[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s summertime; that means time for rolling with the top down, sweaty afternoons cruising the metropolis, and — of course — summer love. Whether it’s [literally] an affair that will fade with the change with the season, or...
“We’re trying to put Ohio back on the map musically…hip-hop wise.” –Vice Souletric [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t was an evening early last month when I received a cold-call — if you will — from an Ohio-based rapper named Vice Souletric. A...
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]ndie. Quirky. Unique. Those are just a few ways that one may choose to describe singer and songwriter Shelita Burke. For the last few months, she’s been constantly popping up on my radar, and having taken some time...
“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...