By Chris Mills | February 1, 2012 at 6:56 pm | No comments
This is an interview we did over the phone with Northern California-based dubstep producer and DJ, Matty G, last month. Be sure to check him out live at the Midland Theater in downtown KCMO with Caspa and more on Friday, February 3rd.
p.s. The first person who listens to this...
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By Chris Mills | January 10, 2012 at 12:41 pm | No comments
[pictured: Salva]
Lawrence kid, Morri$, just had his track "Fishy Riddim" featured on Salva's latest DJ mix for The Fader. This whole mix is really dope, in its uniformed future funk fashion. Also, be on the lookout for our Artist of the Month feature on Morri$...
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By Chris Mills | January 7, 2012 at 3:34 pm | No comments
Kendrick Lamar's partner in rhyme, Schoolboy Q, is set to drop his newest, the "Habits & Contradictions" release on January 14th. This is the latest freebie floating around on the net, "Blessed", produced by Dave Free. Kendrick Lamar dropped my hands down favorite record of...
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By Chris Mills | December 18, 2011 at 6:10 pm | No comments
After Cole Medina went on a soundcloud tear earlier this year, only to take nearly all of his music down in the name of saving upload space we're guessing, it looks like he's got new things brewing with labels Gimme The Loot and House Arrest. With his recent soundcloud uploads,...
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By Chris Mills | October 24, 2011 at 3:53 pm | No comments
West Coast hip hop legend, MURS, is on tour now promoting his new record Love and Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation, which dropped a couple of weeks ago and is entirely produced by Ski Beatz (of Jay-Z, Camp-Lo and Mos Def fame). His closest gig to KC is landing in...
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By Chris Mills | August 23, 2011 at 10:54 am | No comments
Based off some brief google research, we're still rather unclear as to what Thundercat does exactly, other than play bass (vocals as well? production??). Regardless, Thundercat (who we're also guessing is based in LA) is ready to release what is probably one of the most...
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By Chris Mills | July 27, 2011 at 12:27 pm | No comments
The "West Coast Queen", Marvaless, just dropped her own "Tupac Back" song. KC's own Gee Watts did something very similar a few weeks ago. My favorite line on this song from Marvaless is "Tupac's back, Tupac's back/ Go head and cop one of his albums if you feelin' this...
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By Chris Mills | June 7, 2011 at 5:36 pm | No comments
I saw a couple of people raving about this mashup that Pretty Lights did at the Lightning In A Bottle Festival in Cali not too very long ago on facebook. One youtube description from Pretty Lights' performace even reads something to the effect of "a true I was there...
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By Chris Mills | June 7, 2011 at 4:53 pm | One comment
Listen to "Gift of Gab" HERE, then purchase the digi-single w/ "The Love" featuring Reach on iTunes July 12th. The Hymnlayas consist of an MC/production outfit, Tommy Lift, DJ Hylanda and Mic Brass. All KC dudes that have been putting it down for years, and all of whom are...
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By Chris Mills | May 19, 2010 at 6:10 pm | No comments
The Progress EP (front cover)
The Progress EP (back cover)
You already know how LA native, verBS, killed it at the Jackpot in Lawrence, KS a couple of weeks ago when him and MURS came through on tour. But this CD I picked up off him (in exchange for a Demencha mag) at...
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