The Day Police Dropped a Bomb On Philadelphia | I Was There

The Day Police Dropped a Bomb On Philadelphia | I Was There In this episode of “I Was There”, VICE meets with Ramona Africa, one of the only survivors of the police bombing in a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia in 1985. The bombing was a result of a conflict between the Philadelphia police department and […]

Why Lean Became Rap’s Most Wanted Drug

Why Lean Became Rap’s Most Wanted Drug Lean is often made by mixing prescription-strength codeine cough syrup with soda. The drink has become popularized in hip-hop culture over the last several years, with famous rappers drinking and featuring it in their music videos. Now the trend has spread to social media, making it even more […]

Markie Dee at Eddie Murphy’s Wild Mansion Party | PARTY LEGENDS

Markie Dee at Eddie Murphy’s Wild Mansion Party | PARTY LEGENDS Markie Dee shares his wild experience partying with Bobby Brown and Al B Sure at Eddie Murphy’s mansion. WATCH NEXT: Ice-T’s Butt Naked Party Stunts – http://bit.ly/2tp0LJC Subscribe Now: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBE-TO-VICELAND Follow VICELAND: VICELAND.com | https://www.viceland.com VICE Video | https://video.vice.com Full Uncensored Episodes on iTunes: […]

The Rise of Trap Music in China (Chengdu)

Welcome to Chengdu in Sichuan province, where the hip-hop is hotter than its food. In the first part of The Rise of Trap in Southwest China, we head to Chengdu to speak to the Higher Brothers, China’s hottest hip-hop export. Ty. shares the secrets behind several popular songs. While Chengdu’s most famous rapper, Xie Di, […]

Meet France’s Toughest Rappers (Part 1/3)

Cleo Le-Tan heads to the suburban ghetto (banlieue) outside of Paris to smoke some weed with French rapper, Byron, who’s starred in videos by Romain Gavras. She then visits the rap group La Comera in their neighborhood and learns to drive, sort of. Watch the rest here! Part 1: http://bit.ly/French-Gangster-Rap-1 Part 2: http://bit.ly/French-Gangster-Rap-2 Part 3: […]