bold energy that continues to distinguish hip-hop graffiti today. Known as Afghanistan’s first female graffiti artist, Hassani, born in 1988, often makes her art on bombed or abandoned buildings.

The store effortlessly reps every aspect of hip-hop culture — from MCing and DJing to graffiti art and breakdancing ... In one corner, boxes of funk, soul and old-school 45s are next to ...

The music was at full blast as a second beginners class stepped to the beat of a song that was a mixture of old and new school hip-hop. The dancers — mostly preteens and teens — were dancing in Air ...