Local femcee Tasha Karelle moved from Harrisburg to Atlanta recently. But before she left, she showed her former residence some love in her new video for “I Betcha.” The 23-year-old rapper incorporated Harrisburg-based landmark Strawberry Square in the video, directed by Kayso The Director. Continue reading ‘Tasha Karelle’
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Flower Power bear sneakers by Jeremy Scott and Adidas. Photo by Leon Laing.
After holding his sneaker expo for five years, Jordan Stasyszyn will be expanding. “Our goal is two expos a year,” he tells our website. Before 2016, he held the Harrisburg Sneaker Expo once a year. This year, the event occurred on March 13 and Aug. 7. Continue reading ‘Expo expands, sneakerheads talk celebrities’
Plane Jaymes. Photo by Leon Laing.
Plane Jaymes, nephew of Zulu Queen Michele, has been sharpening his rap bars since 2002. And his work has paid off. Continue reading ‘Plane Jaymes’
LRDRA. Photo by Leon Laing.
With his esoteric style, local artist LRDRA gave the Beats of the Burg local rap showcase another dimension. Continue reading ‘LRDRA’
Left to right: Someone from CB’s entourage, CB and my cousin David. Photo by Leon Laing.
Rapper CB hails from the Uptown section of Harrisburg. Continue reading ‘CB’
The Heat Check sneaker game machine. Photo by Leon Laing.
Sure, the record number of attendees at the fourth annual Harrisburg Sneaker Expo came to buy, sell and trade. But this year offered a new and popular attraction—a sneaker game machine. Continue reading ‘Game on’
Yeezy Boost 750 at the Harrisburg Sneaker Expo. Photo by Leon Laing.
In honor of the Harrisburg Sneaker Expo, local people, including yours truly, share their favorite rap songs about kicks. The sneaker and hip-hop cultures are inextricably linked. Some of the songs that didn’t make the cut include “Vans” by The Pack,” “Air Force Ones” by Nelly and “Sneakers” by Raekwon. Continue reading ‘Shoe tunes’
North Philadelphia-based rhyme spitter Lil Stevie sets the tone in the beginning of Turned Out Da Mixtape V1. On “Intro (Whole Life),” the song begins with Stanley Clarke’s “Black on Black Crime,” the eerie jazz song from the epic film Boyz n the Hood. Continue reading ‘Lil Stevie’
Meech (featuring Expnsv) drops his new joint for “The Substances.” Like the song, the Kayso-directed video is trippy. Continue reading ‘‘The Substances’ video’
Check out “High Shit,” a joint with an old school sample. The song is by a Harrisburg-based artist named Jerran aka Messiah. Continue reading ‘‘High Shit’’
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