By Brandon Gutierrez Rap Journalist The world is filled with talented individuals, but when it comes to music, it's sometimes difficult to narrow down or understand the growth of an artist until their break out song. Once that hit record finally gets recognition, a newfound respect for that artist is established. Every artist dreams of getting a hit and every song is made with the intent of creating something that's […]
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor Part three of a four part series. For those of you that don’t know, March is Women’s History Month here in the good ol’ U.S.-of-A, and March eigth was International Women’s Day. Each of these events exist to celebrate the contributions of women throughout society in whatever role they fill in their daily lives. And, what better way for a college radio station employee […]
By Guarionex Molina Martinez Rap Journalist Website: http://awfulrecords.com/ Instead of a single artist spotlight, I want to introduce Awful Records as a whole. It’s a label that definitely follows its own rules and is better for it as it gives it its own sense of identity. The Atlanta-based record label is the brainchild of Father, one of the better known artists in the Atlanta scene. With cosigns from iLoveMakonnen and […]
By Brandon Gutierrez Rap Journalist Artist: CapCityJackk Album: Tales from the O.S.O.T.T. Release Date: February 2018 Website: https://soundcloud.com/capcityjackk The Austin based rapper CapCityJackk recently released his first full project, Tales from the O.S.O.T.T.. It’s a journey nonetheless for an artist to put together a series of songs that represent a comprehensive piece of work. I’ve had the privilege to meet CapCity before the creation of this project and (like most […]
By Isaac Muñoz Rap Music Journalist Artist: Caleborate Album: Real Person Release Date: October 6, 2017 Website: https://soundcloud.com/caleborate/albums The Bay Area, and much of the West Coast, are no strangers to having hidden gems within their cities. One hidden gem coming out from Berkeley, California is rapper Caleb Parker, a.k.a. Caleborate. Although he began his rapping career in high school, Caleborate didn’t start to see real recognition until he released […]
By Alex McMann Rap Music Journalist Artist: Abhi the Nomad Album: Marbled Label: Tommy Boy Records Release Date: February 9, 2018 Website: https://fanlink.to/marbled https://soundcloud.com/abhithenomad The Minute I heard “Mama Bling,” I knew I was on the path to something surprisingly excellent. This is exactly how I would describe Abhi the Nomads’ recent musical creation, Marbled, released before being signed to Tommy Boy Records. Legends such as Ghostface Killah, De La Sol, […]
By Chris Henriques Rap Journalist Artist: Robb Bank$ Album: 2: Pillz Release Date: December 24, 2017 Website: https://soundcloud.com/robbbanks Robb Bank$ has remained somewhat of enigma throughout his whole career. Getting his start in Broward County, Florida as an affiliate of the Raider Klan collective, Robb Bank$ has since moved on to pave his own way in the rap game. It takes a special breed of artist to meticulously craft such […]
By Guarionex Molina Martinez Rap Journalist Artist: Azizi Gibson Website: http://zi.azizigibsonlive.com/#0 Azizi Gibson is an artist with a very unique take on rap music as a whole. He is constantly developing and improving upon his own sounds is definitely one of the artists to keep on your radar for 2018. Born in Frankfurt, Germany on a military base, Gibson labels himself an “Army Brat.” Though he was born there, he […]
By Jesse McMann Music Journalist Artist: Mick Jenkins Album: Or More: The Anxious Release Date: November 21, 2017 Label: 916% Entertainment Website: https://soundcloud.com/mickjenkins/sets/or-more-the-anxious The Chicago raised artist Mick Jenkins has just released his sixth mixtape Or More: The Anxious. Jenkins first came on the scene in 2012 with The Mickstape, and has continued to grow through mixtape releases, as well as through features on songs like “Crossroads,” “Forever” and “Guilty […]
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