For over fifteen years, URB Magazine has stayed true to its original mission to be a stage for the full glory of emergent urban culture. Helping us tell that story through images are the hundreds of artists that have graced our pages over the years with their richly defining culture. From the the dank, sweaty, underground hip-hop parties and raves to the preeminent indie music heroes, URB has been a conduit for it all.
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15 WAYS TO CELEBRATE URB’S 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AT HOME
1. Read all the anime reviews from 1994-1998.
2. Re-enact the MASSV photo of your choice, circa 1999.
3. Make an iTunes list of songs from every cover star whose name starts with T.
4. Dig out that DJ Dan URB Mix CD. Turn it up.
5. Start your own hip-hop label.
6. Make a mixtape using actual tape.
7. Karaoke to an Alkaholiks album, while sober.
8. Blaze up.
9. Debate who’s hotter, Princess Superstar or DJ Rap.
10. “Put the needle on the record.”
11. Wallpaper room with Parting Shots.
12. Recycle 1992 newsprint copy still at your mom’s house.
13. Polish those candy bracelets.
14. Write DJ Shadow, demand another album.
15. Sell your guitar to buy turntables. Sell your turntables to buy a guitar.
URB EDITORS CHART
Willy Mason/Oxygen (Astralwerks)
Jose Gonzalez/Heartbeats (Hidden Agenda)
Editors/The Back Room (Fader)
Bloc Party/Helicopter (Diplo remix) (Dim Mak)
Sondre Lerche & The Faces Down Quartet/Duper Sessions (Astralwerks)
Devo 2.0/Devo 2.0 (Walt Disney Records)
DJ Shadow, Keak Da Sneak & Turf Talk/3 Freaks (Rapid Pulse)
The Duke Spirit/Cuts Across the Land (Star Time)
Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon/Kilos (Def Jam)
Larry Clark/Wassup Rocker DVD (First Look)
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