London, 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 USA and has become a part of the successful Miami-based collective GTPS.…
“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 are you ready to sacrifice it all for this idea.” “At 19…
Mevoke 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 fell into place. He a relative newcomer, with only a handful of…
It’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 [self-imposed] two-year hiatus, he’s back with a deep new record that where…
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 on yachts and hundred dollar bills. But when Giulio4 raps about those…
“I don’t follow trends; I barely follow friends.” –Otis Clapp Coming 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 Chris Rock, Action Bronson, J.Cole, Ab-Soul, Mac Miller, Diplo, and Skrillex–has just…
“I’ll rock the mic—and ether the beat myself, no features.” –Dusah Spade I 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 NWA–for example–were so vivid, and so over the top, that you’d have…
22-year-old NXUS, who is one-third of the trio known as Dead Reputation (with Delirious Beats [producer/engineer] and Rake [writer/videographer/film editor/photographer]), continues to impress me. I was a huge fan of their last collective release, “Rake Cat,” and his latest record “Holy wATEr” –and grimy visual– continues to keep me interested,…
