5/29/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: She’s A Maniac- Flashdance

Maniac, from the 1983 film Flashdance appears during an early scene in Flashdance and is used as the backing track of a montage sequence showing Alex (Jennifer Beals) training strenuously in her converted warehouse. Continue reading

8/9/17 (Repost) O&A NYC WaleStylez HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Kanye West – Fade


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Teyana Taylor, the face and body of Kanye West’s new video Fade. The homage to Flashdance with small hints of Rosie Perez’s opening from Do The Right Thing, Fade” also includes a steamy shower scene between Taylor and her husband, NBA guard Iman Shumpert. Continue reading