Sonia Rao – She Artist Sonia Rao combines her soulful voice with piano, singing her original songs. Some are haunting, some are joyful, some are gritty and raw, but all feature Sonia’s incredible voice and honest lyrics. Fans are struck by how deeply personal her songs are; in listening to her lyrics, one feels they are hearing her innermost thoughts
Minneapolis, MN hip hop collective DOOMTREE announce the release of their new album No Kings, due out November 22nd. The crew, consisting of P.O.S., Dessa, Sims, Cecil Otter, Mike Mictlan, Lazerbeak, and Paper Tiger, have all taken time for their solo projects the last few years, but teamed up once again for the upcoming collaborative release. The premiere of new
D.M.P. “Angry Birds” (Produced by Nottz) After releasing two stellar projects off the Raw Koncept imprint, “You Need This Music” and “Rawth EP”, Nottz is back in the lab hard at work, this time cooking up new material with his group D.M.P. (Durte Muzik Prahdukshun). The group is assembled of Virginia-based emcees Bigshot Manceeni, Cutlass Reid, Khizman, Starboy, Ivory Keyes,
Recorded over four months in Oakland, Lateef the Truthspeaker’s FireWire brings together some of the best producers in hip-hop on one album, including Chief Xcel, DJ Shadow, Dan the Automator, Somehow at Sea and Headnodic (Crown City Rockers, Mighty Underdogs). Bay Area stalwarts Lyrics Born, Del and The Grouch turn up as well, giving the album a congenial, familial feel.
MiM0SA set to release his full length debut album “Sanctuary” October 25 (False Idol Musik) North American Tour Announced Dates include: Very Special Guests October 29 @ Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, Colorado Webster Hall NYC, Reno, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Oregon and more dates tba) “23-year-old Tigran Mimosa thrills audiences with his vibration-laden sonic endeavors and charismatic stage presence. His set
Chilly Gonzales Announces World’s First Orchestral Rap Album, Shares MP3 Medley! The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales Comes Out Digitally June 7th via Arts & Crafts Download “The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales” Medley MP3 HERE! Chilly Gonzales, never one to stay quiet for too long, is back with the announcement of his new album, The Unspeakable Chilly Gonzales, the world’s first all-orchestral rap
Outasight – Life Or Something Like It video The lyric video for “Life Or Something Like It” from Outasight’s Figure 8
ANAMANAGUCHI TO RELEASE SPLIT 7” WITH STARSCREAM, OUT JUNE 21ST VIA INSOUND BAND GIVES AWAY MP3s FOR FREE; PLAY BLOWOUT HOMETOWN SHOW AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG ON JULY 22ND! LISTEN TO/DOWNLOAD/SHARE ANAMANAGUCHI’S “MY SKATEBOARD WILL GO ON” HERE Anamanaguchi, 8-bit chiptune partiers from Brooklyn, NY, are pretty pumped on life. Since finishing a dominating US tour with Japanese comic
Eminem, Eminem, Eminem. Where can I start? The very first rap album that I ever had was The Slim Shady LP. I must have been in grade five or six when my best friend Jesse Taylor told me to listen to a song. From that point fourth I was hooked. I saved all my coin I could get my hands
Aloe Blacc – 99 problems song Radio 1 Live Lounge Aloe Blacc covering 99 problems by Jay-Z over a mixture background including a live version of Kanye’s “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”. Recorded from the live lounge on radio
