is the worlds best, sponsored by Red Bull. Amazing! how far this black culture, created out of necessity, has become accepted by all walks of life and has Unified & blurred the color lines amongst people that live the culture. Why? because it isn't about black or white or color. It's about love for those 5 elements and how it brings people together. Which is how it all started.
1992. I'm a13 year old HIP HOP head who use to watch Video Music Box and a cable video service that MTV owned called The Box were you had to pay for music videos to play on your T.V.
I just purchased my first official rap album, that I wasn't allowed to have. Red Man - "Whut? the Album". Plus purchased other classic albums that displayed lyrical prowess that year like Dr. Dre "The Chronic", Pete Rock & CL Smooth - "Mecca & Da Soul Brother", Gangstarr -Daily Operation and we saw the birth of a new iggedy style called Sewage (That everyone copied after ), created by the two man group Das EFX.
In 1993. You had Tribe Called Quest - "Midnight Marauders", Snoop Dogg - "Doggy Style", Black Moon - "Enter Da Stage", LL Cool J - "14 Shots to the Dome", Guru - "Jazzmataz", Ice Cube - Lethal Injection, ONYX - Bacdafucup. Then came something you had never seen or heard before conceptually or creatively in HIP HOP as of yet. The concept of the Wu - Tang Clan.
Digital Comp cards of models, photographers, artist, writers, producers and more at different levels of their career as we highlight why we think brands should hire them.
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We highlight designers and brands that we think either has potential or will be breaking new ground in fashion, sports, business attire, music, luxury and more.
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Sophisticated Kat Magazine will be the number one talent scout magazine publisher for updates on all current & new talent you seek. No matter what you want to read about, our team of dedicated and experienced writers are here to provide you with instant coverage on a wide range of topics. Check out our most recent pieces of the week below.
The Journey... will be a continuous look at the life of Models, photographers, visionaries, CEO, fashion designers & Agencies etc. and how they work in conjunction with the various industries. Each issue will have new insight into each part of the wheel and how it affects the their industries as a whole.
Interviews & reviews of top and upcoming photographer work and what they carry inside of their bag for various photo sessions.
Reviews & photos of various designers and models straight from the runway.