By Brittany Godwin Music Reviewer Artist - Bobby Capri Album - Remote Viewing Label - Heavy Green Entertainment Release Date - May 4, 2015 Website - www.bobbycapri.com/ The hunger is real. That’s the message I first get listening to Bobby Capri’s album Remote Viewing, even if he’s signed to a record label. Though he’s got his first taste of fame and is on the come up, he wants much more and […]
by Tafari Robertson KTSW Music There was once a time when an American radio could not be turned on without hearing T-Pain’s characteristically robotic crooning on the hook of every song; a time when hot 100 charts still mattered and ill-intentioned eighth graders at the back of the bus obnoxiously declared your sexuality for you. Though record charts and eighth graders are a thing of the past hopefully never to […]
by Jordan McDonald Williams KTSW Music BeFor Our Time - Jay Prince Released - Jan. 19, 2015 Independent When thinking of hip hop music, some areas of interest that come to mind are New York, Atlanta, California and Chicago to name a few. Luckily for hip hop fans, hip hop roots have spread across the world, and it seems like 21 year-old East London rapper Jay Prince was directly affected […]
By Taryn Peters Rap Music Director For every catchy chart-topper, there is a beautiful ditty that fell through the cracks, never to be appreciated by the masses. Here are ten songs I think received less attention than they deserved in 2014. “Heavy Metal & Reflective” - Azealia Banks (In case you missed it, this song goes hard. Her album "Broke With Expensive Taste" isn’t bad either.) “Ends (Money)” - JMSN […]
Words by Emily Parma –– Assistant Web Content Manager Video by Jordan Williams –– KTSW Music September 26-28 marked Weird history in Austin, as Austin Mic Exchange sponsored the inaugural Weird City hip-hop festival. The three-day event took place at event centers like Empire Control Room, Lamberts Downtown BBQ, The North Door, Red 7 and more. Artists included Crew 54, Lyric Michelle, Riders Against the Storm (RAS), Exploded Drawing, Magna Carda and […]
Other Side Drive Producer: Shannon Williams Editor: Adam M. Cook Download the Ogden Payne Interview here. Austin MC Ogden Payne and his producer, hype-man and audio engineer Issac Haze dropped by Other Side Drive to talk summertime, life lessons and the current state of Austin hip hop. So what is going on in Austin’s hip hop scene, you ask? Well according to Ogden the scene is still small but making […]
A day of hip-hop performances, DJs spinning their tunes and socializing came to Austin for the celebration of Dr. Dre and hip hop. This marked the second year that Dre Day has been celebrated in Austin, but the first time National Creative Director of the Alamo Drafthouse John Gross and Miss Manners of KOOP 91.7 assembled it. Dre Day is not only celebrated in Austin, but around the world and […]
Written and produced by David Cavazos This week we’re heading over to the other side of the world to visit the remix culture. A collaborative genre has been flourishing within Japan for years. DJ's, producers, and hip-hop artists have been combining fusion jazz with hip-hop beats to produce phenomenal results. The start of this new collaborative genre is believed to have begun when Japanese musician Hiroshi Fujiwara brought back hip-hop […]
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