Working the independent circuit for more than ten years now, BlackLiq has been making slow but steady strides in carving his niche of hip-hop. 2021 has proven a fortuitous year for the rapper, finally rewarding him with a signing to underground hip-hop label Strange Famous (home of alt-rapper Buck 65) and a feature on a new single by eminent hip-hop duo Atmosphere. BlackLiq’s latest album, Time is the Price, a joint project with producer Mopes, pushes his lo-fi hip-hop into …
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I’m talking to Paulie Rhyme and King Rem about their new album Act 3: Scene 216. If you tuned into The Fire This Time than you may remember Paulie aka Paul Richardson. Cop their album on bandcamp and watch or listen to TMG podcast below. The Microscopic Giant podcast featuring Pualie Rhyme and King Rem https://fb.watch/3OOEV6i65y/ Posted by Tracy Jones on Sunday, February 21, 2021 …
On his latest effort, Seattle native Porter Ray turns up a deeper, darker sensuality of emotional violence. Emerging from the tutelage of Ishmael Butler (Digable Planets, Shabazz Palaces), Porter Ray secured his own niche in the ever-evolving folds of hip-hop. His smoky, opium-shrouded brand of hip-hop finds an unusual, though comfortable, counterpoint between softly sensual grooves and a bitter evincing of a hard-lived life. Ray’s 2017 Sub Pop debut, Watercolor (following his true debut, 2016’s Nightfall, on indie label Intratecque) …
After hearing the news of Doom’s passing, Dyllemma aka Dylan Cole made this spur of the moment mix off wax. Watch him spin here. The sound was lifted and EQ’d by DJ Zesto of Stolen Sound System. They sent it to me and there was no way I was not gonna post it. Rest In Paradise, DOOM. 1.Metal Fingers - Orris Root Powder 2.Metal Fingers - Eucalyptus 3.MF DOOM - Red and Gold 4.De La Soul - Rock Co.Kane Flow …
On January 22, 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 ’08. The digital release will be available on all streaming platforms. My long time collaborator, Sam Grant did the photography and redesigned the cover art below. January 22 is the release date, but there’s more to come. Look out for further details. …
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