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 | September 27, 2011 at 1:05 pm | No comments
Canadian rap artist, Filip Filipi, recently collaborated with three-piece band, Mansions on the Moon, who's jaw-dropping indie sound we came to familiarity with over the winter with their Diplo/Benzi-presented, Paradise Falls mixtape. Pharrell has apparently co-signed on...
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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 | 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 | April 18, 2011 at 6:23 pm | No comments
This Thursday at the Conspiracy Room of the Uptown Theater, Lazer Sword (LA/Berlin) will be headlining an event that should unfold with some of the heaviest, headiest beats you're going to hear for a while. Confession: I don't know much about Lazer Sword, but I do know...
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By Chris Mills | February 11, 2011 at 8:38 pm | No comments
I think it was Z-Sonic who posted this piece of gold on facebook a week or two ago, which prompted me to start googling Cole Medina. Fans of disco/house should check everything this guy has out on his Soundcloud. Super-efficient remixes of old-school classics by the likes...
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By Chris Mills | December 16, 2010 at 11:19 pm | No comments
Reach once wrote on facebook something about puppies dying whenever Joc Max spins somewhere and you don't go. You'll be able to catch both Reach and Joc, in addition to Wilshire District's DJ Ice, Diverse, Deep Thinkers and others at the Riot Room on January 15th. Reach's...
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