Out & About NYC Magazine was founded to offer the arts and lifestyle enthusiast a fresh new look at New York City. We will showcase the established and the emerging, the traditional and the trendy. And we will do it with élan, and panache with a dash of fun.

2/14/24 O&A NYC ST. VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE: Dudley Williams- Alvin Ailey’s Love Songs

d90704264383da96da61f51bc870f967In 1972, Alvin Ailey created the elegiac solo Love Songs for dancer Dudley Williams. The  sixteen minute solo, composed in three sections includes A Song for You by Donny Hathaway; Poppies by Nina Simone; and He Ain’t Heavy, He’s my Brother by Donny Hathaway. Many  thought of the work as the male equivalent of the female solo Cry (1971). Continue reading

5/24/23 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: LL COOL J – 4,3,2,1 ft. Method Man, Redman, Canibus, DMX, Master P

4, 3, 2, 1 is a song by Queens Hip Hop artist LL Cool J featuring  Method Man, Redman, Canibus and DMX from LL Cool J’s seventh album Phenomenon as the second single. It was released onDecember 9, 1997 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by LL Cool J and Erick Sermon.                          Continue reading

5/24/23 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Blaqbonez ft. Ludacris – Cinderella Girl {Where You Dey}

Emeka Akumefule known professionally as Blaqbonez, is a Hip Hop artist signed to Chocolate City.Blaqbonez is popularly known for his distinct rap style as well as his creative ingenuity. In 2019, he was profiled by The New York Times as one of the new guards of Nigerian music. Continue reading

5/23/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Victoria Monét ft. Buju Banton – Party Girls

The love and light that is Victoria Monét returned today. The songwriter,producer,dancer shared a new single Party Girls featuring dancehall legend Buju Banton. Continue reading

5/22/23 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Expensive Play | Mr Macaroni | Erekere | Motunde

Adebowale “Debo” Adedayo, also known as Mr. Macaroni, is a Nigerian actor, content producer, and citizen activist born on May 3, 1993. His popularity arose from his comedy skits on social media, in which he plays the role of a political figure cum-sugar daddy named Daddy Wa or a sadistic lecturer called Professor Hard Life. Continue reading

5/22/23 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ MOVIE TRAILER: Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion | Fight | Disney+

As the premiere date for Disney’s+ highly anticipated Samuel l. Jackson series nears, Marvel has released a new trailer, this time teasing the official fight that sets things into motion.The upcoming spy thriller takes the MCU in a different direction than before. The trailer gives fans a glimpse of the ongoing Skrull refugee crisis and the subsequent escalating war on Earth. Continue reading

5/22/23 O&A NYC SONG OIF THE DAY SPECIAL: The Notorious B.I.G – Shot Ya

Who Shot Ya? is by Brooklyn, New York Notorious B.I.G also called Biggie Smalls, backed by  Sean Puffy Combs as the hypeman. Puffy’s emerging record label, Badboy Entertainment released it on February 21, 1995, on an alternate reissue of Biggie’s single “Warning,” out since December 5, 1994. Happy Belated Birthday! Continue reading

5/22/23 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: I Am Not Your Negro

Master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, Remember This House. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and flood of rich archival material. I Am Not Your Negro is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of Black Lives Matter
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5/20/23 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Portable Showcases Dance Steps As He Perform Hit Song Zazoo

Habeeb Olalomi Oyegbile popularly known as Portable or Dr Zeh is a Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter. Continue reading

5/17/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Jay Pharoah’s Best Impression- Shannon Sharpe, 50 Cent, Will Smith, Kevin Hart and more!

Jay Pharoah demonstrates his comic genius in this copulation of some of his best impressions including Shannon Sharpe, 50 Cent, Will Smith, Kevin Hart and more.
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