In the wake of the release of Straight Outta Compton Director Ava DuVernay tweeted “To be a woman who loves hip-hop is to be in love with your abuser.” The film, which grossed around $60 million in its first weekend, and is expected to hit the $100 million mark this upcoming weekend, is touted as the true story of legendary rap group […]
Stephanie Smith-Strickland
Girl On Decks: DJ Becka Diamond
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew York’s nightlife will never suffer from a shortage of DJ’s, musicians or scene queens. And with the city’s never ending influx of transplants hoping to find success and notoriety, getting noticed takes talent, tenacity and a splash of good ol’ fashioned luck. DJ Becka Diamond has mastered the formula. From her signature shock of white-blonde hair to her penchant for expensive fashion, the former […]