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[Interview & Album Review] Getting Serious About Grime: How 'Destroy & Rebuild' Is Stana's Manifesto ...
All photos by Thomas A. Moore In some ways, Stana’s story isn’t much different from a lot of upcoming grime artists. He grew up in Leyton, from a young age ... -
[Album Review] 'Rap Villain' - KidNamedNOVA
Dejon Cheeks, aka KidNamedNOVA, aka Brooklyn’s Baby, aka a truly promising voice in hip-hop, after a much anticipated, nerve-wracking wait, summer 2016 has been blessed with the young artist’s debut album Rap Villain. ... -
[Album Review] 'The Human Condition' - Jon Bellion
Guest post from Hannah E Twitter.com/hlekren Years ago, I heard Jon Bellion for the first time. “She wrote it on the bathroom wall in her favorite shade of lipstick. L-I-F-E.” ... -
The Brilliance of Radamiz and a Review of 'Writeous'
Review by I.S. Jones @isjonespoetry Bed-Stuy’s very own Radhames Rodriguez, a.k.a. Radamiz, after a much anticipated four year wait, comes to us with his first full-length album Writeous. From TeamBackPack, ... -
Glory Glory: Album Review of Natasha Alexander’s 'Super' EP
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/4027357" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] R&B singer Natasha Alexander blessed us with her first EP Super some three years ago, and while the music industry often follows trends ... -
[Album Review] 'Mankind: Tough Love' - SciryL and !LLumiN@TE
[bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=2175870575 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false artwork=small] In a game where most are are feigning to welcome this new age rap with songs that lack luster and meaning, ... -
[Album Review] 'Personal Journal Volume I' - Cliz
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/183548491" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] For over two years, Cliz has worked on putting together his Personal Journal to release to the world. Over 50 songs were written, ... -
[Album Review] 'Dancing With My Demons' - Cinco
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/182940588" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] When Milwaukee artist, Cinco, reached out to me in hopes of premiering his new EP on Upcoming Hip Hop, I did not hesitate. ...