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.

5/11/23 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY- MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL: I’ll Always Love My Mama- The Intruders

 

I’ll Always Love My Mama is a 1973 single by the Philly soul group The Intruders. Released from their album Save the Children, the single is a song commonly played on Mother’s Day. Continue reading

5/10/23 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: BattleFest | Up It Tournament | Quamaine vs Finesse

Battlefest returns to its birthplace Brooklyn,NewYork after being absent for five years. O&A NYC want to give back a good write up between two dancers Quamaine and Finesse. This dance battle gave us a show to remember. Finesse lets the crowd knows he is not taking any prisoner. Quamaine the other hand still want his fans to know he is still one of Gods with Flex dance community. Continue reading

5/10/23 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Machine Gun Kelly – Renegade Freestyle

Machine Gun Kelly took aim at Jack Harlow in his latest Renegade Freestyle release. Released over the weekend, the two-minute track hears MGK deliver his own take on the Jay Z and Eminem Renegade beat from 2001. Continue reading

5/9/23 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: 7 Things You Can Learn From Nelson Mandela’s Life

 
For 27 years Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for his belief in a free and just society. When he was released in 1990 – he led the charge for a multi-racial democracy and a country where the freedoms of one are the freedoms of all. He became South Africa’s first black president and a world leader in peace and social change.
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5/8/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Stormzy ft. Ayra Starr, Tendai – Need You

Stormzy shares his brand new video titled Need You in which he features Mavin Records artist Ayra Starr alongside Tendai. Continue reading

5/7/23 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Untamed Elegance Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (Full Concert) 

Watch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis commemorate the Jazz Age with Untamed Elegance, a suite composed by master saxophonist and veteran JLCO member Victor Goines. The Roaring Twenties were defined by jazz. A grand decade when “the parties were bigger, the pace was faster, the buildings were higher, the morals looser.” 

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1/14/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: CeCe Winans – Goodness of God

The song was notably covered by CeCe Winans, who released her version of the song on her live album, Believe For It (2021). CeCe Winans recording peaked at No. 6 on the Hot Christian Songs chart and No. 3 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.CeCe Winans rendition of “Goodness of God” was nominated for the GMA Dove Award Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year at the  2022 GMA Dove Awards. Continue reading

5/6/23 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: DJ Tunez – Banga ft. Portable

Michael Babatunde Adeyinka Also known as DJ Tunez is a Nigerian and USA based disc jockey. In 2015, DJ Tunez was asked by  Wizkid to join Starboy Entertainment as the official label DJ, DJ Tunez first production was in 2016’s Iskaba,a contagious hit song with Wande Coal. Continue reading

5/4/23 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FOOTWEAR: Jae Tips First Shoe, The Saucony Grid Azura 2000

Jae Tips Saucony Grid Azura 2000 will begin its rollout on May 6.The upcoming Saucony Originals project features an array of premium materials. Creativity, style and culture come together on “Jae Tips First Shoe” as printed on the equally-colorful shoe box.Over the course of almost two years, Jae Tips modified the Grid Azura 2000 to his liking, ending up with one of the most vibrant offerings to come from the brand. Continue reading

5/4/23 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ MOVIE TRAILER: Fast X | Open Road | Official Trailer

Fast X and Universal Pictures has released yet another trailer. This time, titled Open Road the trailer follows the dramatic dynamic between Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto and Michelle Rodriguez‘s Letty Ortiz.The final installment of the Fast & Furious saga tells the street racer love story, which has now become one of the most iconic relationships in the past decade of film.Fast & Furious X arrives in theaters on May 19. Continue reading