At the top of 2021, Humancloud Abandonment, a record that I recorded almost 20 years ago, is getting reissued by Uncommon Records, the same label that put it out back in ’06. My long time collaborator, Sam Grant did the photography and redesigned the cover art below. Look out for further details. …
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Did you memorize the first verse of Wu-Tang Clan’s “Method Man” from reading The Source Magazine’s “Hip-Hop Quotables?” Did you know what KRS-One’s name stood for? Were you “independent as fuck?” For the early 90’s rap kids and independent artist alike comes the documentary Adult Rappers, a rare look into the real lives of working-class rappers. The film features a lot of notable underground artists like Open Mike Eagle, Blueprint, Breeze Brewin, J-Zone, Evidence, Masta Ace, Blockhead, Atoms Family members …
I’ve known Homeboy Sandman for quite sometime now. We actually met at an outdoor concert thrown by our homie Tah Phrum Duh Bush in Downtown Brooklyn about seven years ago. I had heard his name swinging around a bit before hand so when I saw him actually rock on stage I was impressed. Sometime that day we fell into a casual conversation and the fact that I was a producer came up, now at that point I mainly had done only production …
Peace, Planet Quarantine, Just wrote something on rapper and producer HooksArthur for bandcamp. Young dude can spit and his soundscapes are vivid. He’s on the conceptual tip. Read the article here. Hooks’ debut album What You Know May… was mixed and mastered by Zesto Q. He’s also featured on the cut, “Singularity.” To combat the media’s loop of panic and worry, peep Zesto’s exclusive TMG mixtape, Vol 1 Head Nod Chill Wave. Seems like fire is popping up everywhere except …
“It’s ill, ‘cause this is the first interview I’ve done in a while. Call it an interview if you want, but I’m really just venting about a lot of shit that’s been going on,” said Anthony Marshall. A cool, well-mannered Virgo, Marshall, 33 co-founded the legendary MC showcase Lyricist Lounge along with partner and best-friend Danny Castro in the early 90’s when hip-hop was called anything, but music. The Lounge started in New York City as an open mic for …
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