By Natalia Glenn MR Fest Press Team At the stroke of 5:00 pm, Valentino’s resonated with the mesmerizing scent of freshly baked bacon cheese pizza. It’s disturbingly hot. Everyone is sitting down waiting for the first MR Fest performer to come up and then we’re graced with the wildly conscious presence of Brandon Smith. Smith immediately turned up every internal volume the audience possessed. The first few songs he started […]
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 […]
Artist: Vince Staples Album: Hell Can Wait Label: Def Jam Released: 10-7-14 The West Coast has been a force to be reckoned with in the past years in hip hop, with artist such as Kendrick Lamar and his TDE label mates bringing the underground rap scene to mainstream music. The story-telling, conscious rap styles are starting to mirror the golden age of hip hop once again. The N.W.A. became one […]
Logic Under Pressure By: Andreis Hernandez Personally, Under Pressure is one of the greatest hip-hop albums that was dropped in 2014. After finally signing to Def Jam Records, Logic released his freshman album in late October. Logic is easily one of the most underrated rappers in the game today, and this album surely proves that. Logic is not far behind rappers that create albums through a story such as Kendrick, […]
“Uber Driver” x Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa Released: March 29, 2015 2009 Coming Soon https://soundcloud.com/wizkhalifa/wiz-khalifa-x-currensy-uber-driver Reviewed by Alexx Ward Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa did it again. ‘Uber Driver’ is the first single released from their upcoming mixtape 2009. Curren$y says they named the project 2009 paying homage to the year when the two artists created their first collab-mixtape How Fly. ‘Uber Driver’ is already a fan favorite, and it seems […]
On Going to a Willis Earl Beal Show Alone By Tafari Robertson In the year 2015, when Lo-fi is cool again and the phrase “YOLO” is not, Willis Earl Beal seems to fit somewhere in between this rock and a hard place in a way that no one really seems to care to think about. Reminiscent of your grampa’s old blues records and followed almost exclusively by people who listen […]
“Hail the King” The Constellation Room at The Observatory, Santa Ana California Label: Sub-Pop Records Website: http://www.kingtuffworld.com/ King Tuff kicked off the winter portion of the Black Moon Spell Tour at the very crowded, very sweaty Constellation Room in Santa Ana California on Thursday, January 7th. Put together by Fullerton based Burger Records, the show was a bit of a homecoming for all three headliners. Feels, who was with Burger […]
By Taryn Peters Rap Music Director If you’re looking to end your spring break or SXSW on a high note, attending the Young Thug and Travis Scott show may be a good option for you. On March 22, the buzzing rappers will be at The Marc in San Marcos, along with DJ and producer Metro Boomin. Here are five things you should know before checking out what is sure 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 […]
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