![VIDEO: Sir Adams – “Ivory Tower” [prod. Elias Abid] [Dir. Young Dii]](http://demencha.com/wp-content/themes/widezine/thumb.php?src=http://demencha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Sir-Adams-EDIT.gif&w=200&h=200&zc=1&q=80&bid=1)
The Young Dii-directed "Ivory Tower" video by Sir Adams offers a glimpse into Elias Abid's studio and features camera angles highlighting both the rapper and the beat-maker. Abid, the French-born teenage producer based in KC, has worked with Sir Adams and a lot of the Black...
Up-and-coming Kansas City MC, Gee Watts, recently trekked down to SXSW and rocked the Nice Kicks event. The promising young mic talent's initial venture out to Austin will hopefully be the first of many in the years to come. Here's the video detailing the who/what/where/when's...
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...
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...
http://youtu.be/vyqhWKVfAuA During my evening video troll, I stumbled across a somewhat newly released earthy soulful gem by Sarah White. With a voice that drips with sultriness she carries her own unique sound but brings back memories of Res, Esthero (and Les Nubians if they...
[pictured: Shaun Duval] With Brent Tactic being out of town at SXSW (jealous), LC is filling in for him alongside Shaun Duval tonight at Gusto Lounge in Westport KCMO. LC typically messes with mostly house music, whereas Tactic is usually all over the place regarding...
![Featured Artist of the Month: Riv Locc [March/April 2012]](http://demencha.com/wp-content/themes/widezine/thumb.php?src=http://demencha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Riv-Locc-EDIT-1024x582.gif&w=200&h=200&zc=1&q=80&bid=1)
Fresh off a performance in Minneapolis alongside street rap boss, The Jacka, Kansas City’s Riv Locc is now our headline story at Demencha.com as our Featured Artist of the Month for March/April. Previous Artist of the Month features on our homepage included, Morri$ of...
![NEW MUSIC: Dom Chronicles /// I-R Neko [KC]](http://demencha.com/wp-content/themes/widezine/thumb.php?src=http://demencha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dom-pic.jpg&w=200&h=200&zc=1&q=80&bid=1)
Today we've decided to bring you some new music from a couple of local hip hop acts, Dom Chronicles and I-R Neko, respectively. Chronicles of Black Belt Society helps make up this giant spearhead of the fresh crop of hip hop artists who've started peeking their head into area...
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...
![The American Jazz Museum Presents: A Vibe Called Mesh @ The Blue Room [03.14.12]](http://demencha.com/wp-content/themes/widezine/thumb.php?src=http://demencha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/reach-EDIT.gif&w=200&h=200&zc=1&q=80&bid=1)
[pictured: Reach] The American Jazz Museum, in conjunction with KC-rooted jazz band, Diverse, and local MCs, Les Izmore and Reach are putting on the next jazzed up hip hop event at The Blue Room. This time around, it sounds as though the band will be performing the original...
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