Looking for a way to get everyone’s attention on the music scene in 2012? All you have to do is use one word, “Festival”. I could go on […]
NEW MUSIC: Vintage Trouble: Timeless Chaos and the Funk Resurrection
America, it seems, has become obsessed with finding the next great singing sensation. Every since American Idol debuted here in the states in 2002, the proliferation of reality-based […]
MIXTAPE: SOulspeak – Sketches of Floating Lives
Straight from Beijing comes music producer, SOulspeak’s new project, Sketches of Floating Lives. The instrumental album is dedicated to the dirt and beauty of a rapidly changing city (Beijing) […]
REFLECTION: Dear Chuck Brown…
Dear Uncle Chuck, You don’t mind if I call you that, do you? I mean…you are like an uncle to me in my head and I adore […]
VIDEO: Lupe Fiasco – Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)
After realeasing the cover art with a reworking of the American flag as a barcode, Lupe Fiasco releases the first single off his next album, Food & Liquor 2: […]
NEW MUSIC: Showbiz & AG – That N*gga Crazy (Showbiz Remix)
Showbiz & AG of the legendary DITC crew recently released their free album Pre-Loaded, which serves as a precursor to their upcoming album MugShot Music. As another thank […]
VIDEO: D-Pryd x Rocksmith Freestyle
Rocksmith sponsored Canadian rapper D-Pryd comes correct in this freestyle video. The video touts D-Pryd spittin bars while pretty women in bikini’s strut around him, drinking gallons of […]
NEW MUSIC: The Black Opera – Black Superstar (prod. yU)
The Black Superstar has always been a paradox in American Culture. African-Americans, and many racialized ‘others’, have for a long time held this odd allure as naturally cool, while at […]
MUSIC: Purity Ring – Obedear
Canadian future-pop group Purity Ring have been buzz in the industry for the past couple months now…and only with just four singles! Purity Ring’s latest release, Obedear, maintains […]
VIDEO: The Park x Darondo – Jesse James
Bay Area rhythm section The Park have been the backing band for BIG K.R.I.T., Freddie Gibbs, Alice Russell, Jesse Boykins II, and others. This month The Park is joining forces […]