The 48 Hour Film Project is an intense weekend during which a team must make a movie – write the scenario, shoot, edit, and score it – in just 48 hours. On Friday night, filmmakers are assigned a genre (drama, comedy, western…), a character, a line of dialogue, and a prop. By Sunday night, the […]

In rap, there are different ways to write and develop a theme.  A recurring trend nowadays is the “ego trip”, a style that aims to flatter the rapper’s ego, exaggerate his own ability, and show off.  An ego trip song shouldn’t be taken too seriously.  The lyrics are made of punchlines– the rapper uses rhymes […]

An Open Microphone is a live show where audience members may perform at the microphone for free. The public can come on stage to sing, or in this particular case, to rap. In Geneva, Switzerland, every first Tuesday of the month, les Partisans du Hip-Hop, a Genevan collective, organises an Open Mic at la Makhno. […]