Dawg9000 portrait shot by yesfatherken My first encounter with dawg9000 happened late one night in Brooklyn, as a group of … More
Category: hip-hop
Nappy Nina and JWords Shine on New Album Double Down
If you pay attention you can watch an album get A&R’d and recorded in real time on your timeline. A … More
MAVI Sets the Stage for a Soul-Bearing Masterclass with His End of the Earth EP
With spotlights shining on rappers like MIKE and AKAI SOLO, NYC based rising stars of a burgeoning lo-fi poet MC … More
“My intention is for my music to be able to resonate with all people.” maassai on her album With The Shifts, Blackness, Womanhood, and Collaborations
The resident therapist talks to maasaai about her full-length debut With The Shifts, her early influences, her collaboration process, Blackness, and more.
Boston Based Sashathem Drops Non-Binary Anthem “Hellraiser”
Southern bred, Boston-based singer/songwriter/rapper/producer/multi-hyphenate Sashathem has been gearing up for their debut album Glass House with a steady stream of … More
YTB are Queens Royalty Walking through Iconic Spots in their Kingdom on Shawny Binladen’s New Video “Yellow Tears”
Shawny Binladen had himself a productive Christmas, or as they call it in Woodhull, Wickmas. He dropped his hotly anticipated … More
Amani + King Vision Ultra Release Minimalist Video For “Scrapes” Featuring E L U C I D
Amani and King Vision Ultra drop the Richard Ross directed video for “Scrapes” featuring E L U C I D off of An Unknown Infinite
In Conversation: Lord Jah Monte Ogbon Talks about The Trips to NYC that Inspired 75th and Amsterdam
Lord Jah Monte Ogbon is acutely aware of who he is and where he stands in the greater rap landscape. … More
Pootie Shines in New Music Video “Riding”
Pootie doesn’t need a lot of time to make a lasting impression. The Hudson County, NJ rapper just released the … More
In Review: Harlem’s Upcoming 15-Year Old Talent Edot Babyy
Even as it changes, rap music from New York born artists has always had a distinct sound. After all it … More