Fitness Foundry (Coach Julio)
@Fitnessfoundry@mas.to  路  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

馃摶Old school hip hop in Odesa 馃嚭馃嚘

My taxi driver 馃殨, Volodymyr, had 2Pac鈥檚 "Only Fear of Death" 馃幎 playing softly. On his console sat the Odesa flag. I recognized it instantly, and he looked surprised.

鉃★笍 I told him it matters to me鈥攖o learn, to honor, to understand the culture and history of where I serve.

Moments like this remind me of the universal language of music and that hip hop has no boundaries.馃寧

#oldschool #music#2PAC #Odesa #Ukraine#Volunteer #rap #hiphop
Author-ized L.J.
@ljwrites@writeout.ink  路  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

You know what I'd like to see more of? People playing off each other's #poetry, making riffs, replying, battling. There's a little of that on here with stuff like prompts, but it would be excellent to see more poets interacting with each other. Coming from a tradition where it was a common social and entertainment activity for people to exchange and ad-lib poems, sometimes with deadly consequences, the way modern poetry is considered solely an intense solitary pursuit feels a little strange at times. #Rap has preserved more social aspects of poetry and the rest of poetry could use some of that, too.
Author-ized L.J.
@ljwrites@writeout.ink  路  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

You know what I'd like to see more of? People playing off each other's #poetry, making riffs, replying, battling. There's a little of that on here with stuff like prompts, but it would be excellent to see more poets interacting with each other. Coming from a tradition where it was a common social and entertainment activity for people to exchange and ad-lib poems, sometimes with deadly consequences, the way modern poetry is considered solely an intense solitary pursuit feels a little strange at times. #Rap has preserved more social aspects of poetry and the rest of poetry could use some of that, too.
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp last month

The crowds at this year鈥檚 Fuji Rock Festival? Massive. Lines? Seemingly endless. But unexpected guest appearances and only-in-Naeba moments made it all worth it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/04/music/fuji-rock-festival-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #fujirockfestival #musicfestivals #jpop #kpop #rap #electronica #smash
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Need a festival game plan? From Mdou Moctar and Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso to Radwimps and mei ehara, here鈥檚 who The Japan Times crew is racing between stages to catch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/22/music/fuji-rock-festival-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #fujirockfestival #musicfestivals #jpop #kpop #rap #electronica