By Chris Mills | March 24, 2012 at 11:51 am | No comments
Tech N9ne and his Strange fam (some new, some old) are scheduled to rock the shit out of the Midland Theater tonight in downtown KCMO as only they know how. When I went to the Strange headquarters on Monday, Tech apologized to Kutty Slitz' girlfriend for being so "sweaty" as he...
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By Chris Mills | March 21, 2012 at 3:32 pm | No comments
I got a phone call from the man/myth/legend, the KC-based lyrical master and founding member of Ces Cru, Kutty Slitz on Monday afternoon.
"Hello?"
"Meet me out there..."
My first excursion to the Strange Music headquarters/compound turned out to be amazing, after a...
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By Chris Mills | March 20, 2012 at 10:35 am | 2 comments
This is from his forthcoming "Matter Don't Money" project. Also be on the lookout for Godemis' "Deevil" release soon. Both projects from Ces members will be out on Strange Music I...
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By Sean Malone | February 22, 2012 at 7:15 pm | 2 comments
Fresh off their opening gig for Ces Cru at the Record Bar, the latest addition to Tech N9ne's Strange Music team, Mr History have digitally released their sophomore album this month. Cousin Sleep, Cousin Death finds the core members of the Kansas City indie-groove outfit working...
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By Chris Mills | February 20, 2012 at 10:01 am | No comments
Ex-Demencha cover artist, KC's own Nesto The Owner, is back with Career Killer 3, a double-disc mixtape mostly produced by Evsclusive. Career Killer 2 was one of the better hip hop releases to come out of our city for the duration of 2010, but this latest one (which came out on...
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By Chris Mills | February 11, 2012 at 6:31 pm | No comments
When heRobust was visiting Leonard DStroy in Kansas City last summer, I was fortunate enough to meet him and bounce ideas between the three of us. As a bright individual, heRobust's beats shine similarly. Bass-driven, tastefully-eccentric compositions encased in a kind of...
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By Chris Mills | February 6, 2012 at 6:49 pm | No comments
Grammy-noted jazz composer and producer Roy Hargrove swung through the Foundation on Friday night, which turned out to be a pretty wild night in Kansas City with a lot of events going down. I first went to see Matty G at the Midland Theater downtown, and his minimal,...
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By Chris Mills | February 3, 2012 at 4:43 pm | One comment
Have the days of seeing Ces Cru for five measly bones been completely washed away? Quite possibly. Strange Music's latest addition, the two headed, KC-based, lyrical giant known as Ces Cru are rocking out at Record Bar in Westport once again for their Strange Music signing...
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By Chris Mills | January 11, 2012 at 5:53 pm | No comments
Congratulations to Ubi and Godemis. ...
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By Chris Mills | December 31, 2011 at 9:09 pm | No comments
10. Young Fate - "All Gass" [prod. Mr. Fresh]
Ladies and gentlemen, hit play and start your engines. This video player popped up in February and sees Fate spitting game over a real heat-rock from Mr. Fresh. While Young Fate verses are on my brain, his 16 on Ron Ron’s...
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