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Seminal graffiti artist Wayne Roberts, better known as "Stay High 149," the tag he painted on New York City subway cars throughout the early '70s, died yesterday (June 11) from complications of liver disease in the Bronx, N.Y., the New York Times reports...

Jennifer Lopez's new Fiat commercial seems to be bringing the singer more harm than good. After reports surfaced that Jenny from the Block actually filmed her parts driving around in the vehicle in L.A. rather than in her hometown of Bronx, N...

Chris Brown is branching out from music to art, and he's taking it very seriously. The R&B crooner, who recently debuted a new bleached blonde hairdo, treated his over 1 million Twitter followers to a few pictures of his latest pieces on Tuesday (March 1). T...

Chris Brown is turning his love for graffiti into a full-fledged art movement. The Virginia native, who named his last album after the public art form, has posted a few pictures of his own art on his Twitter page and is taking the steps to get the ball rolling on his latest endeavor...

Over-sharing on Twitter has claimed another victim. Rapper Travie McCoy was arrested in Germany last night after spraying the Berlin Wall with graffiti, posting a picture to his Twitter account -- and consequently tipping off the police that he had desecrated the historic wall...

While major television networks haven't stepped-up and paid proper tribute to former Gang Starr member and all-around great MC Guru, that doesn't mean that the real hip-hop community has forgotten his legend. A slew of DJ mixes and recorded tributes from rappers flooded the scene after Guru's passing on April 19, 2010, and now the he's been memorialized in a beautiful mural prepared by some local

The ground-breaking film 'Style Wars' is looking to get revamped. The documentary, often regarded as one of the original hip-hop films, featured world-renowned breakers Rock Steady Crew and followed early '80s street culture in New York City, including legendary New York graffiti writers Dondi, Daze, Seen, Skeme, Min One, Cap, Iz the Wiz, Mare, Duro and many more...

Singer Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to the felony assault of former girlfriend Rihanna earlier this year, continues to complain via Twitter about being "blackballed" by retail stores who, in his opinion, aren't stocking or allowing his new album, 'Graffiti,' enough display space...

Singer Chris Brown is opening up about his anger issues and past with domestic violence in a new interview, stating that Rihanna was the first girlfriend he was ever violent with. "I never had a problem with anger," the Virginia native told ABC anchor Robin Roberts during a '20/20' interview last Friday (Dec...

Chris Brown responded to "haters" insulting his recently leaked album cover for 'Graffiti,' in a Twitter rant. "Who cares if my pants r fitted. its called fashion. Im so tired of closed minded people. Im 100% comfortable wit my sexuality. Im a grown man," the community service-sentenced singer tweeted...