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.

5/31/17 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: LL Cool J Jingling Baby

Jingling Baby was the final single released from LL Cool J’s third album, Walking With A Panther. It was released on January 8, 1990 for Def Jam Records and was produced by LL Cool J and Dwayne Simon. The single version was remixed by Marley Marl. Continue reading

5/30/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez ART MEETS FASHION: Brooklyn Museum Presents – Fashion Night Modern Black Dandies

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

The Brooklyn Museum and Aperture Foundation invite you to celebrate black men’s style as a form of personal politics with a night of fashion, film, and music, organized in honor of author Shantrelle P. Lewis’s new book, Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style. June 1,2017  6pm-9pm

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5/30/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SPORTS MEETS FASHION: KITH x adidas Soccer Video Campaign Is A Tale Of Two Striking Cities

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Kith reveals its upcoming campaign with adidas soccer, in the form of a well-executed video campaign. The short visual gives us a glimpse into the brand’s partnership with the legacy sportswear label’s love affair with soccer and the cities that go hard towards the international pastime. Continue reading

5/30/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez TUESDAY MORNING FUNNIES: 125 Days: Donald Trump Makes One Last Try To Patch Things Up With Comey

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

The Simpsons lays a glove on Donald Trump once more, this time taking aim at the administration over the recent debacle surrounding former FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading

5/30/17 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: To Be A Drum read by James Earl Jones

To Be A Drum read by James Earl Jones, written by Evelyn Coleman with illustrations by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson. Continue reading

5/30/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Bones The Machine – 28

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Flex/Bone Breaking artist Bones The Machine expands his artistry with 28.   Continue reading

5/30/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez MOVIE TRAILER: TRANSFORMERS 5 _ I Am Megatron Trailer (2017) Transformers: The Last Knight Action Movie

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Humans are at war with the Transformers, and Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving the future lies buried in the secrets of the past and the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Continue reading

5/29/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: A$AP Rocky x GUE$$ Club Collection

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

ASAP Rocky’s collaboration with Guess Originals has hit select retailers with followers wanting for more. Presenting a nostalgic aesthetic to the better days of the ’90s, its offering consists of a mix of bright colors on pieces available for both men and women. Continue reading

5/29/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: She’s A Maniac- Flashdance

Maniac, from the 1983 film Flashdance appears during an early scene in Flashdance and is used as the backing track of a montage sequence showing Alex (Jennifer Beals) training strenuously in her converted warehouse. Continue reading

5/29/17 O&A NYC FOOD: Cooler Shrimp Boil- Quick and Easy For Rainy Memorial Day Indoor Picnic

Rain doesn’t have to end your Memorial Day picnic plans and the Cooler Shrimp Boil is an easy way to add to a festive indoor event.  Continue reading