Living Proof Magazine: The London Issue.
The London Issue will be distributed exclusively to Living Proof Members. Sent to our members for June, 2026. Wiley for The London Issue, Living Proof’s first regional Issue. Universally hailed as “the Godfather of Grime”, Wiley played a massive role in bringing UK Grime to a world-stage with a life marked by the extreme highs […]
Triumph: Icons of Rap, a book by Living Proof.
*shipped to Living Proof Members, May 2026. The expansion of rap music during the 1990s into the mid 2000s is widely regarded as a defining period in the development of rap music, often described as its “golden era” due to the scale of innovation and originality achieved during this time. The rise of regional styles […]
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This Thing of Ours, a book by Living Proof.
*shipped to Living Proof Members, April 2026. Living Proof has worked with Anthony Neste to release a book of previously unseen photographs from the making of The Sopranos. The Sopranos is an American television drama centered on New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, a high-ranking figure in the Italian-American Mafia navigating internal power struggles within his […]
Nigerian Artist Soldier on Skateboarding, Moving to London, and Art
SOLDIER is a Nigerian-born, London-based artist who began making art at a young age and, at 16, left home and supported himself by selling drawings. Seeking a fresh start, he relocated to London, where he couch-surfed, skated, and attended university, where exposure to established art institutions expanded his perspective. He continues to develop a multi-disciplinary […]
How Brooklyn Artist Aya Brown Is Creating Art Rooted in Community
Aya Brown is a Brooklyn-based visual artist whose work reflects the lived textures of Flatbush, Caribbean lineage, and Black cultural memory. Gaining recognition for her Essential Workers series during the COVID-19 pandemic, she created portraits honoring Caribbean and Black nurses and healthcare workers who are often absent from mainstream representation. What began as drawings and […]
The New Era of Baker Skateboards: Sully Cormier
Sully Cormier is a professional skateboarder riding for Baker, Asics, and Supreme, originally hailing from Southwest Florida and now living in New York City. With opening parts in both Baker’s waterCRACKER and Supreme’s Play Dead, Sully’s approach to skateboarding is reminiscent of the early 2000s heyday of skateboarding, when speed, trick selection, and style defined […]
Rapper Trill Tega on Lagos Roots and London’s Underground Hip-Hop Scene
Trill Tega is an Irish-born Nigerian rapper making music in the hip-hop and Afrobeat style. Growing up in Lagos, Tega was exposed to Afrobeat at its source, where its rhythmic foundation would later become central to his approach, reflecting the continuing influence of African music on hip-hop today. He has collaborated with artists including Wale, […]
London Calling: How Graffiti Writer FATZO Moves Through London
London holds one of Europe’s most established graffiti scenes, with decades of writing embedded in the streets and the Tube network of the London Underground. That lineage continues today through writers such as FATZO. Hailing from North West London and raised in council estates; FATZO is one of the writers carrying the torch of London’s […]
Evilgiane Talks Surf Gang, 03 Greedo, and the Future of Heaven’s Gate
Born in Brooklyn but raised in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Evil Giane spent his youth skating in the Lower East Side and writing graffiti with friends as SURF GANG. He developed his production style in public spaces, bringing his laptop to sessions and building beats in real time on FL Studio Mobile that he’d upload to SoundCloud. […]
The Downtown NYC Designer Blending British and American Style
Vanna Youngstein is a designer and stylist whose work is shaped by a dual upbringing between British and American cultures. Having lived in New York for over a decade, Youngstein draws constant inspiration from the city’s downtown creative community daily. What began as an obsession with clothing has evolved into a multidisciplinary practice spanning fashion, […]
Los Angeles Artist Alfonso Gonzalez Jr. on Graffiti, Sign Painting, and Contemporary Art.
Alfonso Gonzalez Jr. is an artist from Los Angeles whose work focuses on overlooked surfaces across the city. Gonzalez’s art was inspired by the graffiti murals he grew up seeing in his neighborhoods and by his father’s profession as a sign painter. Since his first solo show at Matthew Brown Gallery in Los Angeles, Gonzalez […]