At the top of 2019 rapper, producer, and artist Rhyming Gaijin made a pledge to make a beat, write a verse, and record a track for everyday of the year. He called it the 365-Day Challenge. When I first wrote about it, he was 54 days out and showed little sign of stopping. Rhyming is something of a unique figure within Tokyo, Japan’s music scene. Very few artists put themselves out there in the way that he does. Rhyming’s music …
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On the street, on a boat, in a tunnel, or on a swing, for every day of this year Rhyming Gaijin writes a verse, makes a beat, records the vocals, and makes a music video. He’s 54 days into 2019 and still going. View his videos below. Subscribe to Rhyming Gaijin’s channel and watch him conquer 2019. …
Diamond D Diam Piece stream – The new Diamond D album Diam Piece just dropped. It’s got that boom-bap Hip-Hop goodness to satiate heads out there. Diam Piece features guest rappers and producers such as Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli, Elzhi, Skyzoo, Fat Joe, Chi Ali, Freddie Foxxx, Pete Rock, The Pharcyde, Scram Jones, Rapsody, Boog Brown, Stacy Epps, Black Rob, Kurput, Tha Alkaholiks, Hi-Tek, A.G., Chino XL, Nottz, The Stepbrothers (The Alchemist & Evidence), Grand Daddy I.U., Kev Brown, Masta Ace, Guilty Simpson, Ras Kass, and DJ Scratch. Here is a track-by-track breakdown with Diamond D on his new …
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For those that missed the Boiler Room San Francisco live stream on January 21, 2014 here are the recored sets from that event. The live streamed event started with DJ Platurn, followed by Mophono, Shortkut, and last but not least DJ Q-Bert who premiered beats from his new upcoming double album Extraterrestria/GalaXXXian (a follow up to Wavetwisters). The event was hosted at the Pyramind music and audio production school in San Francisco. Enjoy the videos below! DJ Platurn Boiler Room San Francisco DJ …
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