“It’s Always Time To Go!” — J-Doe Native Los Angeles, California, triple threat — rapper/producer/songwriter — J-Doe, has already accomplished several amazing feats in a relatively short amount of time. The twenty-something musician, born James Smith, initially got his feet wet, so to speak, working under the tutelage of his musical mentor, Ricc Rude, who literally taught him the ropes
ATMOSPHERE ANNOUNCES ‘WELCOME TO MINNESOTA” TOUR This February, Rhymesayers and Atmosphere bring you the Second Annual “Welcome To Minnesota Tour”. With performances from Atmosphere, Kill The Vultures, Big Quarters, MaLLy and DJ sets throughout the night from BK-One. Join these artists as they tour throughout their home state of Minnesota. The tour begins February 20th in Mankato and makes subsequent
ASHER ROTH ANNOUNCES PABST & JAZZ TOUR DATES NEW TRACKS WILL LEAK LEADING UP TO DECEMBER 20 FULL ALBUM RELEASE OF PABST & JAZZ SESSIONS. Def Jam signee Asher Roth has announced concert dates to promote his upcoming project Pabst & Jazz Sessions. Asher will be performing with a live band as well as DJ Wreckineyez. Sir Michael Rocks of
Cypress Hill & Guerilla Union In Association with Live Nation Present CYPRESS HILL SMOKEOUT FESTIVAL 2012 All Day Mind-Opening Music Festival Set For March 3 at NOS Events Center In Southern California Over Twenty Artists on Two Stages Including Headliners Sublime with Rome and Korn, Wiz Khalifa, Cypress Hill, The Dirty Heads and Café Tacuba Also Features The Medical Marijuana
Yesterday, amidst a crowd of 15,000 fans, two of the biggest names in hip-hop took the stage for a two-hour and forty minute marathon of rhymes and beats. As Ye and Jay rose above the crowd on fourteen foot platform covered in LEDs, you could tell this show would be one for the ages. Spitting their verses on “H.A.M.” from
written by Philip Oliver As a 34 year old who grew up in arguably one of the best Era’s hip hop has to offer I don’t get excited about the music these days but I still plod on in search of that excellence. Albums and expectations come and go, it’s been a long time since they were last exceeded. While
J. Cole has grown from Roc Nation underdog to Hip hop prince. Having made a stir this year, J. Cole proves his Hip hop status in debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story. Cole’s strength lies in his storytelling: “Lights Please,” although a story of sexual passion at its highest, highlights issues of parenthood. “How you gon’ look in yo’
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.
