[dropcap]S[/dropcap]outh Florida-based SoulFlo has been making some crazy noise as of late; a six-piece band with a true love of live vs. pre-recorded instrumentation, they focus on working with R&B and hip-hop artists in and around Miami. Most...

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he game has had its share of mystery artists and voices over the years. DJ Clue, for example, was once a mysterious presence on the scene, as was Joe Budden, who had yet to make any public reveal...

“I’m on some new shit, 2016; you wanna rap? Shit, I got about 2000 16s.” –Tone Chop [dropcap]A[/dropcap] quick skim through some of Tone Chop’s music, it’s not surprising to hear he has a background battling back in...

“I’ll rock the mic—and ether the beat myself, no features.” –Dusah Spade [dropcap]I[/dropcap] consider true “street-rap” to have a fine line between real life and fantasy; the line in the sand is [generally] easy to smell. Acts like...

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]alifornia-born artist and producer DecadeZ is quick to remark, “I never really had much growing up but a dream of sharing my vision with those who would enjoy it as much as I did one day.” Though he...

[dropcap]2[/dropcap]2-year-old NXUS, who is one-third of the trio known as Dead Reputation (with Delirious Beats [producer/engineer] and Rake [writer/videographer/film editor/photographer]), continues to impress me. I was a huge fan of their last collective release, “Rake Cat,” and his...

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ishing Blues is the seventh studio album from Minneapolis hiphop icons Atmosphere. Released this summer, the album has received wide praise, including from Complex who noted, “20 years in, Atmosphere is older, wiser, and still able to make...

“Matt has the sound, skill set and talent to be one of Atlanta’s greatest rap-artists. He has a personality and sound that anybody who really loves true hip hop will gravitate to. He’s naturally a superstar.” –The Legendary,...