Portraits of Trap

Partygoers outside The Flat in Brooklyn ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Partygoer at the Flat in Brooklyn ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Someone smokes up in Harlem ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Mitchell Louis and friend at The Flat in Brooklyn©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Sasha St John in Harlem ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Manuel Alejandro and friend in Brooklyn ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Mitchell Louis ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Quay Dash and friend at The Flat in Brooklyn ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Partygoer at The Flat in Brooklyn, ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights reserved

Sasha St John ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights reserved

Rapper Contessa Stuto performs at her party, Cherry Bomb, at the Flat in Brooklyn, NYC 12/13/2013 ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Partygoers outside The Flat in Brooklyn, ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Dante Stevenson, aka $leezus and Soulebrity, in his Harlem apartment, ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Mitchell Louis at The Flat, in Brooklyn ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Sasha St John ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Dante Stevenson in The Bronx ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Partygoers at The Flat in Brooklyn, ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Louis Mitchell and his niece, Missy in Brooklyn, ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Dante Stevenson and Sasha St John in Harlem, ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Nani performs at The Flat in Brooklyn, ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Sasha St John, ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Dante Stevenson ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Sasha St John and Dante Stevenson play NBA2K in Harlem, ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Hand Job Academy at The Flat in Brooklyn ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Photographer Mitchell Louis, 31, get ready to go out at his parents house in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NYC 02/07/2014 ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

Dante Stevenson in Harlem ©Sumi Naidoo, 2014, All Rights Reserved

DJ of the Fortnight

Originally published at WQHS.org

The Pretty Reckless’ “You” is Pretty Okay

Originally published in 34th st