NYC
Iamsu!, Kilo Kish, Problem, the Flatbush Zombies, Lil Durk, Frenchie, and More
We sent scene insider Verena Stefanie Grotto to document hip-hop in New York as it happens in real time. This week Verena caught up with rappers Erick Arc Elliot and Meechy Darko of the Flatbush Zombies, Kilo Kish, Lil Durk, Syd the Kid of OFWGKTA...
Come See 'Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean' Tonight
Last week we told you about a new partnership between VICE and Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation, a company dedicated to preserving classic movies and putting them in the faces of whippersnappers like you who would never see them otherwise. Tonight's...
Bodega Bamz, Black Dave, Chase N. Cashe, OG Ron C, Stalley, Remy Banks, and Meyhem Lauren
Hip-hop is having a renaissance right now in the city of New York. So we sent scene insider Verena Stefanie Grotto to document the New York Movement as it happens in real time. This week Verena caught up with Black Dave, Bodega Bamz, OG Ron C, Stalley...
Shredding with Galen DeKemper
Galen DeKemper has been shredding New York City for the last decade. For this week's Taji's Mahal, I got to talk to him about his latest skateboarding video, 'MMM,' how Houston Bump and Gay Ledge are his favorite skate spots in the city, and the future...
Brooke Candy, Black Dave, Chase 'n' Cashe, and Bodega Bamz
Hip-hop is having a renaissance right now in NYC, where it seems like every day a new MC rises up out of the five boroughs with an even more unique style and approach to the music than what we thought was possible before. This week Verena caught up...
I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'How to Live with Bedbugs'
NYC’s streets are littered with amazing home decorations, but the fear of bedbugs freaks the hell out of people. I’ve met people who had bedbugs. They told it me it was terrible. Still, I could never fully understand how annoying it would be. That is...
Clayton Patterson's Music Week
For this week's Mahal, I got to talk music with legendary Lower East Side photographer, Clayton Patterson. Over the decades, he has documented just about every memorable show in Lower East Side and today is still getting out there and seeing relevant...
Ewe Had Me at All the BBQ You Can Eat
Josh Ozersky is a food writer who recently kicked off a meatcentric dinner party in the back of a sports bar in Jackson Heights. The monthly dinner, which is co-sponsored by our very own food show, 'Munchies,' will feature a different pitmaster for...
Fabolous, Pusha T, Joey Badass, and Children of the Night
Hip-hop is having a renaissance right now in the city of New York, where it seems like every other day a new MC rises up. So we sent scene insider Verena Stefanie Grotto to document the New York Movement as it happens in real time.
Remembering the 2003 Blackout, My Most Shameful Night
While every resident of the eastern United States and Canada dealt with adversity on the night of the blackout, I dealt with an additional, more secret, more shameful challenge that I still haven’t fully processed close to a decade later.
NY State of Mind #1
Hip-hop is having a renaissance right now in the city of New York, where it seems like every other day a new MC rises up. So we sent scene insider Verena Stefanie Grotto to document the New York Movement as it happens in real time. Enjoy these intimate...
Nate Hill and Death Bear Revisited
“Treat that box of fish guts like a lady,” Nate Hill warned the festive crowd. The way he towered over everyone had me checking for a box under his feet. There wasn’t any. He’s just that tall. The 36-year-old NYC-based artist wore his trademark milkman...