Ben Young
Ben Young lives a life of polarity. He has split his life between the coasts: half his life on the West (California) and half on the East (Georgia and Virginia). He has pursued careers in the art world (film school graduate) and the corporate world (executive with Fortune 500 companies). And he is Biracial, the personification of being two things at once.
Ben’s musical influences were formed by music loving parents, raised in a world of John Coltrane and John Lennon, James Taylor and James Ingram, Huey Lewis and the News and Prince and the Revolution. Saxophones, electric guitars, synthesizers, and breakbeats filled the air Ben breathed from birth. And being born one year after the birth of Hip Hop, Ben has been joined at the hip with the genre his entire life.
Knives
22 August 2024
It’s knives, not swords, and definitely not murder weapons! Featuring artists like: Radiohead, Grizzly Bear, Black Veil Brides, City and Colour, Big Thief, IAMX, SICK PUPPIES, TrickyGo With Spirit 2
16 June 2024
The meaning of life never sounded so good. Featuring artists like: C.S. Armstrong, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Matisyahu, James Taylor, Sly & The Family Stone, Johnny Cash, P!nk, Electric Light OrchestraPut It in the Bag
8 May 2024
The Soundtrack to Levelling Up. Featuring Artists Like: A$AP Rocky, Special Ed, Lil’ Kim, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Lil Wayne, Jeezy, T.I.musicto Top 10 Tracks of 2023
16 January 2024
Featuring artists like: André 3000, Mariah the Scientist, The Libertines, Rammstein, Alice Longyu Gao, The Heavy, Corinne Bailey Rae, Lambrini Girls, Saba, Nep, Burna Boy, Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers.8 Songs to Stop Shouting
1 November 2023
You don’t need to be loud to be heard. Featuring artists like: Radiohead, Noah Kahan, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Autechre, Snoh Aalegra, Craig Finn, PrinceHip Hop Heavy Halloween
24 October 2023
Bound to get anyone with a soul on the dancefloor. Featuring artists like: KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Michael Abels, D’Angelo, Outkast, Midnight Star, The Egyptian Lover, Tarrus Riley, YellowmanGo With Spirit
15 August 2023
Tracks that speak to a higher power. Featuring artists like: Thomas Wynn & The Believers, Alabama Shakes, Gary Clark Jr., The Roots, Garland Jeffreys, Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals, Chris de Burgh, DMXWhat the Funk is This?
13 July 2022
Funk me? Funk you! And Rock you: Classic and New School. EDM you, Hip Hop you, and finally, Afrobeat you! Featuring artists like: Con Funk Shun, Mofak,Norman Greenbaum, The Black Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Kanye West, Peter Gabriel, SilvastoneMade by Ruth Langmore
30 June 2022
If you want to stop me, you’re gonna have to F***ING KILL ME!, featuring artists like: Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Rage Against the Machine, Beastie Boys, Run The JewelsTake a Break: The Greatest Interludes in Hip Hop History
4 April 2022
Are you ready to ride the wave of life? Jump in – featuring artists like Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Vince Staples, Outkast, Drake, J Cole, Kanye West, The Weeknd
4×4
13 December 2021
Fast and aggressive, exactly what you wanted – featuring artists like Strapping Young Lad • Descendents • Architects • The Bronx • FEVER 333 • GHOSTKID • Loathe • The Virus
French Girl Nigerian Boy
22 September 2021
Do you want to get lost in a moment? – featuring artists like Lovage • WizKid • Burna Boy • DaVido • Sudan Archives • Juniore • The Avener • Sudan Archives
The French girl releases her legs from the Nigerian boy’s hips. The hem of her black mini-skirt slides down her thighs as her suede ankle boots graze the floor of the passenger train’s toilet. He tosses the condom into the metal bin and pulls up his zipper. Breathless, eyes glossy and sparkling, they embrace. He rests his forehead against hers. She smiles.