I think I never took so long to write a text and I’m still struggling to find words to describe the emotions I felt on that summer night June 18th, 2018. That evening kicked off greatly with meeting EarthGang members Johnny Venus, WowGr8, and couple hours later the 2018 XXL freshman J.I.D, all co-founders of the Atlanta musical collective Spillage Village together with Hollywood JB, JordxnBryant, 6LACK, and Marian Mereba. The energy was dope and there was no sign of premonition that something tragic was about to happen.
Soundcheck done, and couple pictures later, XOYO doors were open and the crowd was flowing in announcing a sold-out gig. EarthGang was the first to set it all on fire with a great set including such bangers as “Artificial” from Robots EP and their jazzy track single “Cocktail” from their debut Royalty, it was a bliss of a spectacle to presence and a true joy to see so many beautiful people celebrating their music.
We were all in the backstage during J.I.D set when we learned the news about X’s death and a couple minutes later another soul was taken… the rising star JIMMY Wopo was shot in Pennsylvania City… even though I’m not directly related to the artists and was a mere spectator, but it was deeply saddening to see how death and music still co-exist in many communities across the world, it shouldn’t be this way… everyone is entitled to live and create, it’s in our blood, it’s our primal right as humans.
At the end of the night, J.I.D and EarthGang coming together to perform “Meditate”, became the most beautiful moment I witnessed in music so far… that’s why I think it took me so long to write about this. The pictures simply cannot translate the saddening beauty of that moment, but they can certainly give you a little taste of that night.
Also check EarthGang latest live performance for Colors channel below:
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Virgil Abloh presented his Fall/Winter 2019 collection for Louis Vuitton. We first got an idea of the mood when our invite arrived with a single bedazzled silver glove. While Abloh usually focuses… »
The first Virgil Abloh collection for Louis Vuitton was one of the great events of last season. So the arrival of the first products to stores will also be something big.
Emmanuel Bajulaye and Harry Napper at RPM Models and Chris Rutt, Jonathan Armour, Andres Canovas, and Tilal Imani, photographed by Francisco Gomez de Villaboa and styled by Celia Arias, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
The collection explores counter-culture as a way of being. Outsiders from different fields – academics, anarchists, bohemians, off-grid pioneers – are gathered then mixed, as if to build a new community.
Continuing the pledge for the sustainable and transparent production process, the PHIPPS collection for FW19 is crafted from recycled and organic materials.
The London-based young rapper, producer and writer Skinny Malone currently making waves on the British scene, recently shared the video for his ‘Bill That’ song.
For Fall-Winter 2019/20, Givenchy returns to the Paris men’s wear calendar with a standalone collection that showcases its new vision of a complete, day to evening wardrobe brimming with contrast, eclectic pairings and a nod to the maverick individualism of the Nineties.
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“The more beautiful the sky, the more hopeless the neighborhood.”
Cover feat. Jhona Burjack at Next Models shot by Kito Muñoz
“And even if we change neighborhoods, cities or countries, we always carry with us that sense of personal transformation that a piece of land, with its buildings, parks, bars, and people, has given us. We are almost certain to hang on to a sense of gratitude and nostalgia for it.”
