SOLE LAUNCHES HIP HOP SHOWCASE EVENT | Photographer | Lisa Leone

THE DUBAI-BASED STREET CULTURE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LATEST CULTURAL OFFERING – WITH PHOTO EXHBITION FROM ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHER LISA LEONE AND MUSIC FROM HIPHOP PIONEERS THE BEATNUTS 

Monday 14th March, Sole announces its debut event of 2016, with the support of Bloomingdales Dubai, Cadillac, and Dubai Design District (d3). Sole plays host to Lisa Leone, in a celebration of the life and work of this iconic Bronx-born hip-hop photographer. The exhibition, running out of Dubai Design District, March 22nd - April 5th and offering the public sale of her editioned works, will launch opening night with special guest performance from hip hop pioneers The Beatnuts.

A hip hop history showcase, Sole are set to unveil a range of never-seen-before archive photography from the legendary photographer, as well as standout selects from her notorious Here I Am book, and those captured on her recent trip to Sole back in November 2015. Hip hop’s cultural fundaments – spanning music, dance, art and fashion – are forever in their nascent and most authentic in Here I Am. From Nas in the first studio recordings for what would become Illmatic to Snoop on the set of his first video, from ingénue Debi Mazar hanging on the stoops of the West Village to Grandmaster Flash at a RockSteady reunion, Leone’s photographs open portals to the sounds, places and, most importantly, the people who forged and continue to influence the energy that is hip hop. This Spring, with a soundtrack set by hip hop pioneers The Beatnuts, Lisa brings that portal to Dubai courtesy of Sole, in an another landmark cultural step for the brand and the region.

Having begun life sneaker-focused, Sole has grown into so much more – a melting pot of cultures, passions, styles and logos. The Lisa Leone exhibition looks to continue where the main event left off last November – offering the first glimpse of the Dubai-based festival’s foray into a standalone art exhibition, and giving regional residents the opportunity to immerse themselves in one of the founding pillars of global street culture.

As Lisa Leone comments, “I'm very excited about coming back to Dubai. On my last trip, although short, I could really feel the enthusiasm and passion for a culture so close to my heart. The artists I met".

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Meeting Legendary Radio Hosts Stretch & Bobbito | Sole DXB 2015

I been a huge fan of the Stretch and Bobbito show for quite some time. I loved their story. I loved their passion. I love the fact that they hosted artists just to support & expose talent. From 1990 till 1998, they hosted The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito show in WKCR. It featured exclusive demo tapes and in-studio freestyles from many then-unsigned Hip-Hop artists such as Nas, Big Pun, Jay-Z, Busta, Fat Joe, DMZ, Wu-Tang Clan, Talib Kweli, Big L & The Notorious B.I.G who later found great success on major record labels! 

In 1998, The Source names The Stretch & Bobbito Show as the "Best Hip-Hop Radio Show of All time". For me, it was an honor connecting with them, watching their amazing documentary. You Can watch the Trailer HERE 

Being the host of Saudi's first & only FM Hip-Hop radio show is very difficult & challenging given that I had to go & still going through a lot to make the show done on a weekly basis. By meeting them, I felt re-energized, re-focused. 

Big up to Sole DXB & Cinema Akil for this amazing accomplishment. It was Stretch & Bobbito's firs time to the Middle-East & I one was very proud to meet them.

I am currently working on having the documentary screening in KSA. :) #FingerCrossed it works!

Bobbito (Left) & Stretch (Right) answering few questions from the audience #SoleDXB 

For more info on their next screening & how to but their merchandises - Check out their website:-
http://stretchandbobbito.com/