Pharrell Williams interviews siblings Willow and Jaden Smith and they also had a photo shoot. The sister and brother talked to Williams about their evolving fashion aesthetic, their mission to spread positive energy and how much the way their parents raised them. Jaden just appeared in Netflix’s The Get Down, the new series about hip-hop’s beginnings in the Bronx. Willow’s debut album Ardipithecus came out on Roc Nation last year.Read the whole story at the Interview site.

[youtube id=”Ud6p20uxmOk”] Santigold’s video for “Banshee” is co-directed by artist Kara Walker and filmmaker Ari Marcopoulos. Santigold starts the video holding a sign that says “Will Work For Blood” and later she dances onstage and a marionette bearing her likeness becomes the focus of the show. Santigold’s 99 ⍧ents album is out now and you can stream it here and buy it here.

Afropunk’s annual festival is taking place in Brooklyn again this year and the festival is taking place August 27th and 28th. The After Dark series will begin Thursday (August 25th) evening and end on Monday, August 29th. Saturday night Nikki Giovanni will read poetry and Saul Williams is the host. The Gza will perform with DJ Premier  Saturday night at a secret location and Angelo Moore is the host. There will be a dance party, a Black party, a performance from Laura Mvula among the many events. See the full After Dark list of events here.

Download the Afropunk App to keep track of all the events:

For Apple Devices:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/afropunk/id1021375289?mt=8

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.afropun.k

[youtube id=”OilKLOOBEdA”] Tori Wolf’s DJ Premier-produced “Shadows Crawl” is visualized as a montage of shadows floating by Wolf as she looks into the camera. Wolf and DJ Premier are are finishing her Flow Riiot debut album.