Formed and fronted by classical trained Korean composer and pianist JooWan Kim, the Bay Area-based hip-hop collective Ensemble Mik Nawooj have received attention and praise from several media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, SF Weekly and East Bay […]
Tag: J. Dilla
New Video: Introducing The Old School Hip Hop-Inspired Sounds of Virginia’s Aspiring Acolytes of Rap Production
As I’ve mentioned countless times throughout the history of this site, I frequently receive quite a number of emails from artists, producers, publicists, labels, and band managers from all over the world. And of course, […]
New Video: Check Out This Guy Getting Down to Society’s Protocol
Comprised of 24 year old vocalist James Girdier and producer Brendan Lynch, the duo of Society initially released two highly sought-after limited edition releases under the a veil of mystery that has been gradually lifted […]
New Audio: maticulous Teams Up With Pittsburgh-based emcee Beedie On the Haunting New Single, “The Journey.”
maticulous is a Pittsburgh-born, Brooklyn-based producer, who has worked with the likes of Doom, RA the Rugged Man, Ruste Juxx, and is one half of emcee/production duo Audimatic, with Audible Doctor of the renowned hip-hop collective, Brown Bag AllStars. As a producer, […]
New Audio: Introducing The Effortlessly, Soulful Sound of ZForbes
ZForbes is a Toronto-based producer/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist and beat maker, who has developed a reputation for effortlessly soulful productions and his latest single “Work That” will further cement that reputation as the single is comprised of chopped […]
New Audio: Guilty Simpson Teams Up With Quakers’ Katalyst for The Hard-Hitting “Fractured”
If you’ve been following JOVM over the past couple of years, you may know that Detroit‘s Guilty Simpson is not only one of my favorite emcees, but I think he’s arguably one of contemporary hip-hop’s shamefully unheralded, under-appreciated […]
Live Concert Review: New Music Seminar, New Music Nights Festival 2015 Misfires in its Attempt to Showcase New Music
Live Concert Review: New Music Seminar, New Music Nights Festival 2015 Misfires in its Attempt to Showcase New Music New Music Seminar can trace its origins back to 1980 when over 200 people gathered at […]
New Audio: Society’s Latest Single “Protocol” Channels Jamiroquai, Portishead and Soul Music
Comprised of 24 year old vocalist James Girdier and producer Brendan Lynch, the duo of Society initially released two highly sought-after limited edition releases under the a veil of mystery that has been gradually lifted […]
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM for some time, you may recall that I interviewed the Pittsburgh-born, Brooklyn-based producer maticulous, and as he told me in that interview the Steel City has a rather vibrant and burgeoning […]
New Audio: El Da Sensei and DJ Devastate “Show Stoppa” (J57 Remix)
Last year, Brooklyn-based indie hip-hop label Coalmine Records celebrated their tenth anniversary with the release of the Unearthed compilation, which featured the label’s most popular artists and a virtual who’s who list of contemporary underground […]
Along with the beloved J. Dilla, Madlib may arguably be one of hip-hop’s most inventive and prolific producers and artists. Along with his production work, Madlib released a series of instrumental beat records under the […]
As many of you who follow JOVM know, I’m extremely active on Twitter and as a result, musicians and musician friends routinely hit me up with links to their new singles. Recently, a very dear […]
Last night, I was at the unofficial home office, Brooklyn Bowl for the the ninth annual Donuts Are Forever Party, to celebrate the life and music of the great and beloved hip-hop producer, J. Dilla. […]
Madlib, one of hip-hop’s most inventive and prolific producers has released a series of instrumental beat records under the series name Beat Konducta, and each installment of the series has focused on a particular genre or […]
If you truly love hip-hop, you truly love the great J. Dilla. And although it’s been 8 years since his untimely passing, his work still manages to move fans and be relevant in a way […]