TAG: Just Do It

Sep02

Interview + Lykke Li (Video)

Lykke Li is not happy. Not in the sense that she is depressed, but in the sense that she is frustrated with her life presently. The 23-year old sweedish singer responsible for underground-gone-mainstream hits such as “Little Bit”, “Dance, Dance, Dance” and “Let It Fall”, has been touring for what seems like ages, and she is tired of it. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t still in good spirits. I meet her in one of the only shady areas of Grant Park (home of Lollapalooza) that day, the media tent. This has to be one of the hottest days of the year, but Lykke doesn’t seem to be phased at all. Looking quite fashionable and calm, she sits down in the lawn chair across from me. But the biggest suprise about Lykke Li is that she could care less about …

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Sep02

Lykke Li Interview

Lykke Li is not happy. Not in the sense that she is depressed, but in the sense that she is frustrated with her life presently. The 23-year old sweedish singer responsible for underground-gone-mainstream hits such as “Little Bit”, “Dance, Dance, Dance” and “Let It Fall”, has been touring for what seems like ages, and she is tired of it. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t still in good spirits. I meet her in one of the only shady areas of Grant Park (home of Lollapalooza) that day, the media tent. This has to be one of the hottest days of the year, but Lykke doesn’t seem to be phased at all. Looking quite fashionable and calm, she sits down in the lawn chair across from me. But the biggest suprise about Lykke Li is that she …

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Jun17

Solve, Chicago street artist RIP

Chicago’s street art community lost one of its brightest talents over the weekend when Brendan Scanlon, AKA Solve, was murdered in the city’s Logan Square neighborhood. Solve’s work was up all over the city bringing bright colors to traffic signal control boxes, positive affirmations to sign posts and a range of other characters, images and messages displayed on paste-ups, boards, stickers and stencils on walls, signs and newspaper boxes.

A suspect is currently in custody for the tragic crime, and the close-knit street art scene is memorializing Solve with tribute pieces showing up around town, and at a quickly established installation at Grand and Milwaukee Avenues. Besides his own pieces, Solve frequently collaborated with other Chicago artists and helped many newcomers step up their game from scribbled tags to complex print techniques and through-provoking concepts.

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Apr30

Vote for Hip-Hop

In preparation for the upcoming election, we think you should start voting now…you know, to get in the good habit of voting: G4’s Freestyle 101 has been nominated for a Webby Award and they need your vote.

If you don’t know, I’m going to tell you so you can start actin’ like you know: Freestyle 101 is a video interview and freestyle session on G4 TV’s dot com territory. Past MC’s include Buckshot, Ice T, Del, Fat Joe and the list goes on and on. It’s sort of like if Rihanna said, “Please don’t stop the freestyles.” A new session is posted every Tuesday and the coming soon list features Immortal Technique, Heltah Skeltah, Murs, Kool Keith and Shabazz the Disciple. So come on, show your love …

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Jan07

New sounds from Left-Eye w/Tupac

During the 90s TLC were on top of the R&B/hip hop nexus and Lisa Left-Eye Lopes regularly stole the spotlight and made headlines. Killed in a car wreck in 2002, the singer/rapper left plenty of unfinished work and a new album Eye Legacy is set to drop in January with 12 unreleased tracks.

The disc will be out January 27 on Mass Appeal Entertainment, with first single “Let’s Just Do It” featuring her TLC bandmates Chilli and T-Boz along with Missy Elliot. Additional guest spots come from Chamillionaire, Lil’ Mama and Bobby Valentino. Of course the biggest guest is the also deceased Tupac. Check out his contribution on “Legendary” right here.

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