DC: Tears, Sweat, Blood

Hip-hop since it’s birth was viewed as a counterculture or a subculture. However, within its community, it was perceived as so much more. It was a way in which the youth used multiple platforms to be expressive. Its growth into becoming one of the most influential art forms across the globe has been incredible to watch. Nowadays you have hip-hop influences within nearly every genre of music there is. You also have hip-hop artists across the water having a similar impact both in their home country as well as some success here in the U.S., which isn’t easy to do. London rapper, DC, is steadily growing into the next big thing from the U.K. rap scene. 

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Loewe: Luxury Meets the Human Touch

In our mass-produced, capitalistic society, hand-crafted products can seem like relics from the past. However, for Loewe, a Spanish luxury fashion company, this appreciation, and respect for the history of hand-crafted, unique clothing defines the brand.

Dating back to 1846, this 174-year-old fashion house has stood the test of time. Loewe was created by a group of unnamed artisans from Madrid until German craftsman Enrique Loewe Roessberg joined these craftsmen to develop the fashion house’s name and brand. 

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100 gecs: Pop for the Internet Age

The internet is a bizarre place. Once considered by many to be an information superhighway, and a realm of endless possibility, the internet’s good name has been sullied over the years, as the amount of entertainment content has gone up. Memes, online gaming, and YouTube have contributed to a culture of “internet trash” that leads mothers across the world to limit their children’s internet activity. However, as the timeless saying goes, there is always treasure to be found in trash, and nothing is a greater testament to that than the band 100 gecs.

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Khruangbin: A New Return to Form

In the last few years, American society has been obsessively nostalgic for the 1960s and ’70s. Every other movie with a theatrical release is set during the Woodstock era, bootcut flare jeans and jumpsuits have re-integrated themselves into popular fashion, and we can’t seem to let go of the glam makeup. But, one part of pop culture that is severely lacking in that free-love vibe is music. But, it isn’t completely barren. Houston born band Khruangbin uses sounds inspired by Indian and Thai funk music to resurrect the original lofi sound, a production style that utilizes elements usually regarded as imperfections are included to create a more authentic and unique execution.  

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Dope Coffee: Dripping

Coffee and Black culture have not always gone hand in hand. There’s a lengthy history rooted in racism and colonialism, not to mention an incident in 2018 in which two men were arrested for being in a Philadelphia Starbucks without making a purchase as they waited for a friend to arrive. American coffee culture has an air of pretension and exclusion, and many coffee brands simply don’t market to black people, minorities, or women. It’s a touchy subject that many, many coffee brands don’t speak on, unless you’re Dope Coffee. 

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