Buffalo based emcee Agent 21 releases his new EP on April 23, 2018. “His Son” is a follow up to the sophomore release, from April 21, 2016. He has returned to set the stage for the listeners and audience to hear what his mission is all about. The theme of …
Read More »Single Review: Akash – “Text Me”
Akash is an emerging Indian-American artist from New Jersey. After releasing his debut album, Rooftop Vibes, last summer, “Text Me” gathered recognition from numerous underground hip hop publications, primarily on the basis of its hook factor. Lyrically, it’s sensible in that regard. A song that highlights the modern outcome of …
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Single review: Swissivory – DOG IN ME ft. DMX, Tariah, C-Tr
Ivory Coast born Swiss DJ and producer Swissivory returned this April after almost two years of musical silence. Formerly sharing a stage with names as strong as Rihanna and Wiz Khalifa, as well as working in production with Snoop Dogg, the new single and music video released via YouTube is blowing up hiphop blogs all over the world. With a number of collaborations on the single, …
Read More »EP Review: Samurai Shin – The Prelude
Building off of the Samurai Shin Manga series which began this spring, the story’s creators Mikel Miles and Ivan Earl Aguilar have released The Prelude EP which looks to pick up even more momentum for their creative universe. Drawing inspiration from Samurai Champloo and Afro Samurai, Samurai Shin is an …
Read More »Album Review: Dead Duck – SaFE, Davey Duckhunter
Dead Duck is the debut album of New Jersey’s own SaFE, one fourth of beloved Silk City group M.O.B.Stars. With a number of collaborations through producers in every track such as Arkutec, CJ Beatz, Bravestarr and Superstar O, the full-length is clearly set to show creative development and approaches. topics …
Read More »Single Review: Motivation – SK
Hip hop and rap artist SK based in Boston released his first single, “Motivation” this week. With little to no online push, the track was released independently through SoundCloud but is quickly gaining attention from fans of the culture as well as SoundCloud based artists. Teasing via Instagram of a mixtape …
Read More »Album Review: Civil Youth – Conversations
Philadelphia trio Civil Youth have returned with their third LP Conversations, a record that mixes elements of rock, rap, and electronica to create a unique aura of musicianship. Civil Youth has already toured with big name acts like Twenty One Pilots, AWOLNATION, Phantogram, and Capital Cities, and their multi-genre presentation …
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