“As an artist, if you don’t change with the music, then you’ll get left behind.” —Bobby V [dropcap]B[/dropcap]obby Valentino rose to prominence in 2005 with his hit single “Slow Down,” produced by Tim & Bob. As the R&B...
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]orth Carolina rapper Mosca Flux is someone I stumbled upon by accident while scrolling Twitter; her pretty face and unusual name drew me in, but her bars and a clear love of the culture kept me locked. In...
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]aekwon—an original member of the iconic Wu-Tang Clan—recently dropped a new project entitled The Wild. If you follow my writing, you may have read my review and interview, both of which were published by Toronto’s Exclaim! Magazine; in...
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ocial media is crazy–and, technology ever ceases to amaze me. A few weeks ago during a routine dig from a private collection, I came across a crispy copy of Rob Swift’s Ablist on vinyl. Rob was one-fourth of...
“What music did for me, I want to share that with people.” –Vita [dropcap]Y[/dropcap]onkers, New York, native Vita is one of the reasons I love writing about music; I love coming across new music from passionate artists with...
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s one thing to love and admire the golden era and draw influence from it while incorporating it into contemporary sounds, and then there’s having lived it—and building/adding to a sound that never truly died. Enter Ras Beats,...
“[Andre 3000] just sat next to us eating tomato soup, pretty much just talking about how much of a big fan he is of us.” [dropcap]D[/dropcap]ivine Council–the foursome of Lord Linco, Cyrax!, ICYTWAT, and $ilkmoney–is undoubtedly one of...
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]nowgoons, the four-man production/hip-hop outfit comprised of Det Gunner, DJ Illegal, Sicknature, and J.S. Kuster have been one of the most visible best-kept secrets in hip-hop for a while now. With a decade-long rap sheet of content in...