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.

11/23/22 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Meek Mill – God Did Freestyle

Meek Mill returns with a new freestyle over the title track from DJ Khaled’s 13th studio album  God Did.Directed by Benjamin Carter, the new video for the freestyle splices footage of the Philly’s Hip Hop artist  performing at his concerts alongside clips that feature Meek hosting a lavish dinner and rapping his verse from the inside of a helicopter. Continue reading

11/21/22 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Nas – Michael & Quincy

Nas and Hit-Boy are continuing the momentum of their new album King’s Disease III with the new music video for Michael and Quincy.As the title conveys, the duo is feeling legendary along the same vein as one of the most important pairings in music: Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones. Continue reading

11/21/22 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ MOVIE TRAILER: Mindcage: Exclusive Trailer (2022) Martin Lawrence, Melissa Roxburgh, John Malkovich

Mindcage follows detectives Jake Doyle (Martin Lawrence) and Mary Kelly (Melissa Roxburgh) as they seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist (John Malkovich) when a copycat killer strikes.  Continue reading

11/21/22 O&A NYC HEALTH AND FITNESS: Jean Titus- Workout for G.A.M. (Grown Ass Men)

Meet Jean Titus, a 50 plus year-old fitness consultant from Washington DC whose body would be enviable even in men half his age. In order to maintain his Adonis-like frame Titus trains for an hour and a half, five days per week, and eats an impressive 3,400 calories per day. Continue reading

11/21/22 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Old Settler (2001)  Phylicia Rashad, Bumper Robinson & Debbie Allen

The Old Settler is an adaptation of John Henry Redwood‘s play starring Phylicia Rashad, Bumper Robinson and Debbie Allen, who also directed the production. Set in Harlem in the 1940s, about two sisters whose lives are altered when a young Southern man takes temporary lodging in their apartment. Continue reading

11/21/22 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Kanye Skechers Commercial – SNL

Kanye West‘s unwanted visit to the Skechers headquarters got the Saturday Night Live treatment on Oct. 29.In the hilarious three-minute spoof, titled Skechers Commercial,executives and store managers from the shoe company take a hard stance against the rapper and fashion mogul’s recent anti – semitic comments, while also revealing a hint of flattery that Kanye West who now goes by Ye even approached the brand. Continue reading

11/19/22 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Esperanza Spalding Quartet- Jazz Sous les Pommiers 2008″

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The supremely talented Esperanza Spalding leads her outfit through a moving concert at the 2008 Jazz Sous Les Pommiers. Continue reading

11/1/22 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: The Trevor Noah Story

Lesley Stahl speaks with “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah about growing up in apartheid-era South Africa and his career as a standup comedian. Continue reading

10/29/22 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Classroom – Megan Thee Stallion- SNL

Things don’t go as expected for a substitute teacher (Ego Nwodim) when she takes over a class at a school in the city. Continue reading