I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this Healthcare debate all month. Translation: I neglected the second in a three-part series of exclusive interviews with artists of tomorrow (b.k.a. the Agent of Change summer series). Last month I highlighted Detroit rhymesayer Finale. Luckily my URB colleagues have it covered. Below are two in-depth interviews with leaders of different, though equally innovative, movements. The first highlights The New Boyz: colorful, fun-loving maestros of the Jerkin’ revolution that’s sweeping the Southland. The second delves into the depths of the Dirty Dirty; Alabama’s Paper Route Gangstaz get gully and let loose. Both interviews were featured on URB.com earlier this month. Respect.
NEW BOYZ & COMPANY: Just High Schoolers Jerkin’ and Takin’ L.A. by Storm :: Spotlight on Jerkin’ Sensations
“The style element was a hybrid, caught somewhere between Williamsburg hipster and Nu-rave London, a sort of urban wear meets Steve Urkel. The trademark of the movement without a doubt was the skinny jeans with shades of turquoise and purple dominating the color spectrum, a far cry from the baggy, low riding denims associated with the L.A. urbanscape. The accessories and t-shirts carry a bit of nostalgia to them. A Dan Marino hat, a pair of vintage Nikes, there is homage to the late ‘80s and early ‘90s that is unmistakable—despite the generation gap … Then there is the dance. All elbows and knees, it seems perfectly suited for the lanky teenager, embracing the awkwardness of the age with a big middle finger to all those who once labeled them geeky and weird.” READ HERE.
PAPER ROUTE GANGSTAZ :: Spaceage Southern Hospitality
“And as tightly as Paper Route clung to rural southern convention, the group linked up with Diplo, the Philly producer who can perhaps be dubbed the crusher of traditions, whose audio concoctions have captured thumping beats from around the world and let them roam among stateside wildlife. With Diplo’s glowing-neon audience most definitely different than Paper Route’s typical demographic, the marriage between the two May have have appeared risky. ‘It was a gamble,’ says Mata
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