1/17/17 O&A NYC DANCE EXTRA: Lil Buck Dances In Apple Commercial

Stroll, Apple’s latest 60-second spot in its ongoing iPhone 7 Practically Magic campaign. The commercial stars Lil Buck, the 28-year-old freestyle dancer, and Bessie Award winner, who broke into the media mainstream  two years ago dancing with Mikhail Baryshnikov in a wonderful ad for Rag & Bone.

In the Apple ad, Buck strolls down the street, AirPods in his ears, and is suddenly freed from gravity as he gyrates through Mexico City to the lilting tune of “Down” by Marian Hill.

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1/14/17 O&A WITH WaleStylez MUSIC MEETS FASHION: A$AP Mob Performs Crazy Brazy

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends is the debut studio album by hip hop collective ASAP Mob. It was released on October 31, 2016, by ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records. The album contains verses from each member of the ASAP Mob group such as ASAP Rocky, ASAP Twelvyy, ASAP Ant, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Nast, Playboi Carti and Yung Lord (ASAP Bari).

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1/11/17 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: DJ Snake – The Half ft. Jeremih, Young Thug, Swizz Beatz

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Encore is the debut studio album by the French electronic music producer DJ Snake, released on August 5,2016 by Interscope Records. It was preceded by the lead single Middle featuring English singer Bipolar Sunshine. The single was a huge success, reaching the top-twenty in France and the United States,as well as the top-ten and top-five in the United Kingdom and Australia. Continue reading

1/9/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Congratulations to Golden Globe Winner! Childish Gambino – 3005

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover won Best Actor by an Actor in a Television Series for the FX series Atlanta. This gifted actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, rapper, singer, and songwriter wrote and performed 3005, which released on October 22, 2013 as the first official single from the album.

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12/30/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez DANCE- BATTLING INTO THE NEW YEAR: NextLevel Squad- Zilla March (Flexing Gas Mask)

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NextLevel Squad Zilla March (Flexing Gas Mask) is the street dance documentary, that ventured deep into the NYC underground (literally) to document the Flexing prowess of the Brooklyn-based NextLevel Squad. Continue reading

12/28/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez HIPHOP WEDNESDAY: Machine Gun Kelly – Sail

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Richard Colson Baker aka MGK and Machine Gun Kelly, is rapper and actor from Cleveland, Ohio. MGK embarked on a musical career as a teenager, releasing a mixtape in 2006. He would then go on to release four more mixtapes. Continue reading

12/28/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez DANCE- BATTLING INTO THE NEW YEAR: Les Twins Vs. Kida The Great and Jabari Timmons

By Adewale Adekanbi

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Les Twins and  Kida The Great and Jabari Timmons perform an exhibition battle at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco featuring DJ Tomahawk Bang and MC RJ Kool Raul. 
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12/27/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez BATTLING INTO THE NEW YEAR: Ptah vs Trini BattleFest 37

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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BattleFest celebrates the extreme street dancers and dance styles derived from hip hop and the Jamaican street dance craze known as Bruk Up. Over the years the battles (a contest between two or more dancers) has evolved from the street dance bravura of Brooklyn’s inner city youth to thematic composition recognized worldwide. The battles can be seen at live events, online  and on DVD.  Continue reading

10/21/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Jingle Barack- Saturday Night Live

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Jingle Barack, Chance the Rapper and Kenan Thompson celebrate the last Christmas with President Obama and even Jesus (Casey Affleck) is marking it. Continue reading