If you’ve followed this site over the past couple of years in particular, you’d know that I’ve written about the Seattle, WA-based hip-hop act, Shabazz Palaces on a number of occasions. After all, the group […]
Tag: indie hip hop
Although New York is a large city with some 8 million souls pushing, fighting, dreaming and scheming, there are actually countless times in which it feels extremely small – especially if you roll in a […]
Before the 2013 release of their debut effort, Midcity, the Los Angeles, CA-based hip-hop trio of clipping, which consists of Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson never expected to find much of an audience […]
Madlib may arguably be one of the most playfully inventive and unique producers hip-hop has ever known. Early in his career, Madlib was a member of the Oxnard, CA-based act, Lootpack featuring Wildchild and DJ […]
Stones Throw Records has quickly become one of my favorite labels, as it’s the label home to some of my favorite contemporary emcees including – Homeboy Sandman, Guilty Simpson, and Jonwayne. Naturally, each emcee has […]
Madlib has been releasing a number of instrumental beat tapes as part of his Beat Konducta series. Previous titles included Movie Scenes and Beat Konducta in India, both were imaginary film soundtracks; the self-deceptive A Tribute to J Dilla; and the Beat Konducta in […]
Madlib has been releasing a number of instrumental beat tapes as part of his Beat Konducta series. Previous titles included Movie Scenes and Beat Konducta in India, both were imaginary film soundtracks; the self-deceptive A Tribute to J Dilla; and the Beat Konducta […]
Hip-hop has always had artists who have not only advanced the art form by pushing the boundaries of what it should sound like, and even how its artists should even look like, but by pushing […]
Local Legend is the debut effort from the White Plains, NY-based rapper Stan Ipcus, and from the first single “How I Met Your Mother,” you can tell that he’s a unique voice: the first single talks […]
New York-based emcee PremRock recently released an album Mark’s Wild Years, which pays homage to the legendary Tom Waits – yes, hip hop can be that diverse. After a nation-wide tour with stops in places such […]
There are several things I enjoy about this line of work – introducing you, friendly reader, to music that’s worthy of your time and your love is a critical aspect of what I do. But […]
“You’re Not A Ghost Anymore,” is the first video and second single from emcee Jesse Abraham’s upcoming new album, I Am Water, which will see a January 29th, 2013 release. The track feels like an eerie, […]
http://www.audiomack.com/embed2/j57/sam-kinisons-revenge-feat-soul-khan-rob-kelly-juan-deuce-amp-dj-brace?btn=ff8a00&bg=34342e&bbg=121212&vbg=4d4b42&vol=ff8a00&dbg=ff8a00 “Sam Kinnison’s Revenge” is the latest single from J57 of the Brown Bag AllStars, and it features guest spots by Soul Khan, Rob Kelly, Juan Deuce, and DJ Brace providing the scratching. (And if […]