Tomorrow at Subliminal Projects in LA, Fab 5 Freddy, Futura 2000 and Lee Quinones will be hosting the opening for their 3 Kings exhibit. Shepard Fairey will be DJing. Fancy.

These guys have made history with their rise from NYC subway tunnels to international acclaim, recently being featured in MOCA's Arts In The Streets exhibition. Prepare yourself for some incredible visual art to be unveiled exclusively at this exhibition along with some classic favorites by these artists.

Event Details
Opening Reception
Saturday, September 17th
8-11pm

Exhibition
September 17th - October 8th

Subliminal Projects
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

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If you're amongst the lucky ones, you've already heard of The Stuyvesants who released their debut album, Brooklyn's Finest, last June. The album was a 25-track instrumental cut from samples chosen by master selector and record collector, Darien Victor Birks (aka flwrpt), and woven together by the quiet beast of a producer, Allan Cole (aka Algorythm). As they gear up for the release of their second album this summer, our good homies have released a single paying ode to Brooklyn summers called "Stoops Parks & Rooftops." The track features their counterpart, Naturel handling emcee duties over another breezy Stuyvesants instrumental. Stream and download "Stoops Parks & Rooftops" as well as their debut album for free after the jump!

The Stuyvesants - “Stoops Parks & Rooftops”

Download 'Brooklyn's Finest' after the jump

A couple weeks ago, we shared Justice's captivating "Civilization" video by acclaimed French filmmaker/director, Edouard Salier (Massive Attack, Air, Raphael Saadiq, Tony Allen, Orishas). Film nerds rejoice as Salier shares his CGI methods and 3D animation techniques used to create "a real representation of his dreams" from scratch.

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Brooklyn bred artist Theophilus London just announced the artwork and tracklisting for his debut album, Timez Are Weird These Days. The cover features a photo by legendary NYC photographer Jonathan Mannion. The album drops July 19th on Warner Brothers Records and will be accompanied by a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live that same day.

tracklisting and tour dates after the jump

As most now know, the great Gil Scott-Heron passed away late last week. The revolutionary poet, musician, and author has been a long-time favorite of Giant Step, having played many of our earliest shows under the Groove Academy banner in the early 90's. The image headlining this post is the flyer from our 1992 show. After the jump, you'll find a few more vintage Giant Step concert flyers from shows we've done with Gil; you are welcome to download the flyers and add them to your collection.

Our friends at The Revivalist have put together a beautiful post detailing Gil's journey and his contributions along the way. We encourage you to give it a read - the man's influence and reach is both expansive and inspiring.

We would like to leave you with a lovely one-hour mix by Twit One entitled, A Salute to Gil Scott-Heron.

A salute to Gil Scott-Heron by Twit One

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