Written by: Ikendia Dixon

Local graffiti artist “Niko’s” take on the “art”

By Ikendia Dixon

November 22, 2013

What started as a subculture on the streets of New York in the 1970s has gained popularity in the decades since. It starts with writing your name on your choice of canvas whether it be a wall, paper, trains, or other place. From there: writing you name evolves into adding your own style, and there […]

It must be the sneakers

By Ikendia Dixon

October 4, 2013

“Give me two pair, I need two pair,” raps Nelly in his song “Air Force Ones” which is also Nike’s number one selling sneaker to this day. The economics of the sneaker culture is supply and demand in its simplest form. When exclusive Jordans or other sneakers retail, sneakerheads flock to malls, retail stores […]