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.

3/6/2020 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Missy Elliott – DripDemeanor feat. Sum1

Melissa “Missy” Arnette Elliott is a Hip Hop artist, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and philanthropist. She embarked on her music career with all-female R&B group Sista in the early-mid 1990s and later became a member of the Swing Mob collective along with childhood friend and longtime collaborator Timbaland. Continue reading

3/2/20 O&A HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Cotton Come To Harlem – Iris, Officer Jarema and The Paper Bag

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Cotton Comes to Harlem was the beginning of short period in American film that featured black actors in leading roles and the themes dealt with issues from the African-American microcosm. With a screenplay by Arnold Perl and Ossie Davis, and  directed by Davis this action drama represents the black prospective. Much of the film’s humor is urban black comedy, which was groundbreaking in 1970.

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11/7/21 O&A NYC MORE GOSPEL SUNDAY: Mourner’s Bench- Talley Beatty Choreographer


mourn2Talley Beatty choreographed and performed Mourner’s Bench in 1947. It represents the anguish and loss for former slaves, now free men, killed during the Reconstruction Era at the beginning of the rise of the Klu Klux Klan. Beatty explained to me, “People were murdered by the Klan and at daybreak their relatives would find their bodies in the fields still covered in the morning dew.”

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2/27/20 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ MOVIE TRAILER: James Bond 007 – No Time To Die Trailer

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

In No Time To Die, James Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology. Expect the film to premier in April. Continue reading

2/27/20 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FOOTWEAR TECHNOLOGY: NEXT% Technology | Nike Innovation 2020

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

 

Brinkley Field meets with Tony Bignell, Vice President of Nike Footwear Innovation who gives Nike fans a break down of the updated Nike NEXT% system and its integration into future of footwear. Continue reading

2/27/20 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FASHION MEETS SPORTS: Nike SB | Travis Scott

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

Robert Neal, Theotis Beasley, Ishod Wair and Kyle Wilson were in Houston, Texas skating as usual for the Nike SB Dunk Low by Travis Scott. Continue reading

2/26/20 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Dub Aura – Breathe

Dub Aura is a Harlem native who embodies the classic flow of true Hip Hop. This Hip Hop artist has a wonderful story to tell within his life experience as an artist. Just dropped a new single Breathe. Continue reading

2/25/20 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FASHION: Travis Scott x Nike SB

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

After appearing as a part of the JACKBOYS crew in their eponymous music video, Travis Scott’s Nike SB Dunk Low had seen its fair share of subsequent teases though none in full detail: that is, however, until now. Proving its release is certainly imminent.The Travis Scott x Nike SB Dunk Low will release exclusively at skate-shops on February 29th. It will not release on SNKRS. Continue reading

2/25/20 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY PT.2: Kobe Bryant – Mamba Forever

Remember Kobe Bryant with Nike’s Mamba Forever tribute. It is a big inspirational moment in black history.To accompany the recent memorial service for Kobe Bryant, Nike has put together a tribute video to remember the late basketball star. Inspiration is forever. Continue reading