To celebrate the release of Viper Style, the first fashion supplement from Viper Magazine, I thought I’d do a storytime talking about where I got the idea, how we made the issue starring SAINt JHN, and what to expect from future issues. https://youtu.be/rkcPFygeiiI Check out the digital issue here: https://issuu.com/vipermagazine/docs/. The next Viper Style is […]
Mac Miller Covers Clash Magazine.
Mac Miller made the cover of this month’s Clash Magazine. The cover story is written by yours truly and features cameos from Vince Staples and Chance the Rapper. Peep the extract below: Clash’s cover star has come a long way since his ‘Blue Slide Park’ commercial breakthrough a couple of years back. He’s a little […]
i-Ntroducing: Darq E Freaker.
Read my piece on Darq E Freaker at iD Online. My words are accompanied by Leonn Ward’s beautiful photography and Luci Ellis’s styling.
Clash Magazine: King of Queens – The Hip Hop Hype of Remy Banks
CLASH MAGAZINE September 2012 Words by Lily Mercer From the hustler mentality of 50 Cent to the political leanings of Pharoahe Monch, Queens, New York has been home to some of hip-hop’s greatest MCs. Nicki Minaj seems to be the current reigning champ of the borough, but not for long. The once booming voices of […]
Soul Culture: Robb Bank$ – Get Familiar.
Soul Culture May 2012 You may have heard his name. You might even follow him on Tumblr. But it’s time to really get with Robb Bank$’ savage life. Flying under the radar of mainstream music press, Robb Bank$ may appear to be just another teenage rapper building a hype off social networks but this is […]
Clash Magazine: Ones To Watch – Piff Gang.
Words by Lily Mercer Dressed head to toe in vintage Polo and modern streetwear, Piff Gang are putting their own swag on UK hip-hop. Released last month, their third mixtape, ‘Plant Life’, saw the world through glazed, red eyes. Ten North Londoners who had a UK garage and East Coast rap soundtrack to their youth, […]
Robb Bank$ : Get Familiar.
I wrote an article about Robb Bank$ for Soul Culture. Read it here.
A Day With Waka.
Every once in a while I come across an article so good, I almost wish I’d written it. Obviously that happened when I read How to Not Violate Man Code: My Day with Waka Flocka Flame by Drew Millard. If you know me, you’ll know I love Waka Flocka so spending a day stalking him […]
