I might not be the appropriate person to talk about hair, especially natural hair, because I am not the most knowledgeable about it. Yes! I am Black and I grew up with the barrettes in my hair, along with those annoying bobos and beads. From the constant hair pulling and burns from the hot-combs, I am surprised […]
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You can never satisfy everyone. That’s the narrative of the new mobile-gaming app, Pokemon Go. Many people downloaded the app, and are going to great lengths to “catch em all” in the game that appeals to many of the users’ nostalgia. But there are others who have denounced the game, for various reasons, ranging from […]
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Harlem Arts Festival, June 26 I woke up at 6:03am hearing the birds chirping outside. ‘Today is the big day!’ Sound check begins at 11:30am, but I arrived at 11:10am. I am at Marcus Garvey Park, or what used to call it, Mt. Morris Park. The sound man’s name is John, and he’s super cool! I’m at stage […]
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For a good portion of you, reading is quite fundamental. You don’t find it a tedious task to read over the lines in a book, whether it be a paperback, academia, memoirs, anthology, and so on. We’ve come up with five books that will nurture and satisfy your need to read. (No pun intended.) Note that […]
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Artists abandoning projects is more common than most people know. It can happen as the result of various reasons. The artist could have suffered a major blow to their career, such as being dropped from their record label, or they could simply have lost the time and interest for it. But while they have put […]
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HangTime Magazine had the opportunity to sit down with youngest member of Cartel Music Group, $JAYY, in Plainfield, NJ. This charismatic soul dabbles in just about everything he finds a fascination in. From photography to production, there isn’t a dull moment in $JAYY’s life. We give you an inside look at the now high school […]
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My name is Alex Joseph and I am from Brooklyn, New York. I’m a photographer and I go everywhere with my camera. There’s two different types of art; art for yourself and for commercial. With photography, you’re going to have to do more commercial and fine arts, and you’re going to have to balance the […]
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My name is Kassandra DeJesus, and I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. I’ve been [creating] art my whole entire life! I picked up painting and doing other things with my art and doing mixed media [back] in high school. Now, I’m doing [a lot] more curating, shows, and just doing my thing. […]
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My name is Armoni Boone, I am a poet aspiring writer, and I am from Brookyn — BED-STUY! For me, being creative is taking something or anything that’s raw material and making it into new forms. If you’re good with working with paper clips or string, you can still make something that no one has […]
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My Life! My name is Flash! I’ve been traveling and doing a lot of art with in New York — I’m pretty local. I [currently] live in the Bronx, I’m originally from Brooklyn. I have done a couple of murals here and there, and I have also curated a couple of shows and been in […]
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My name is Toddy Dozier, I’m from Newark, New Jersey — Brick City! I’m a rapper, singer, actor… what else, DANCER! I [attend] New York University in Manhattan. I’ve been singing all my life — singing, producing, my mom is a singer, my family is just music, music, music! I grew up around music, and I […]
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Synnamon Brown, 20 – Queens, New York Taking whatever is in your head, or spirit and body, and making it come to life. For example, with my work, it comes from visions that I have or dreams I’ve been having since I was a child. I am obsessed with mermaids — I have this idea to […]
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