The Iraqi-Canadian rapper Narcy released his latest single called ‘Time’ in collaboration with the Lebanese indie rockband Mashrou Leila.
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How a picture of 30 black men all dressed as dapper dons is making a statement all across the Netherlands and beyond. Initiator Gershwin Bonevacia is a writer himself and upon growing up he was not so sure whether this careerpath was the one to follow.
This is a PSA: This alert goes out to anyone in the Netherlands. Did you set your alarms for October 11 cause that is the day to be hooked on the next series: Mocro Maffia. A story about 3 friends who started out with petty crimes but eventually got themselves involved with the heavy hitters of the druglords of Amsterdam.
Memphis Depay, a talented and succesfull footbal player of Olympique Lyon released a track with rapper Winne. A very soulful and touching song called Akwaaba wich means ‘welcome’ in Ghanaian. With this track Memphis went back to his roots in Ghana. The trip became a spiritual journey for him which was documented by Fox Sports. The proceeds of the song Akwaaba is for the Memphis foundation.
For the new series Alkebulan Meets, we catch up with our favorite artists about all things pop and street culture. In this episode we meet the afropop star from Amsterdam Amartey. Who sold out his latest show last weekend at the Melkweg.
Ever since the #MeToo movement had peaked last year with women and men coming forward with their stories of sexual harassment. It seems that everyone has their own story of harassment and that’s the sad part.
Last night boxer Anthony Joshua knocked out his opponent Alexander Povetkin and defended his WBA-IBF-WBO world heavyweight championship. In a 12 round match in a sold out Wembley stadium, Povetkin proved to be a challenging match for AJ. In the first round Povetkin even gave Anthony a blow to his face which resulted in a bloody nose. But Anthony remained cool, calm and collective, giving the fans a match worth watching.
Start remembering the name Abir, cause this Moroccan beauty blessed us all with her latest video to the single Young & Rude.
I know Halima Aden as a fashion model. The first to ever grace the cover of fashion magazines wearing her hijab with pride. But just like any human being there is more than meets the eye. Halima Aden, a black muslim Somali-American from Kenya. (Talk about diversity!)
Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam singles title on Saturday as her idol Serena Williams angrily exploded, calling the chair umpire in the US Open final ‘a thief’. Umpire Carlos Ramos accused Serena of receiving coaching from her box, the tantrum later resulted in a $17,000 fine.