“Create a portrait and then morph it.” —K-Son [dropcap]C[/dropcap]oming straight out of Columbus, Ohio, K-Son—a rapper and producer—is putting on for hip-hop. His latest mixtape, Before The Green Light, is the calm before the metaphorical storm that he’s...
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of the unique things that stood out in No Longer the Hero’s bio they sent over to us is that they are “singing the wrong notes in the right pitch.” The duo of Demetrius “Whodini Blak” Reynolds...
Maxi—with millions of spins—is a new type of independent artist, riding a new wave. Get down or drown. [dropcap]M[/dropcap]aximum is an artist who has been featured on our page a few times now; the New Jersey rapper has...
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]exas rapper and producer Tae Z knows the hustle is real. Following the release of Not Enough Time in 2015, which he moved hand to hand, he released The Descent, his first official LP, which helped him to...
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]risbane, Australia, singer–and MMA fighter– Ezra James is a dope find. He has a unique voice, and a certain soul that’s carried throughout his SoundCloud; he comes across and an Aussie answer to Miguel. His catalog is a...
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]aking that jump from battle rapper to legit ‘on the beat’ Emcee isn’t always black and white; the timeline has shown that it can be harder than meets the eye. DC spit-kicker Luminous is trying to do just...
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo weeks ago, fans received a pleasant surprise when Miguel and DJ Premier officially released “2 LOVIN U,” a track that they recorded together during the sessions for Miguel’s third studio album Wildheart (2016); which mysteriously appeared in...
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]nowgoon’s Goon Bap record is a gift that keeps on giving; initially making its way into my top records of 2016 list, the album is the rawest underground hip-hop I’ve come across in a while, aside from maybe...