2024
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Rakim didn’t just raise the bar for MCs—he launched it into orbit. Internal rhymes, multisyllabic rhymes, metaphors that made you pause and think, "Wait, did he just say what I think he said?"—Rakim brought the kind of lyrical precision that made everyone else look like they were just winging it.
Kool Moe Dee said it best: “We were not even using the word flow until Rakim came along. It was called rhyming, it was called cadence, but it wasn't called flow. Rakim created flow!” So, in a nutshell, Rakim didn’t just influence hip hop—he invented the language to even talk about it.
DJ Qbert is the guy who turned turntablism into an art form. He snagged the DMC USA Championship in 1991, then decided one title wasn’t enough. So he went global, picking up the DMC World Champion titles in ’92 and ’93.
If you’ve ever seen a DJ do something that made you question
the laws of physics, chances are, Qbert inspired it.
2024
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Paint Louis is held at the flood wall south of The Arch.
Mural Mile1000 S Wharf St
St Louis, MO 63104
It is named in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest graffiti wall in the world.
paintlouis@gmail.com
ARTIST INFO:
artisits@paint-louis.com
Last year’s festival brought in over 400 writers from places like Germany, Australia, Mexico, and every corner of the U.S., ready to transform the wall into mini masterpieces.
A crowd of 30,000 showed up to soak in the vibe. They filled up the hotels, devoured the local eats, and brought some color to the city, both at the Mural Mile and in the economy.
The Paint Louis wall sticks around all year, until the following Labor Day weekend when we do it all over again.
Paint Louis is held at the flood wall south of The Arch.
Mural Mile1000 S Wharf St
St Louis, MO 63104
It is named in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest graffiti wall in the world.
paintlouis@gmail.com
ARTIST INFO:
artisits@paint-louis.com