“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...

Music derives from culture. It’s how we can distinguish and categorize what we listen to on a daily basis. It’s not a secret that Jamaican culture has had an enormous helping hand in influencing the sounds of hip...

Keith’ More – Fire and his leading lady take a mini “baecation” to escape the haters in the visual for this most recent single “Overcrowding.” The clip begins with wide open shots of a city skyline and perfect...

“OOOUUU!” With over 10 million plays on Soundcloud and 9 million hits on YouTube, there’s an undeniable buzz surrounding up and coming artist Young M.A. Born April 3, 1992, M.A. hails from Brooklyn, New York and grew up...

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ancaster, SC, native Faded broke 1,700 downloads last year with his debut mixtape, “Sorry That I’m Late,” and hasn’t looked back since. In fact, his grind has been off the chart — dropping three videos earlier this summer,...

[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...

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]amG drops a new EP La Mia Vita, and Above Average Hip Hop is intrigued. We are always looking for those out of the box thinkers and are listening for how that new age hip hop influences the...

“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...