Niz was born in Lima, Peru. She moved to the United States at the age of four. At an early age she began her career as an artist working on murals, fliers and zines through out the San Francisco Bay Area.. A passion for graffiti, skateboarding, hip-hop, reggae, and punk rock led her to creating artwork on skateboards. Over the years she has worked on countless projects in various mediums on her own and other artists around the world.
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La Famiglia Magazine – “Universal Languages” launches in July
After what seems like a lifetime we are proud to announce that in July of this year we will be launching our official magazine. To give you a taste this issue of La Famiglia includes in-depth features and interviews with: hip-hop icon Del tha Funkee Homosapien, turnatablist Kid Koala, drum and bass guru Danny the Wildchild, female graffiti artists and activist Faith 47 and much more.
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Scratch TV: Scratch discusses Loss 4 Wordz
Scratch's long awaited Loss 4 Wordz album drops next week. The groundbreaking beatbox artist and member of the world famous Roots crew took some time to break down the making of the album for fans, including working with the guests on on the record, hooking up with The Roots, and more. Loss 4 Words featuring Kanye West, MOP, Musiq Soulchild, Peedi Crakk, Talib Kweli, Damon Albarn and more will be out May 26th on Gold Dust.
Pseudo Slang, a Buffalo, New York based hip-hop duo comprised of rapper Emcee Sick (Xtracts Of Slang) and producer Tone Atlas (Pseudo Intellectuals). The title, Well Keep Looking, comes from the artists struggle of channeling inspiration. But from the classic kicks and snare, jazz, and genuine world-play represented by this duo you would never imagine that there was a lack of inspiration. Pseudo Slang has officially created a classic for you to vibe to. We'll Keep Looking due June 2nd via Fat Beats Records.
Numero Group is a little label based out of Chicago founded by self-proclaimed "record obsessives” that may possibly be the answer to any crate diggers wet dream. Instead of focusing on what the music industry is going to announce as the next big thing they’ve focused on searching out dusty diamonds in the rough and bringing them back to life. Since I’ve been a studio rat in Detroit for sometime now I’ve had the pleasure of discovering some soulful gems that have been sitting in family vaults for three decades. Nothing surprises me anymore. Numero’s latest release, Smart’s Palace, is a compilation that gives you an insight in to a hungry funk, soul, and R&B scene that was brewing Wichita, Kansas in the late sixties and early seventies.
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Tanya Morgan Presents: Don Cusack in High Fidelity
"Laura's Song"
There’s been a buzz about Tanya Morgan’s sophore album, Brooklynati. Well here’s a little something from Donwill of Tanya Morgan. Donwill has created a solo album based on the novel and movie High Fidelity.
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BURNS - A NEW STAR FOR THE DISKO
"Le Disko"
BURNS’ '2 (‘Turbo’/’HeartBeats’), is the second installment in his series of four singles (these being BURNS’ ‘1’/’2’/’3’/4,’ the title being representative of the number of tracks on each release). Further tracks will be issued later this year, before a debut album in 2010. The first of the single series for BURNS saw the UK April release of 'DISKO'.
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