Word Up Ezine

19/09/2025

People slowly coming around.

Massive Attack are the latest act to pull their music from Spotify: "The economic burden that has long been placed on artists is now compounded by a moral & ethical burden, whereby the hard-earned money of fans and the creative endeavours of musicians ultimately funds lethal, dystopian technologies."

19/09/2025

From iconoclastic sculpture to sound, Issue 3 was packed with creativity. 🎶 Jiri Geller on the cover, Gary Arsenic in the lab, a baby YoungstaCpt , DAL East's powerful aerosol art, Yugen Blakrok , Ilifa Heritage Products, Toni Stuart, On-Q, and Jason Wessels’ photography all came together in one unforgettable issue.

The retrospective continues. 📖 Stay with us as we build toward the next chapter.

15/09/2025

Appreciation post for the legend himself — Tha Hymphatic Thabs The album that lit the fuse on his journey still inspires a stream of creativity that runs through every project he’s dropped since.

We’ve had people asking: “Where can I get it?”. Don’t stress — we got you covered. Support the art, own the history. Grab your copy today! https://hymphaticthabs.bandcamp.com/album/error-era

Our 🔥 joint from the album is 'Those who'. Add yours in the comments below.

12 track album

15/09/2025

With Busta Rhymes – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

13/09/2025

Chat GPT str8t crushing the competition. That's all good and well but people are starting to get lazy with it. I read an "article" on a website that included the question from ChatGPT after it generates the content for you. You know the, "Do you want me to also create a Reel/TikTok-style short caption set for this" Something to that effect. Then the website had the audacity to include a much much longer than the article section for about the author... ChatGPT was the author bro!!!!!!!!!!

06/09/2025

Back to where it all started . Issue One of was born out of nothing but passion, community, and the belief that our stories matter. From hip-hop and poetry to visual and performing arts, this first issue set the tone for everything that followed.

This retrospective isn’t just a look back—it’s a reminder of why we started and why we keep going.

06/09/2025

Day one, chapter one. Word Up Ezine officially steps into the timbuktoo Creatives Lab—where vision meets opportunity, and creativity meets community. This is just the beginning…

30/08/2025

Ah yes Redman still representing that true lyrical skill!

30/08/2025

Hectic Scratch battle at the DMCs.

30/08/2025

Sometimes you gotta display skills over popular trax so folks can recognise.