In the middle of the Pacific there is something very special that is about to take place. Big Island (Kona, Hawaii) is the home to Ken Swift’s (7 Gems) Annual ‘Ride the Breaks’ Hip Hop event. Event coordinators Yaro Osofly & Reptilian Tank (and others) help create this amazing event! The Ride the Breaks Festival…
Aloha Nui everyone! East3 checking in and dropping my first post! I am a Style Writer from Honolulu, Hawaii and I have a passion for the Hip Hop Arts, Music and Dance which has lead me to learn about the history and the pioneers who truly laid it down. The book featured in this post…
On Friday, East 3 came by Rauh Welt to do a piece titled, ROUGH WORLD. Hailing from Hawaii, East 3 is a life long “Writer” and Hip Hop practitioner since the 1980′s. In 1993, he met and began studying under his mentor, the legendary P.H.A.S.E. 2 (NYC). Currently East 3 works closely with Mighty 4…
We’ve been honoured to have a great circle of Family that we’ve grown along the way with, but to be able to say that a person in The Culture who has dedicated their life’s work to uplifting the essence + spirit of Hip Hop Art is now part of that circle, is not only humbling,…
To follow up on SRxMM’s post, here’s a video w/ more info about East 3 and When Art Imitates Life. Some writers specialize in certain things like letters, characters, productions, tags or throwies. East 3 can do it all. There’s cameos by King Tech, Q-Bert and Jessie Hernandez. The background music at the 1:50 got…
RESPECTS+ALOHA. Our brethren on the island of Oahu has been truly putting in work for quite some time now. Please take a moment to view some exciting work EAST THREE has in waiting to unveil with Sway & King Tech’s W.A.I.L Project [When Art Imitates Life]. Many thanks to the King for giving us insight…
Chad shares with us this inspiring interview with East3. Learn from one of the best about culture, history and creativity. Where are you from? Born in the Bay (SF) & raised in Honolulu, HI. How did you obtain the name EAST3? My writing name, ‘East (inspired by Asians coming from the Eastern Hemisphere),’ was created…