By Chris Mills | May 15, 2012 at 11:50 am | No comments
The second edition of the Dat Gang events will probably be one of the more accurate representations of KC/LK hip hop that The Bottleneck, or any venue in Lawrence, has seen in quite a while. All the Datura Records affiliates listed on this flyer are more than capable of...
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By Chris Mills | January 15, 2012 at 5:10 pm | No comments
[pictured: Reggie B & The Solution]
Come through to the Jackpot in Lawrence on Friday the 27th for me and Reggie B's joint birthday party. Reggie and the Solution will be performing alongside Approach and the Boogaloo Oddyssey, Royce Diamond and DJ G-Train. I'm not sure how...
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By Chris Mills | November 8, 2011 at 1:45 pm | No comments
KCK kid, Royce Diamond, is back with a new EP that just dropped today, The Launch. We're sure that the title is not referring to his music career in a literal sense at least, having already worked with Herbie Hancock and committed to some elbow-rubbing in various studios with...
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By Chris Mills | June 29, 2011 at 11:57 am | No comments
Royce Diamond Feat. Reggie B - They Wanna Be (Norrit Remix) by Norrit
You may remember the remix treatment that Norrit doctored for Royce's "Everybody Move" from 2008, which got quite a bit of blog love from the likes of XLR8R and many others. With Royce back with...
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By Chris Mills | June 28, 2011 at 12:22 pm | No comments
From his latest, Signal Flow, comes Royce Diamond's music video for "The Dotte". I think a lot of people, myself included, latched onto that song from SF moreso than any other for some reason. You can purchase Royce's record OVER HERE, which features guests Reggie B,...
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By Chris Mills | May 19, 2011 at 10:47 am | One comment
When determining the "value" of Royce Diamond, it’s hard to focus on just one area. Do you focus on Royce Diamond the artist, the producer, or just the musical storyteller from the 'Dotte? These days it’s a combination of all three as he does a balancing act of recording...
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By Chris Mills | May 6, 2011 at 4:05 pm | One comment
Like many local artists, Lawrence, KS native, Tyler Francis is one of those talents who has always been around but instead of being the center of the crowd, boogies in and out, leaving only his sound behind. After speaking with him about his various projects, it doesn’t...
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By Chris Mills | April 19, 2011 at 12:26 pm | No comments
If you’ve recently attended a Yeeeah Buddy event at Czar Bar downtown or picked up an album from one of your favorite local artists, it’s likely that the flyer or cover has been designed by Kansas City artist, Stephen Lozano. His moniker, TheLozano, can be found on...
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By Chris Mills | July 20, 2010 at 1:05 pm | No comments
Signal Flow will hopefully be available soon. I'm looking forward to hearing it out on Datura Records, particularly after seeing this video. Just watch, the track goes pretty...
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By Chris Mills | November 17, 2009 at 6:57 pm | No comments
S'ar Lavoe is a local hip hop group consisting of Approach, Smoov Confusion and Royce Diamond. This is the single for their release, Ashes. Lozano kinda knocked this one out of the park, in my opinion. He's the director behind this video, and he also helped out in...
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