RoofTop Legends Update!

Rooftop Legends 2013 had their 6th anniversary on sunday June 2nd !
Curated by my dean Jesse Pais  who is a former Graffiti Artist.
Here are Some photos from the show ! Heres a Link to a blog site called Respect who took more photos of their favorite murals that were on the Rooftop.  Street Art:Rooftop Legends 

Music Post: Asap Rocky

 Rakim Mayers known for his stage name Asap Rocky, he is  a new wave rapper, who has become one of hip hops new greatest stars. He incorporates his love for high fashion and his native harlem style into his songs. Rakim had a rough beginning growing up between harlem and the bronx in and out of shelters with his mother, his father in and out of jail and his brother was killed on his block all at the age of 12. This tough start inspired him and gave him the drive to take rapping seriously and become an icon in the rap industry. His chance came finally when he joined Asap Mob and was given the name Asap Rocky!
His music is inspired by a lot of old school hip hop artist such as Mob Deep, Wu Tang Clan, Three 6 Mafia and more !

Upcoming Movie

From the directors of Superbad and Pinapple Express, there is a new upcoming comedy called This Is The End, Starring movie actors such as James Franco, Seth Rogan, Danny Mcbride, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson and Jay Baruchel. In which they play themselves at a party at James Francos house, but then there's an explosion and everyone rushes outside and there are alien spaceships blowing things up and its basically the end of the world and these 6 guys end up together against the aliens ! This movie is set to release june 12th, 2013. 

TooFly Interview

Maria “TOOFLY” Castillo is a Graffiti Artist that my group and I interviewed for our film, she started writing Graffiti at a young age developing her own hand style and 'TooFly' characters. Her work soon blossomed on various graffiti black books, allowing her skills to be recognized by writers across the five boroughs. She has also done a few pieces on the RoofTop in the recent years, she also has her own online shop where you can buy limited amounts of her art work and merchandise that she sells. 

http://www.tooflynyc.com/life/history/

FEMALE RAPPER

Azelia banks: New wave female Hip hop. At the moment I think I can count the number of female rappers on one hand that don't perpetuate the stereotype of either women as sex objects, or products of the media. Ms. Banks transcends her eccentric personality through her music, as opposed to exploiting the concept of females as sex objects. Her music is empowering and inspiring to me, I think its important to have female icons that don't fall under the pressures of sexualizing their music to promote to guys.
In the film about Graffititi that my film crew and I are making, hip hop has had lot of involvement over the past 40 years in Graffiti. But there has not been as many female rappers and graffiti artist as males because both are male dominated industries. BUT THINGS ARE CHANGING.

Outkast

Outkast is one of the longest lasting groups that has maintained its place in the limelight.  Outkast although, not the original rap, has influenced many hip hop and rap artists of the 21st century.  With their upbeat tracks, and influential style, Outkast is one of the main reasons that newer artists in the rap scene are more melodic and use more than just a drum beat.

Music Choice for Film

This song is what my group and I choose for our minute trailer, but for the 5 minute film we are having one of our group members use the instrumental of the song and rewrite the lyrics so they are not contradictory to what Rooftop Legends stands for.