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...
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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...
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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...
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[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...
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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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...
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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