By Jay | June 24, 2020 at 8:26 pm | No comments
Photographer, musician, writer, activist, and community organizer Senay Kenfe sits down with HVW8 Gallery in their new episode of Screen 2 Screen. Over the past 15 years, the Long Beach native has collaborated with artists from around the world, as well as worked on...
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By Jay | August 1, 2018 at 4:21 pm | No comments
Today marks the 23rd Anniversary of Raekwon’s classic album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (commonly referred to as The Purple Tape). As a respectful nod to Raekwon, Pusha T delves into how The Purple Tape shaped his album DAYTONA, and expands on his own tribute lyrics “This Is...
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By Jay | August 24, 2015 at 4:15 pm | No comments
Jamaican roots, British born and Orlando bred, rapper Knytro’s diversity doesn’t end there – a combination of classic hip-hop, electro-soul and reggae influences make up his unique sound and believe me when I say he’s going to be big! Signed to Chase & Status’...
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By Jay | February 6, 2015 at 11:17 am | No comments
The last year has been an important one for UK rap music to say the least. From the emerging of young talent such as Little Simz to the growing recognition of grime artists both in the UK and even more impressively in the U.S, it is safe to say that the U.K rap scene is...
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By Jay | December 27, 2014 at 10:58 pm | No comments
This past Halloween we got to catch up with the Two-9 crew based out of Atlanta at the Echoplex in LA before their Pay Attention Tour performance. Them boys wild as hell but cool as fuck. Here's a little recap snippet of the show and interview.
- Nsilo Welsh
Shot &...
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By Matthew M | September 30, 2014 at 1:18 pm | No comments
Throughout the past couple of years Hip-Hop's airwaves have been dominated with the musical influence of Down South music. It's musical influence has put a huge spotlight on city's such as Houston Texas and Atlanta the have come up on the scene after years of being...
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By Jay | September 4, 2014 at 5:03 pm | No comments
Sango, born Kai Wright, has built an impressive buzz off his experimental production style. The 22-year-old has garnered international recognition with his most recent release Da Rocinha 2, which infuses the baile funk sound from the favelas of Brazil with surprising hip...
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By Matthew M | July 31, 2014 at 5:27 pm | No comments
In this addition of Noisey music, is an inside look into A$AP Rocky who has made a serious mark on the Hip-Hop culture as well as splashing heavily into the fashion scene in his early career. The episode is a sneak peek of the upcoming documentary of the young Lord that...
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