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 […]
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New Audio: Method Man’s New, J57 Produced Single “The Purple Tape”
Long Island-born, Brooklyn-based DJ/producer/emcee J57 is probably best known among hip-hop heads as a member of the Brown Bag All-Stars, one of the more prolific and underrated crews in contemporary hip-hop. And over the last couple of […]
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM for the better part of the past year, you would probably be familiar with Scott Melker, a New York-based producer, DJ and electronic music artist, who has spent the bulk of […]
The new ABC sitcom, Fresh Off The Boat, is based around the life story of the show’s creator. Eddie Huang – as a hip-hop loving 12 year old in the early 90s, his immigrant family […]
If you were born in the late 70s and early 80s as I was, there are a few things that will likely make you start to feel kind of old – 2014 not only marks the […]
Even after running JOVM for the past four years, i’m still amazed and flattered when I receive fan mail, especially from folks located in rather far-flung locales across our tiny blue ball. Not too long […]
If you’ve followed this blog a bit, you’ll know that in the past few months i’ve written about Scott Melker, who records and performs under the moniker of The Melker Project. And in his over […]
Originally formed in 2002, the Italian group Late Guest at the Party quickly developed a reputation for a sound that manages to blur genre lines, as it meshes electro pop, rock ‘n’ roll, 90s Brit pop and techno. […]
A Q&A with Scott Melker, a.k.a. the Melker Project
With over 15 years as a DJ, Scott Melker, who records and performs under the moniker of the Melker Project, has shared stages with the likes of some of the world’s most popular and beloved DJs and […]
Originally formed in 2002, the Italian group Late Guest at the Party have developed a reputation for a unique sound that manages to blur genre lines, as it meshes electro pop, rock ‘n’ roll, 90s […]
As a DJ, Scott Melker has shared stages with the likes of DJs and acts like DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ AM, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Dougie Fresh, Kanye West, the Wu Tang Clan.Q-Tip, Ne-Yo, T.I. and a list of others — thanks to the fact […]
Freddie Gibbs may arguably be one of contemporary hip-hop’s best and (shamefully) most unheralded emcees. Sure, his songs talk about the street life but with a stark, unvarnished honesty. Indeed, unlike most mainstream emcees who […]
In his over 16 years as DJ, Scott Melker has shared stages with the likes of DJs and acts like DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ AM, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Dougie Fresh, Kanye West, the Wu […]
Radiation City‘s Animals in the Median which was released last month through Tender Loving Empire Records, and the album has received quite a bit of critical praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, Vice’s Noisey and a number […]
My fellow hip hop heads know that all of the members of the Wu-Tang Clan have spit lyrics over old school soul and R&B – especially Raekwon. Raekwon will have a very busy 2013. On […]