Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul previewed a new version of Savage Mode II set to drop at midnight that features the legendary Houston DJ and OVO Sound affiliate OG Ron C coming through with a “ChopNotSlop” rendition of Metro & Savage’s album.
With its slow, rumbling bass and haunting chords, the “Memphis sound,” when applied to hip-hop, is as tied to October as pumpkin spice and blow-up lawn displays. While the rest of the world bobs for apples, fans of hardcore Memphis rap bob their heads to a collection of artists in the 1990s who built a […]
Coming up in Memphis, TN Lil Buck has been a pioneering force in the state’s juking movement. Renowned for his fluid and expressive style – dancing almost exclusively in his J’s – watch Lil Buck in flight in FlyKnit AJ 1s in the video below.
The ceremony was broadcast from the auditorium at Playhouse on the Square, where it would usually occur, with about a hundred filmmakers calling in on Zoom. As befitting the times, it was a more somber affair, but it produced moments of unique magic.
Lil Buck, the internationally recognized master of the uniquely Memphis street-born dance style known as “jookin,” is one of the subjects in a new Netflix documentary series. Netflix’s “Move” is a five-part program focusing on choreographers and dancers from around the world.
