A few days after the Mayor Steven Fulop interview went up one of his supporters, Victor Velazquez saw it and contacted me to tell the story about his wonderful children. Victoria, Alexia, and Emmanuel are part of a Gospel turned Pop group called “Ave.” I checked out their music and they are incredibly talented! They have […]
Fermin Mendoza
Life can be so magical at times, things just fall into place and you meet or encounter people you are supposed to. Fermin Mendoza is one of those people that I was meant to meet. A few weeks ago, the Mayor posted a picture on his Instagram of a new mural by Route 440 painted […]
Call to Artists: Application Now Available for New Heights Mural
CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Let’s get this art on a roll! The Central Avenue S.I.D. Management Corporation is pleased to announce that it is seeking creative proposals for its 2015 public art installation program. In addition to traffic boxes and wall space, proposals for artwork in blind windows are now also being requested. The submission deadline for […]
Hero Gawd
Months ago, I interviewed local rap group, The Designer Boyz at their studio, and before sitting down to talk they had me listen to rapper/producer Hero’s new single “Mama Rich” before it dropped. After listening to it , I told them “This song is going to be a hit”…. It had all the components of […]
The Book of Helga
Alex Pergament is a photographer and artist who happens to also practice Law… usually it is the other way around, a Lawyer who does art as a hobby… but not in this case. I met Alex about a year ago around the Jersey City art scene, and have been following his work ever since. A […]
Cicada Radio
In an attempt to cover more musical genres in the Jersey City scene, I put out on social media that I wanted to take a “hip hop” break and get on the rock n roll side of things. Upon seeing my status, Josh Bartchs, the drummer from Cicada Radio got in touch and sent me […]
Charles Kessler
Almost a year ago while plugging away at The Warehouse, one of the baristas pointed out Charles Kessler and asked me if I knew him. At the time I was embarrassed to say that I did not. The barista shook his head and said, “If you are going to blog about art, you should know […]
5thMindset
Fabian, aka 5thMindset is an extremely talented local photographer, his Instagram feed is one of my favorites. He shoots everything from fashion, landscape, sexy models and my favorite are his artistic shots. His photos are raw and he really captures that moment in time. I picked him up from his apartment in the Greenville area […]
Mana Contemporary
This coming Sunday, The Mana Contemporary is opening its doors to the public for a FREE Open House & Studio tour from 1-6pm. I was invited to attend a press tour, to get a first look at all the new exhibits on display during the spring/summer time. Before I delve the details of this experience, […]
Jay Hype
In early October word got out that THE Kanye West showed up at the Wolf Juice open mic at The Dopeness to hear his niece Jay Hype perform. I remember sitting on my couch that night debating whether or not to go, and then saw what went down on social media. Everyone (including myself) were […]
TurnstyleART
I started following Christine aka TurnstyleART a few months ago on Instagram. Christine is not your run of the mill artist, she takes ordinary materials that people would otherwise discard, like envelopes and glass and uses them to create the most beautiful pieces of work. Art that is good for the soul and the environment! […]
Greetings from Jersey City
About a week ago I went to shoot with photographer 5thMindset (post coming soon) in front of a new mural by the Holland Tunnel. This mural was painted by “Greetings Tour”; a couple traveling around the US painting murals inspired by vintage postcards. After my shoot I decided to reach out to them and get […]
Don Prynce
Shot by Greg Pallante I heard about Don Prynce about a year ago around the Jersey City hip hop scene and through social media… Before I took notice of his music, I took notice of his style. Don Prynce is one fashionable dude, he dresses to the nines in Panama Hats, Bow Ties and fitted […]
T.DEE
Ed Morris aka T.DEE is the mentor of many of Jersey City’s most talented street artists; Clarence Rich, Distort and Mustart all look up to him. That’s how I heard about T.DEE, through all these young talents, they all told me, if you want to know where graffiti and street art began in Jersey City, […]
Devi
I met Debra a long time ago when she started taking my hip hop classes pre-chicpeajc; Debra is small, spunky and energetic so obviously I loved her right away. Debra is also the lead singer of “Devi” a classic rock band based here in Jersey City. She reminds me so much of Joan Jett! It’s […]
Petey Ugly x Kraze Ugly
I heard about Petey Ugly x Kraze Ugly a few months ago through the grapevine, and the idea of a hip hop duo in Jersey City intrigued me…I did some internet stalking and listened to their music. Petey and Kraze are so talented, they rap about real life, which is relatable in comparison to some […]
Beats by Onhel
Since I started this blogging journey, I’ve interviewed many artists, especially in the hip hop genre. I do love all types of music and planning to explore a wider range of styles going forward, but hip hop music will always be what I connect to the most. The music industry in general is very intriguing […]
Chris Capaci
May 8th will mark ChicpeaJC’s one year anniversary. It’s crazy how time has flown by and how much this blog has grown in the past 10 months. I obviously couldn’t of done all this myself, I am proud to say I have a team of people who are a part of this journey and Chris […]
Ernie Paniccioli “The Photographer”
The first Hip hop album I ever purchased was The Notorious B.I.G’s “Ready to Die”. That is when I fell in love with Hip Hop music and the culture… so much so it became a huge part of my life; I started breakdancing, I bought turntables and records and also DJ’ed for a while…. I have […]
Martin Strange
In the summer I interviewed local rapper Vinny (The Owl, formerly known as Verbal Phantom) and as part of the interview we decided to walk over to an alleyway by Hamilton Park to shoot a video of him free styling… out of nowhere an entourage of people show up; rap group Piss MOBB and “content creator” Martin Strange. […]
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