Last night, my friend Shabazz invited me out to her event that she was doing to celebrate Nas and the 25th Anniversary of “Illmatic” (aka, one of my Top Favorite 3 Albums OF ALL TIME!). Over the years I’ve…
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LIFE: Nas presents Illmatic XXV: Memory Lane in NYC Pop-Up in Honor of Album’s 25th Anniversary
Posted in BLOG, FEATURED Tagged with: 25th anniversary, cj fly, Electric Circus, emilia ortic, illmatic, Illmatic XXV, Nas, ralph mcdaniels, Shabazz, vashtie
Being Shot By Legendary Photographer (& My Old Boss) Photographer Jamil GS
It was the summer before my senior year of the School of Visual Arts and I needed a second job, something day-time that could balance my night job of cocktail waitressing. College for anyone is expensive, but private art school…
Posted in BLOG, LIFE Tagged with: bls hafnia, copenhagen, jamil gs, jay-z, kelis, Nas, new york city, school of visual arts, the fader, vashtie
Jamil GS Photographs Vashtie For His Golden Era Collection With BLS Hafnia On The Streets Of Copenhagen
Vashties old mentor, Jamil GS photographed her on the streets of Copenhagen for his Golden Era capsule. The collection is a collaboration between Jamil GS and local Danish brand BLS Hafnia. The collab was released on November 30, 2018, and it…
Posted in ART, BLOG, SHOP Tagged with: biggie smalls, BLS, bls hafina, copenhagen, danish, jamil gs, jay-z, Nas, street style, street wear
LIFE: Vashtie DJ’s YouTube’s “Bringing The Boom Bap Back To New York” Alongside GrandMaster Flash
January 26th, 2018. About a week prior to the event, I got a call from Lyor Cohen (the man, the legend – himself) telling me that he wanted me to DJ his party and that our mutual friend Q-Tip…
Posted in BLOG, FEATURED, MUSIC, Vashtie Tagged with: A-Trak, Adesuwa Aighewi, boom bap, chuck d, daddy yankee, fav five freddy, grandmaster flash, Kurtis Blow, lyor cohen, Nas, new york, new york boom bap, q tip, Quincy Jones, ralph mcdaniels, vashtie, youtube
INTERVIEW: Vashtie Featured on XXL Magazine Discussing The Movie Belly 16 Years After It Debuts
I am so honored to have been asked about the legendary film BELLY on it’s 16th year anniversary (yesterday) by iconic XXL MAGAZINE. Shout out to the vision by Dorector Hype Williams and Cinematographer Malik Sayeed for the insane vision.…
Posted in BLOG Tagged with: 16th Year Anniversary, Belly, DMX, Emmanuel C.M., hype williams, Malik Sayeed, Nas, Taral Hicks
