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.

5/15/21 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Rema – Bounce

Divine Ikubor known professionally as Rema, is an Afrobeat artist. In 2019, he signed a record deal with Jonzing World, a subsidiary of  Mavin Records. He rose to prominence with the release of the song Iron Man, which appeared on Barack Obama’s 2019 summer playlist. Continue reading

5/13/21 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Wilson Pickett – Land of a Thousand Dances

The late Wilson Pickett recorded his cover of “1000 Dances” at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. “Wicked Pickett” was backed by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and the Memphis Horns. Continue reading

5/8/21 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FOOTWEAR: Nike LeBron 8 Low V2 “Miami Nights”

Nike LeBron 8 Low V2 Miami Nights set for May 11th release.Suddenly, teal and pink became ingrained in the LeBron footwear fabric, bursting onto the scene with the infamous LeBron 8 South Beach release that launched right before his official debut in Miami. Continue reading

5/8/21 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez Netflix Series Trailer: ‘Stranger Things’ Unveils Its Season 4 Teaser

 

Stranger Things 4 has unleashed a cryptic new trailer hinting at Eleven’s dark past at Hawkins Lab. There are clues about other kids with powers, Kali, the X-Men, the Russians, Hopper and the return of Doctor Brenner. Continue reading

5/8/21 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Mbosso Ft. Diamond Platnumz – Baikoko

Naseeb Abdul Juma Issack, popularly known by his stage name Diamond Platnumz.  The King of Bongo-Flava is a Tanzanian recording artist, Afro-Pop, Afrobeat, actor, dancer, philanthropist and a businessman from Tandale, Dar es Salaam. Continue reading

5/7/21 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: DJ Khaled ft. Lil Baby & Lil Durk – Every Chance I Get

DJ Khaled, Lil Baby and Lil Durk dropped their hard-hitting Every Chance I Get video. The track appears on DJ Khaled’s 12th album, Khaled Khaled, which was released last Friday.
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5/7/21 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez MOVIE TRAILER: Space Jam 2: A New Legacy Trailer

Space Jam 2: A New Legacy  is an upcoming 2021 live-action, animated, sporty comedy film directed by Malcolm D.Lee from a screenplay by Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Keenan Coogler and Terence Nance Continue reading

5/7/21 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: The Harlem Sandman (1943) Count Basie and Dorothy Dandridge,

Count Basie and his Orchestra play Harlem Sandman, an extended number in Hit Parade of 1943. It features Dorothy Dandridge and Jack Williams singing plus dance act Pops and Louis (Albert Whitman & Louis Williams) along with dancers Dorothea Durham, Neva Peoples & Ruth Scott.
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5/6/21 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Keri Hilson ft. Kanye West, Ne-Yo – Knock You Down

Knock You Down is by R&B artist Keri Hilson, recorded for her debut album, In a Perfect World. The song features Ne-Yo and Kanye West. All three artists co-wrote the song with its producer Nate Danja Hills, as well as Kevin Cossom and Marcella Aracia. Continue reading

5/6/21 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Temptations- Papa Was A Rolling Stone (1972)



Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone is a song performed by Motown recording act The Undisputed Truth. It was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971, and released as a single in May 1972. Later in 1972, Whitfield took Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone and remade it as a 12-minute track for the Temptations. Continue reading