Chaz Van Queen exhibits a deep empathy for the creative process with his new self-titled album released under this stage name Chazmere. Lyrically exposing his listeners to the south Bronx hip-hop traditions, Chazmere emphasizes the value of teamwork throughout his productions. He is a teacher, mentor and artist in his…
“Playing her (Angie Martinez) was like a dream.” –Lian Toni Amado The hip-hop community is buzzing about the release of the long-fabled Tupac biopic, All Eyes On Me. Like most of the world, we’ve been following the movie’s progress — and actual existence — through scattered Instagram pics that showed…
Hip-Hop/Alternative artist Day Day has ever been afraid to blow past the limits in his music. He’s a blend of storytelling, emotional vulnerability and raw energy that grabs you by the collar and demand to be heard. His unmistakable intensity and passion for the music have helped him collaborated with…
“I’m not an Instagram model; It’s hard when people want to put you in one box and keep you there.” —Shelah Marie Maybe it’s because I’m a father of two wonderful daughters, but I find myself relating verbatim to Nas’s “Daughters.” Whenever I see women being negatively or unfairly portrayed…
“Most niggas want the juice, but can’t concentrate; that’s Minute Maid.” —Darus Clark Rapper Darus Clark is trying to tell his autobiography through music. Straight out of Grand Rapids Michigan, he’s currently in the studio working on his full-length, Beautiful Nightmare, and recently dropped the first single, “I’m Good.” The…
After watching the dope storytelling, visual to Liquor Store Lean’s single, “Jumpin,” and bumping to the chill beat, I had to reach out and converse with the California native rapper. If you haven’t already, watch L$L video “Jumpin” and then check out our small talk, as we vibed and chatted…
I keep asking myself, how did I break through the competition, and make it right through to the top? — Menace Some producers work their whole lives hoping to reach their opus; their signature beat that puts them in the history books alongside the production elite. Pete Rock’s opus will…
As CEO of the Brooklyn-based Creative Juices Music label, IDE wears many hats. Engineer, producer, and even artist. He’s already independently released three full-length projects, including his last project, Ideology, a five-year labor of love that featured names like Ill Bill, UG of Cella Dwellas fame, The Outsidaz (Pacewon, Yah…
