The Virgin of Guadalupe is a 16th century Mexican icon of the Virgin Mary which appears on wall murals and tattoos around the streets of East LA. This pod by vc2 producer Carlos Aguilar explores this iconography with interviews of artists, academics and people from the community.

Viva Obama!

Expression is whatdrives most us. Some have a need to express a life in a book, express a love story in a song, or the need to share a posittive story tomotivate others with lack of it. Elika Crespo is a model,

Music is a collaboration of instruments, ideas, people, and movements. Almost everything in life has some type of tune playing in the background. Sometimes its people screaming, other times its a bird in the background. For most artists, they interpret their life and expriences into music.

In online marketing and advertising you need to communicate with customers effectively. Once your product is built or produced you have to let the world know.

JoyLuv an independent electronic music artist from New York started her career at a young age. Luckily, she also realized at a young age, that the best way to express her talent and emotions was by venturing off on her own as an independent artist.

The internet allows us to communicate with individuals from across the world. And by communicating with groups of people who live thousands of miles away from us, we get a chance to learn and share new and different experiences.

Record labels have seem to forgotten a key step in producing and launching albums, artist development. Fot the most part record labels have ignored this step in their plans. Why? Maybe, because it means more investment in their part, better musicians, specialized engineers, vocal and lyrical coaches. And simply someone who guides a band or group through the process.

LA's Newest Free Agent - Obrown is one of LA's most dedicated MC's. From working with Breal to a mixtape with Dj Eddie One, he is always on top of his game. His dedication and skills has already been recognized by Interscope

"Sicko Soldado", is the latest release by Sicko Soldado of the Dead Silence camp. Sicko Soldado is an underground MC from Los Angeles. The CD is heavily influence and produced by LA's very own Kemo 'The Blaxican. Keeping true to underground hip-hop and the Dead Silence sound.