My Funny Valentine performed by Dee Dee Bridgewater & The Italian Big Band brings a jazz favor to the day that honors romance. Continue reading
Author: OutandAboutnycmag
2/13/19 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez MOVIE TRAILER: New ‘Aladdin’ Finally Reveals Will Smith’s Blue Genie Look
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

Will Smith‘s live-action adaptation of the mystical Genie will indeed be blue. At the end of the TV spot, we see Aladdin played by Mena Massoud rubbing the iconic lamp to summon a very muscular Genie.Very blue and very muscular. Continue reading
2/13/19 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Metro Boomin Shows Support For 21 Savage on ‘The Tonight Show’


Metro Boomin made a special appearance on The Tonight Show. During the episode, he performed his Not All Heroes Wears Capes with Gunna while wearing a jacket printed with Free 21 Savage on the back.Now 21 Savage is gone. Continue reading
2/12/19 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Don’t Drop The Soap

For decades the universal advise for new prison inmates has been “Don’t drop the soap! Continue reading
2/11/19 O&A NYC CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH- SONG OF THE DAY: Diana Ross- We Shall Overcome

Diana Ross performing ‘We Shall Overcome’ on July 30th 1996 at the Puskás Ferenc Stadion (formerly known as the Nép Stadion) in Budapest, Hungary. This was one of Diana’s solo performances during the Superconcert, where she was joined by Placido Domingo and José Carreras. Continue reading
2/11/19 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Blackstreet – No Diggity ft. Dr. Dre, Queen Pen


No Diggity is by R&B group as the first single for their second studio album Another Level featuring Dr.Dre and Queen Pen. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Continue reading
2/11/19 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Dapper Dan Comments on Gucci Turtleneck Controversy
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr
So say in this day that a huge major fashion house with a big following from the African American community would choose to offend them like this it’s so careless and exactly show approved these racist images but possibly if huge fashion houses would employ more minority on these decision boards stuff like this would not be coming out of these fashion houses. Continue reading
2/11/19 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: John Elliott | Fall Winter 2019/2020 Full Fashion Show
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

John Elliott took to the Brooklyn Naval Yard and New York Fashion Week to show his Fall/Winter 2019 collection.The seasonal range is a nostalgic one, where packing blankets and ribbed rugs get transformed into outerwear pieces, while models sport ’80s-styled hairdos. Continue reading
2/11/19 O&A NYC DANCE/REVIEW: Camille A. Brown and Dancers- ink
By Walter Rutledge

Camille A. Brown and Dancers presented ink, February 5 through February 10,2019 at the Joyce Theater. The company of seven (Beatrice Capote, Timothy Edwards, Catherine Foster, Juel D. Lane, Yusha-Marie Sorzano, Maleek Washington and Brown) moved courageously with a spartan attack and focus intent. The extremely audience friendly 70 minute one-act abstract narrative dance theatre work is the third and final installment of her dance/theatre trilogy about identity; which includes Mr. TOL E. Rance (2012) and BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play (2015). Continue reading
2/9/19 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez: Traditional Congolese Dance – Ballet Arumbaya Ndendeli

Ballet Arumbaya Ndendeli showcases the traditional dancing, singing, and musical instrument performances of Democratic Republic Of The Congo. Continue reading





