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Patta has teamed up with Yussef Dayes . The collaboration, which releases Friday, September 18th, consists of a Panel Relaxed Tracksuit, sold as a pack together with a single-sided 12-inch vinyl, containing five drum-only riddims. For the release of our collaboration piece we decided to set-up an in

Bonnefanten in collaboration with Lee Stuart (Patta) presents ‘BLKNWS’ by Kahlil Joseph, on view from September 11th at HipHopHuis , Rotterdam and on view from September, 17th 2020 at OSCAM , Amsterdam . The video artwork ‘BLKNWS’ (Black News) by Los Angeles based filmmaker and artist Kahlil Joseph

As a small, independent brand, almost all our business is based on personal relationships. As true fans of sneaker culture, we are deeply invested in this retail game. We have strong connections to everyone we work with, and to introduce the people behind the tight circle of global Patta stockists,

We had the opportunity to interview Jarreau Vandal right after the release of his latest EP Suburb Superhero . He tells us about the making of his EP, his inspirations and goals for the future. Read our get familiar with him below to find out what superpowers Jarreau would have as a superhero. Hi Ja

Wax Poetics is reshaping and relaunching its journals together with a brand new digital members-only hub. Support this project by going to their website here and pledging with your desired amount in return for a reward. Wax Poetics was the original music journal focussing on quality long-form journa

Big Fun in the Big Town is a Dutch music documentary from 1986 directed by Bram van Splunteren which follows Marcel Vanthilt on his journey to discover more about this emerging subculture in New York City called Hip-Hop. The crew managed to interview several important pioneers of early Hip-Hop, incl

As a small, independent brand, almost all our business is based on personal relationships. As true fans of sneaker culture, we are deeply invested in this retail game. We have strong connections to everyone we work with, and to introduce the people behind the tight circle of global Patta stockists,

With an average of over a million visitors, London’s Notting Hill Carnival is second only to Brazil's Rio Carnival in size, and is now one of the globe's largest annual arts events. NHC is considered to be the largest street event in Europe. Whilst Notting Hill Carnival is rooted in Caribbean cultur

As a small, independent brand, almost all our business is based on personal relationships. As true fans of sneaker culture, we are deeply invested in this retail game. We have strong connections to everyone we work with, and to introduce the people behind the tight circle of global Patta stockists,

Antifa, Chasseurs de Skins (=Antifa, Skinhead Hunters) is an enlightening documentary by Marc-Aurèle Vecchione from 2008, on gangs that fought racism in the streets of Paris in the mid-1980s. These anti-fascist groups -the Red Warriors, the Ducky Boys and the Ruddy Fox- came up in reaction to the at

In the context of the G/D THYSELF program, we had the honor of interviewing Johny Pitts , the UK writer, photographer and journalist. John is the curator of the online journal Afropean.com , a platform dedicated to the Afro-European diaspora. In his book, Afropean: Notes from Black Europe, he shares

Originally produced for PBS in 1992, music video director Diane Martel’s film Reckin ’ Shop: Live From Brooklyn focuses on the abstract form of freestyle dancing that arose in New York in the wake of break dancing, beautifully shot in black and white. The Patta x Summer Dance Forever Long Sleeve Shi

Summer Dance Forever is an international urban dance and theatre festival with battles, workshops, performances, parties and a seminar, where dancers from around the world gather in the city of Amsterdam, each year in August. Due to COVID-19, SDF will be presented as an online festival this year, fr

In anticipation of this years' edition of the important international hiphop dance festival Summer Dance Forever, taking place online August 18-26, Patta presents a trio of interviews with key figures in the world of dance. We're kicking off with Kelly B , who forms part of the XGENCREW. Get Familia

After the great success of the last running challenge, Patta Running Team is starting of next week with the very first day of the Nike Club Running Challenge. With a duration of 4 weeks, each member of the team will be posting a tip of the week every Monday. Next to that, every Friday, the team will