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.

4/10/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Post Malone ft. Quavo – Congratulations

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Congratulations is a song by recording artist Post Malone. It was released on November 4, 2016 by Republic Records as the first promotional single from his debut studio album, Stoney. Continue reading

ACRONYM 4/10/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: ACRONYM Unleashes Video Lookbook for Its 2017 Spring/Summer Collection

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Errolson Hugh‘s latest offering for his Acronym imprint with its 2017 spring collection. The brand’s signature  lineup introduces a stream of seasonal items that effortlessly straddles the line between style and substance.  Continue reading

4/10/17 O&A NYC DANCE: Flexin’ on ‘Em: Brooklyn’s Flex Dance Music

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Flex Dance Music is the most underrated element of the urban dance phenomenon. Four pioneers of Brooklyn’s club sound Epic B, Uninamise, Hitmakerchinx, and DJ Aaron, and dancer Jason Cust break down the evolution of flexing and FDM. Continue reading

4/10/17 O&A NYC MONDAY MORNING FUNNIES: The O’Reilly Factor with Donald Trump- Saturday Night Live

Bill O’Reilly (Alec Baldwin) and President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) discuss the sexual harassment scandal surrounding O’Reilly.
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4/10/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Cab Calloway- Minnie The Moocher (The Blues Brothers 1980)

Cab Calloway’s performance of his million selling 1931 jazz classic Minnie the Moocher in the 1980 comedy The Blues Brothers. Continue reading

3/7/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Phyllis Hyman, Gregg Burge and Hinton Battle- It Don’t Mean a Thing! From Sophisticated Ladies

Tony Award nominated Phyllis Hyman performing Ellington classic It Don’t Mean A Thing From Sophisticated Ladies. She’s accompanied by Tony Award Winner Hinton Battle and Gregg Burge. Continue reading

4/6/17 O&A NYC WITH THROWBACK THURSDAY: Hiroshima – One Wish

Hiroshima is a Japanese-American jazz band formed in 1974 by Sansei Japanese American Dan Kuramoto, Peter Hata, June Kuramoto, Johnny Mori, Dave Iwataki and Danny Yamamoto. Continue reading

4/5/17 O&A NYC OUT WILDIN WEDNESDAY: Black Dynamite – “Sweet Bill’s Badass Singalong Song” or “Bill Cosby Ain’t Himself”

When BD’s old buddy, maverick “Sweet Sweetback” filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, gears up to shoot his next blaxploitation movie in the Community, everyone’s excited to help out – except Bill Cosby! Continue reading