Wax Poetics...

Ms. Beat Street has NOT a clue. I straight up found this while getting my Google on. Let's not forget P-Boys and P-Girls.....
Blessings
Rae♥
http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=32825&category=34029



Wax Nostalgic
Wax, the New No Po Hiphop Hub, Keeps It Old School-- While Helping Out the Community
BY MARJORIE SKINNERAt some point, hiphop suffered a split.
What began as a culture that prided itself on its resourcefulness and inventiveness now blares from mainstream radio as a swaggering pissing contest of bling, bitches, and violence. In retaliation, Sara Moskovitz and Shannon Guthrie, owners of Portland's latest hiphop space, Wax, are dedicated to celebrating the elements of an old school aesthetic, far removed from the antics of contemporary idols who have deviated from hiphop's nonviolent, un-materialistic roots.
To do this, they've created Wax, an all ages epicenter of old school hiphop culture...