Wax Poetics

The best music magazine on the planet.

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Limited edition Wax Poetics x @fusegreen "We See You" design is a declaration of the power of the people to see and overcome cultural propaganda on our own terms. Now available, link in bio. (at Brooklyn, New York)

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Limited edition Wax Poetics x @fusegreen "Soul" design is a soulful fantasy of electric relaxation. Now available, link in bio. (at Brooklyn, New York)

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Back in the day, Sun Country had the wine cooler game on smash. #gracejones #80s #tropicalfever

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TONIGHT: @thejackmoves Listening party @mobilemondays at 9pm @theboweryelectric with @djmisbehaviour and @jerseyblockchoke (at The Bowery Electric)

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The incomparable Ms. Lauryn Hill at Saturday's Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World in Queens. #armstrongfest (at Flushing Meadows Park)

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A lost relic from @djprincepaul's legendary Dewdooman Records. #issue2 (at Strong Island)

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Graffiti: the formative years 1969-1974, as recalled by Phase 2. #issue2 (at Bronx, New York)

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"Yo shut the fuck up Chico, man!" #WildStyle #BeastieBoys #Lee163 (at Bronx)

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Music Mobility: The Art of the Portable #issue2 (at Brooklyn, New York)

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Join us tomorrow night for the @thejackmoves live at @thelifelab in Newark. (at Brick City)

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The evolution of the Phase 2 tag from 1971 to 1975. (6 of 6) (at Bronx, New York)

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The evolution of the Phase 2 tag from 1971 to 1975. (5 of 6) (at Bronx, New York)

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The evolution of the Phase 2 tag from 1971 to 1975. (4 of 6) (at Bronx, New York)

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The evolution of the Phase 2 tag from 1971 to 1975. (3 of 6) (at Bronx, New York)

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The evolution of the Phase 2 tag from 1971 to 1975. (2 of 6) (at Bronx, New York)

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In issue 2, we reprinted "First Phase," a Nov. 1982 article written by Steven Hager on the birth of graffiti and the legendary Phase 2. Here we present the evolution of the Phase 2 tag from 1971 to 1974. (1 of 6) (at Bronx, New York)

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Patrick Adams in the studio. Photos by Terry Adams. Wax Poetics Issue 31, 2008.

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“I decided the synthesizer was going to be my voice.”