“They ask me what’s the motive — classic albums, let all these niggas quote it.” —Mikey Amaré [dropcap]M[/dropcap]ikey Amare — originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — moved to sunny Los Angeles when he was 13 years old and...
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ame across a cool artist that I [somehow] slept on back in the day. He goes by the name Ace Lover, and he’s been bubbling on the New York City [indie hip-hop] scene for a minute. The self-described...
“As long as you’re happy — that’s all that matters.” Those are the first words we hear on the new mini-movie by Ann Arbor, MI, rapper Oneup2Lovett, whose been featured here before. It’s a 14-minute journey through the...
“O’s like I’m selling cheerios for a living.” — Pusha T [dropcap]V[/dropcap]ancouver, British Columbia, resident and producer Myles Anthony, and his frequent collaborator, the well-travelled/toured, African-born, philanthropic musician — and now BC resident — Ezra Kwizera, are back with...
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are some co-signs that you just can’t responsibly sleep on, as both a listener and — in my case — a writer. It’s easy sometimes to dismiss vitality of an artist, similar to what I’ve chosen to...
“Fuck 20 chains and a Ferrari, bro. Let me pay some kids tuitions, straight up! —Young Skrilla” 24-year-old Valley-born rapper and aspiring philanthropist, Young Skrilla, spent a lot of time [in his formidable years] in both New Orleans...
“No matter where you are in life, music can always put you in the right place.” —TyrelleVitiello Straight out of Orcutt California, comes 20-year old producer, TyrelleVitiello [pronounced V-T-L-O]. His style reeks of the 90’s — in the...
Unbiased, unfiltered; an educated unity that can lead everyone to a greater good. Hip-hop can do that! Hip-hop HAS done that. [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he old saying goes if you stand for nothing, you fall for everything. Hip-hop was once a...