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10 Hip Hop Podcasts You Must Listen To Right Now
10 Hip Hop Podcasts You Must Listen To Right Now Within the past few years, an explosion of podcasts ( including Hip Hop Podcasts ) has become as captivating as ... -
5 Reasons Why TruthCity Received A 5/5
Written by I.S. Jones @isjonespoetry When I was reviewing TruthCity’s first album The Prologue, I had already been listening to it for a month straight, barely listening to anything else. ... -
ANoyd: On Evaluating Black Privilege
Written by I.S. Jones @isjonespoetry Crystal Valentine, former Youth Poet Laureate and author of her first book Everything Is Not A Eulogy, introduced me to the term “black privilege” with ... -
The Importance of Record Keeping
Guest Post by Mertz @MertzMusic As independent artists we all want to achieve ‘success’. The problem, though, is that this rather general term can mean a myriad of different things to ... -
How to Impress a Crowd Who Doesn't Know You
We all know that showcases, open mics, and being an opener is a great way to expose your music to new people. But at the same time, we have all been ... -
The Most Valuable Asset in the Music Industry
John Kellogg, Esq. Interviewed by Matt O @boardinogilvie A couple months back, I received an email offering me a free book on the music industry. Since I love educating myself, ... -
All Artists Should Invest in These 5 Things in 2016
At the beginning of each year, I always see hundreds (if not thousands) of social media posts from artists saying "this is my year." I understand that thinking positively and ... -
[Opinion] Here’s Why You Won’t Make It As A Hip-Hop Artist
Written by I.S. Jones @isjonespoetry Last year (a few months back), it kept coming up that I am a music critic, or rather people were saying that they feared my ...
