"Painting is about the world we live in. Black people live in the world. My choice is to include them. This is my way of saying yes to us." -- Kehinde Wiley

If you live in New York City in 2014 and you aren’t the least familiar with the Beast Coast movement in hip-hop, you are seriously missing out.

Last week, I left NYC to attend the second annual Foxtail Festival at District 9ne in Philadelphia. It was somewhat subdued for a festival focused on hip-hop, but ultimately successful affair featuring a variety of local and established rappers and singers, including SZA, A$AP Mob, Chynna and others.