By Sam | March 13, 2012 at 6:43 pm | No comments
Whenever I listen to hip-hop from the South, I’m reminded of one of my favorite Lil’ Wayne lyrics. On the track “Shooter” which features the hyper sexualized crooning of Robin Thicke, Weezy finishes off his second verse with a line that’s about as politically charged...
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By Chris Mills | March 11, 2012 at 3:20 pm | No comments
[pictured: Groove Armada]
Soundcloud Sunday at Demencha is spearheaded by a new teaser from Groove Armada's upcoming EP, "No Knock". Get to listening, and maybe even drop a comment on one of these if you're particularly feeling something. Stay tuned for next Sunday's...
Posted in: Downloads, SSS
By Chris Mills | March 8, 2012 at 2:31 pm | No comments
With a looming SXSW show in conjunction with Juicy J and others, Kansas City's young spitter, Gee Watts, has a new video out for "YNS" off the We Run KC & Demencha-presented The City's Mine mixtape.
RSVP HERE to Gee's show at SXSW. ...
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By Chris Mills | March 7, 2012 at 2:46 pm | 2 comments
Reviewing hardcore street rap can be weird, particularly in Kansas City. For one, it seems as though a lot of the more authentic characters on that side of our greater local hip hop scene don’t really give a shit about reviews. Additionally, there aren’t a lot of outlets...
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By Sam | March 7, 2012 at 1:48 pm | One comment
One of the coolest things coming to KCK in the near future is the KC Psychfest. What's that? You haven't heard about it yet? Well that's why you're here at Demencha.com, to learn about unbelievably cool things happening in your area.
Dedric Moore, of Monta At Odds, graciously...
Posted in: Events, Interviews, News
By Chris Mills | March 6, 2012 at 2:18 pm | No comments
Major apologies for the late notice on this one. As a key member of one of the West Coast underground's more reputable hip hop groups, Chali 2Na and the Jurassic 5 clan carved their names into the golden era of hip hop with catchy tracks like "Quality Control" and more...
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By Chris Mills | March 5, 2012 at 1:04 pm | No comments
Steddy P's latest tour in promo for his upcoming album, "Better Make Room", is coming to a city near you soon enough.
04.05.2012 - Lawrence, KS @ The Jackpot
04.06.2012 - Omaha, NE @ The Hideout
04.12.2012 - Fayetteville, AR @ Smoke & Barrel
04.13.2012 - Springfield, MO...
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By Sam | March 5, 2012 at 12:03 pm | No comments
You may have heard Clammy Clams' remix of the Wichita-native, XV's "Swervin" last year, but as the Clamster has been known to do, he's released an instrumental version of the track. Generally when a producer releases an instrumental, it doesn't really live up to the...
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By Chris Mills | March 4, 2012 at 6:52 pm | No comments
[pictured: Slick Shoota]
We're not about to water-down or dilute anything, so there's only three artists in our weekly Soundcloud Scoop (click HERE for previous SSSs). Hope you all had a good weekend, and stay tuned next Sunday for a fresh batch of...
Posted in: Downloads, SSS
By A:42 | March 4, 2012 at 4:59 pm | No comments
The first time I saw Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) was in some videos from his comedy troupe, Derrick. The Bro Rape and Spelling Bee videos are the standouts in my mind. Then I started seeing him on TV in various brief comedy spots, and then in Community. I was...
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