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Jul 22nd, 2010

World Up Exclusive I...

Photo Credit : blog.fairtilizer.com The evocative sound of this Danish pair, Coco Owusu and Robin Hannibal, comes by way of Coco’s youthful exuberance, dynamic stage presence, and sultry vocals, collab-ing with ...
Mar 30th, 2010

East 4th Sessions: L...

One of our favorite European groups right now is La Melodia, straight out of Eindhoven. Despite the singular-sounding name, La Melodia is a duo, MC Melodee and producer/DJ I.N.T, that ...
Feb 5th, 2010

Introducing the East...

"Music does matter, and it is a tool used to communicate messages that will change the world." - Meduza of Nomadic Massive We proudly present to you the first of the ...
Oct 19th, 2009

Multipolaridad: Joer...

"The more they keep people down, the better the art will be.  The more they say what is not art, or what is art, the better." These are the words of ...
Oct 5th, 2009

Promises to the Disa...

This past month the United States solemnly commemorated the eighth anniversary of 9/11/01. While life in the U.S. has largely returned to normal in the interceding years (though, life is ...
Aug 28th, 2009

Goodbye Slobo. Hello...

(Photo Credits : Nathan Gilbert) “Exit out of ten years of madness.” This slogan, a direct reference to Slobodan Miloševic's autocratic reign over Serbia, was the message behind the first Exit ...
Aug 5th, 2009

Blitz the Ambassador...

(photo courtesy of Ovieh) Additional Copy Editing by Laura Norkin Blitz the Ambassador grew up in Ghana, West Africa and is a testament to the global reach of hip hop. He gets ...
Jul 24th, 2009

Wanna Battle? The MC...

What does Jay-Z's latest beef with the Game have to do with the future of American foreign policy? According to Foreign Policy magazine writer and professor of international relations, Marc ...
May 24th, 2009

Official Launch is 0...

( photo by Ruvan Wijesooriya ) To commemorate our 5th year anniversary: Welcome to World Up 2.0 website!! This is a work in progress.... the new layout and design is phase 1 ...
Feb 27th, 2009

Whiteness, White Pri...

“To be White in America, is to never at any point, to have to have known what People of Color experience…. When your stuff is the stuff that’s ...