[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e wrote about St. Louis rapper EJ Carter last year when he dropped the visual for “True” off of his electrifying debut album, Notorious. The album amassed almost 500k plus streams worldwide and helped him to spark the...
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ondon, UK, singer, rapper, and producer VAS LEON is quick to name Michael Jackson as his biggest musical influence; greats often draw influnce from greats. He’s been building a heavy buzz gigging across the UK, Europe, and the...
“The idea of having everything you ever wanted is easier when its only an idea,” says LA-based rapper/singer Ace Baretta.”When you find yourself without a home, no money and only a beat machine is when you’ll ask yourself...
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]evoke Dotson is an in-house producer, songwriter, editor, and recording artist over at Mo Res Records—an indie label in Florida. What started at a young age as an affinity for poems grew into hip-hop; the rest just all...
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s my last spotlight of 2016, and I’m ending with an exciting new artist I came across. Washington, D.C., born LA resident, Mizzark, does it all: writes, produces, raps and sings. Coming back into the spotlight after a...
ORLANDO, FL – Most rappers who enter the game do so with meager beginnings and big dreams of making it big someday. Their songs tend to mirror those dreams – lyrics laced with descriptions of expensive cars, parties...
“I don’t follow trends; I barely follow friends.” –Otis Clapp [dropcap]C[/dropcap]oming from a borough dripping with deep-rooted hip-hop history, rapper Otis Clapp is just trying to carry on tradition. The emcee,, engineer, and producer–who’s shared stages names like...
“I’ll rock the mic—and ether the beat myself, no features.” –Dusah Spade [dropcap]I[/dropcap] consider true “street-rap” to have a fine line between real life and fantasy; the line in the sand is [generally] easy to smell. Acts like...