As a teen I went to a summer camp on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ran about barefoot, howled @ the moon and learned to be me. And in that feral setting, I also developed a love for hip-hop, brought on by the Brooklyn kids in my tent. Reading the Camp Camp blog today, I learned that this little distribution channel of rhyme was actually happening in bunks and swamps nationwide, concrete jungle indeed.
Category: Our World
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Summer Camp + Hip-Hop
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16 Candles
Rockwell for everyone who was roofside @ Mischief last night. And today we crush a cup of wine for Jordan’s birthday. Evidence of that Wonderfully Wicked Wednesday is forthcoming…. -
Mischief Party – Rooftop Invite
Ze Mischief crew is back, back from vacation.
So good revelers clean thy slates, gird for libation.Wednesday, 8P, August Twenty Seven.
Find us on a roof, address 305, Avenue Second.Ye microbrew Butternuts will be free on tap
To slake thy thirst with their mighty Pork Slap.Pranksters will be on hand, eyes sparked with glee.
To join us, dear friends, just RSVP. -
Parting Shots
Here are a couple of my best shots from New Orleans. After being away from New York for two months, it’s been a bit of a culture shock slipping back into go mode. As for reflections on that strange and vibrant place, there are many. The richness of the speech might be the first that comes to mind. I overheard a man chatting with the clerk at the counter of a convenience store. In expressing a resigned “what can you do†kind of sentiment, the following words came from his mouth:
Now that Johnnie Cochran’s dead, I guess I can’t cut nobody.
He knew that the space between the words of customers and clerks was not designed for cleverness, and it was there he chuckled to himself quietly before the conversation veered in another direction. “Ain’t gonna be another Johnnie,†he said, picking up his bags, “y’all take care.â€Â
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Constraints
Here is a short yet paradigm shifting piece about the future of online film and video, success, constraints, quicktime and racism. Just kidding about that last subject. Peep it here…(by Paul Kamuf / music by Jeff Rabb)
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Urban
The word ‘urban’ is often used as ad industry shorthand for black/latino people, as noted by our friend Amanda. Even though we are in the business of communications, few folks speak simply about race. This can make for very circular conversations about casting and locations, some funny, some SMH.
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HelloooooNurse
Earlier this month in the hipsters hoods, Barbarian Group executed a brilliant subway campaign for Hello Health. I’d been meaning to wax poetic ever since seeing it, but been busy busy. Luckily for yall, the Barbs wrote about it here.