By Chris Mills | January 5, 2012 at 10:09 pm | No comments
Off his All Nighter mixtape comes another official video, this one for "Disguise" over Common's "Ghetto Dreams" beat. The last video I saw and heard from the same mixtape was really kind of an eye-opener to Irv's lyricism and delivery. To me, he's one of those artists that...
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By Chris Mills | November 7, 2011 at 4:45 pm | No comments
Off the We Run KC & Demencha Magazine presented, "The City's Mine" mixtape by North Sider, Gee Watts, comes the latest video from that project. Video credits to Underground Appeal. A few of the featured acts on "The City's Mine" include Cash Image, Irv Da Phenom, Shotty...
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By Chris Mills | November 2, 2011 at 3:43 pm | No comments
Off Irv Da Phenom's September 2011 All Nighter release comes a new video shot by Underground Appeal. A couple of things come to mind when watching this video a few times...
1. IDP looks a bit like Busta Rhymes circa "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" with the...
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By Chris Mills | October 24, 2011 at 2:40 pm | No comments
This is the latest video from young 12th Street spitter, Gee Watts. The single (D/L HERE) is coming out on the forthcoming We Run KC and Demencha-presented mixtape by Watts himself, titled "The City's Mine", which is slated for release on November 14th. Features from the...
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By Chris Mills | June 14, 2011 at 4:58 pm | No comments
New for June 2011 comes singer/guitar player, Clay Hughes, and producer JKR70's project The Whether Machine. The idea of melding Hughes' bluesy voice with JKR70's hip hop-rooted beats sounded like an intriguing combination, particularly after Hughes and JKR joined for a...
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By Chris Mills | June 1, 2011 at 4:06 pm | No comments
IRV DA PHENOM - DREAM BIG, HUSTLE HARD VOL. 1
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By Chris Mills | May 25, 2011 at 12:46 pm | 5 comments
pictured: Tech N9ne & Godemis of Ces Cru
Buzzworthy hearsay has been telling us for quite a while that Ces Cru is about thiiiiiis close to getting on with Strange Music, Tech N9ne's home base. Based on this lengthy interview that Tech recently did, he made no bones...
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By Chris Mills | April 15, 2011 at 6:38 pm | No comments
Due out on April 26th. How the hell did Irv get Saigon on this new record??? I'm gonna have to get my mits on this one way or another, just out of curiosity's sake. Regardless of what it sounds like, Irv Da Phenom is one of the hardest working hip hop/r&b acts out...
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By Chris Mills | February 26, 2011 at 7:49 pm | No comments
Ron Ron
Ron Squared EP
Brainiak/Southside Recordings
Chris Mills
Demencha.com
Since signing a deal with the independent Southside Recordings, Kansas City-based hip hop artist, Ron Ron, is fixing to have a big year in 2011 after bouncing back and forth from KC to...
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By Chris Mills | February 21, 2011 at 11:58 pm | No comments
Chris Mills: What’s a typical day in the life of Ron Ron like right now? If you could sum it up over the past few months…
Ron Ron: The last several months, I’m either gonna wake up in a hotel room or I’m gonna wake up in my bed. I’m either on the road or at...
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