By Chris Mills | January 15, 2012 at 5:10 pm | No comments
[pictured: Reggie B & The Solution]
Come through to the Jackpot in Lawrence on Friday the 27th for me and Reggie B's joint birthday party. Reggie and the Solution will be performing alongside Approach and the Boogaloo Oddyssey, Royce Diamond and DJ G-Train. I'm not sure how...
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By Chris Mills | November 15, 2011 at 2:22 pm | No comments
With this being the second official release from Newman and Quest (CLICK HERE for the duo's debut from last year), the KC-based MC and the Lawrence-based DJ/producer have come together once again to release Skinny Jeans For Fat People today. Our favorite cut off their new...
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By Chris Mills | November 14, 2011 at 12:56 pm | No comments
Strap in this Saturday night for Lalapaloser Episode II at Record Bar in Westport KCMO. Featured acts include Deuce Fontane (of Soul Servers), Steddy P, Sulai (Detroit), Vertigone, Atilla, Approach & DJ G-Train (#cake) and S.H.A.D.O.W. will play host. This event is also...
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By Chris Mills | August 17, 2011 at 12:01 pm | No comments
Steddy P, owner of Indyground Entertainment, stands out in KC as being one of the only individuals putting on underground hip hop shows on a consistent basis anymore. For the second year in a row, he's put together a one-day Indyground festival of sorts showcasing...
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By Chris Mills | August 3, 2011 at 2:05 pm | No comments
I don't know much about Dessa at all, but I do know her verse on here is one of my favorites of the year so far. "The fans don't know you and the press don't owe you..."
TRUTH ON A HUNDRED, THOUSAND, TRILLION. Hear and download below. Royce Diamond also has his own...
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By Chris Mills | July 23, 2011 at 1:41 pm | No comments
One of many quotes that stuck with me from KC-Portland DJ transplant, Ben Tactic, went something like this: "Hip hop artists doing house music usually turns out better than the vice versa." In related news, local man of many hats, Kemet Coleman aka thePhantom*, has a new...
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By Chris Mills | June 28, 2011 at 12:22 pm | No comments
From his latest, Signal Flow, comes Royce Diamond's music video for "The Dotte". I think a lot of people, myself included, latched onto that song from SF moreso than any other for some reason. You can purchase Royce's record OVER HERE, which features guests Reggie B,...
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By Chris Mills | May 19, 2011 at 3:13 pm | One comment
Lawrence, KS-based vocalist/producer/rapper, Nezbeat and KC-based, retired rap artist, Joe Good have been working on this floating, race-related record for a few years. It just now saw the light of internet sharing today on Bandcamp, after some tracks were leaked a couple...
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By Chris Mills | May 6, 2011 at 4:05 pm | One comment
Like many local artists, Lawrence, KS native, Tyler Francis is one of those talents who has always been around but instead of being the center of the crowd, boogies in and out, leaving only his sound behind. After speaking with him about his various projects, it doesn’t...
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By Chris Mills | May 5, 2011 at 2:28 pm | No comments
Approach - "Brothafly Effect" [prod. SALVA] (2007)
^^^That was a small piece of Salva's previous work with Lawrence/KC-based hip hop artist, Approach, from 2007. Nowadays, most listeners are more familiar with him for doing this crazy beat music stuff (which you can...
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