Atmosphere Ain’t Reggae, But They’ve Got That Spirit
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CAI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- While most of the line-up at One Love Cali Reggae Fest is … well … reggae and its various sub-genres, there were a handful of acts top-line acts on the bill…
K.Flay Returns To L.A. And Slays The Fonda Theatre
LOS ANGELES, CA- 2017 was a pretty good year for K.Flay. Once a critical darling of the NorCal, underground hip-hop scene, she released her first major-label album “Every Where Is Somewhere” in early 2017, which subsequently garnered mass appeal with her uniquely confessional rock/hip-hop musicality….
Reverie and Dezzy Hollow Bring Underground Hip Hop To The Sunset Strip
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Los Angeles has always had a thriving underground hip hop scene. From Freestyle Fellowship to Open Mike Eagle, the music that bumps on the outskirts of the mainstream is still relevant and draws in plenty new fans with every new rhyme. Earlier this…
Joey Badass’ Lyricism Is On Point At Cali Christmas
CLICK HERE FOR MORE CALI CHRISTMAS 2017 COVERAGE! INGLEWOOD, CA- “… IMHO, Joey Bada$$ is the definition of modern Hip Hop. He’s an artist who takes his craft seriously, focusing on lyricism. Joey, along with MCs such as Kendrick, J. Cole, Logic, etc., is part of the…
Danny Brown Spits That Fire At The Growlers Six
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE GROWLERS SIX COVERAGE! San Pedro, CA- …Looking much more clean cut that the last time I saw him perform, I almost expected that his live performance would be toned down. I was wrong. With his signature high pitched voice, and his…
Underground Hip Hop Legends Dr. Octagon Close Out New Orleans Stage At M.T.G. [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE MUSIC TASTES GOOD 2017 COVERAGE! Long Beach, CA- Dr Octagon, aka “Kool” Keith Thornton, aka Rhythm X, aka Dr. Dooom, aka Mr Gerbik was the final act at The New Orleans stage and boy was it…
Young M.A. Rules Like A “Kween” At L.A. Pride [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] FOR OUR COMPLETE L.A. PRIDE COVERAGE CLICK HERE! It’s so fitting that the organizers of L.A. Pride fest reached out to Young M.A to be one of their featured performers. Aside from the fact that she’s one of the…
K’Valentine Is “Here For A Reason”
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Chicago rising star K’Valentine, who is fresh off a tour with Talib Kweli, has just released her debut full-length album on Kweli’s label, Javotti Media. The album title – Here For A Reason – speaks for itself….
K.Flay Celebrates The Release Of “Every Where Is Some Where” With L.A. [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
LOS ANGELES, CA- If K.Flay is a “suburban rap queen” (the name of one of her mixtapes), then I think we need to start having rap open mics at every Starbucks starting now. This woman’s live performance is fierce and impassioned with attitude and grit to…
K.Flay’s “High Enough” Will Get You Addicted To Her Sound [LISTEN]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Lushly cooing against densely textured production, K.Flay’s “High Enough” is a hypnotic confession about the singer finding a new “drug”. “There are so many songs out there about getting fucked up. I think a part of me…
