Posts tagged with Hip Hop
February 4, 2012 | New Music | 
by Josh Atlas |
Mitchmatic’s Why Don’t You Know? is syrupy sweet Canadian Hip Hop with a beat straight out of a 1940′s education video. Oh, and it sounds like he might be a stalker.
February 2, 2012 | New Music | 
by Jesca Teale |
Mike Jaggerr. Hip Hop extraordinaire. The name is insanely similar to rock and roll legend, Mick Jagger, which leads to a bit of confusion with new fans. But, just like Mick, once you listen to a sample of Mike Jaggerr’s music, you’ll become an instant fan. His melodies are unique, his voice is alluring, and his rhymes are captivating. His new album, the Eleventh Hour, is brutally honest, romantic, and most of all, innovative.
February 2, 2012 | New Music | by Jesca Teale |
Godly MC, a young emcee hailing from the Washington D.C. area, is a witty lyricist, rhyming over well mixed beats. In a world where rap has become so commercialized and shallow, this guy gets back to the roots of true Hip Hop. He gives us his story, his dreams, and even his shortcomings, using clever word play, bringing us back to a time where Hip Hop wasn’t about just girls, cars, and money.
January 18, 2012 | New Music | by Contributions |
Astronautalis blends hip hop, talking blues and occasional indie rock synths in his music, which is coupled with lyrics that almost seem poetic. The single, Contrails, is a collaboration with Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara.
January 13, 2012 | New Music | by Jamar Nolan |
Twitter can be an interesting place. I first heard of Stevie Crooks sometime near the end of 2010 when a couple of dudes I knew were super hyped about this guy from LA rocking out with a ski-mask on his face. Read more
December 22, 2011 | New Music | by Gerry Mak |
Man, hip-hop is turning out to be one of the defining genres of the Occupy Movement, as well it should be. This song by Ground Zero and the Global Block Collective is razor sharp.
December 8, 2011 | New Music | by Adam Turnbull |
My friend introduced me to Cities Aviv a few months back. His album, Digital Lowes, is free for download and is absolutely amazing. He used to play in a hardcore band, but I listen to a lot of hip hop and this has everything I want in a hip hop album: a little angst, good beats. It just makes you want to party.
December 3, 2011 | New Music | by Sunil Pawar |
The UK has been developing some serious talent in the hip hop/dubstep/grime game for a long while now and it’s always a beautiful thing to see kids who were running the mix CD and club circuit game now getting signed to majors. Production values are getting slicker and tunes are gaining crossover appeal, but still appealing to the original heads. Sincere is the next one to blow. This tune seriously drops hard.
December 2, 2011 | New Music | by Notes to Self |
We’re fans of rap music first, like most artists are of their genre. If you were a hip hop head who grew up in the VHS era, you probably used to tape every episode of Rap City you managed to see. And we were no exception. This video came together from our personal VHS tapes (there were a lot). From the start, it seemed ambitious to pull off. But with the great minds that are JR of Motioneer, our own Bronze One, and a lot of help from friends, we managed to put this video together. This one goes out to all those kids who ran to the VCR as soon their favorite new song came on.
October 20, 2011 | New Film | by Christine Utterberg |
New York City in the early 1980s saw the break out of hip hop and a whole new style of expression for urban youths. A big part of that was the rise of graffiti, where ‘bombing’ became its own art form. The documentary Style Wars takes a fascinating up close look at the players of the day, what they were up against, and how hip hop culture changed the face of the city.
October 3, 2011 | New Music | by Contributions |
Its not everyday that you hear Hip-Hop songs about money, sex, drugs and Star Wars? I must admit The Skywalkas trio took me for a loop, when I first saw them at The Howlin’ Wolf in New Orleans a while back. Their show was packed with energy and funny antics that reminded me of a Busta Rhymes performance, and if you’ve ever seen Busta perform, you know that’s no small feat.
October 3, 2011 | Video | by Contributions |
This is a short film capturing 24 local artists, cooks, thinkers and musicians as they came together to showcase Detroit’s spirit, performing inside the downtown People Mover train one day in April.
September 16, 2011 | New Music | by Agent X |
Drake has released a new single from his sophomore album, Take Care, coming out October 24. Yes, this has been the best Hip Hop summer in years.
June 25, 2011 | New Music | by Jason Howe |
Big Village is a newly formed Sydney underground hip hop label. Containing MCs from Sketch the Rhyme, each member is from their own individual bands and contribute their expertise to the running of the organisation. Read more
May 13, 2011 | New Music | by Andy Petr is Electronic Boy Genius |
Danny Brown is one of my favorite new rappers, and he’s from the D. He brings a classic Detroit feel and gritty lyrical subject-matter to the table that manages to evoke the sublime and make sense in our modern ‘swagged-out’ Hip Hop climate. Danny’s delivery is also incredibly dynamic and ingenious for its bluntness. Raw as fuck. People need to start recognizing this dude!
Miaow is a Boston-based line of handmade plush animals. They use really fantastic fabrics, and the birds and penguins have articulated wings. I wonder how well they’ll go with my Iron Maiden bed sheets.
The artwork of James Belcher is dark and evocative, mini snapshots from an overstimulated mind.
Oh boy, this is fun. Omaha’s Tilly and the Wall are kitsch-cool-camp-vauderville meets pop-folk-flamenco, with a tap dancer for a drummer and some serious, serious charisma for a calling card.
The Loveless Cafe, a little oasis on the outskirts of Nashville, is like a refuge for the disenfranchised, serving up good ol’ southern cooking to a legion of America’s finest. Read more
Every year we get a new one, every year we play it safe. So, this year, why not open your mind a little and get hold of one of these tasteless date makers. If nothing else, it’ll be a very good conversation starter. Read more
I saw a real wizard. His name is Twig Harper. He shoots crazy waveforms from his fingers, aided by magic-infused electronics. I am now a frog. If you see him, tell him I no longer wish to be a frog.
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It’s so easy to lose water bottles, but if you have one as nice as these KOR Vida ‘hydration vessels,’ you might be extra vigilant about not leaving it at yoga or the co-op check-out counter.
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Pitched as ‘Ulterior Motives in Contemporary Art’, Disorder Disorder is running until November 14 at Penrith Regional Gallery. It’ll be well worth the trip out west of Sydney: the Australian, Japanese, American and European cast reads like a warriors of street art roundup and includes Mike Giant, Ed Templeton, Anthony Lister [artwork above], Ozzie Wright, and Jonathan Zawada. Read more
Francoise Nielly’s Yellow series
Parisian visual artist Francoise Nielly brings technicolour to the forefront in her latest series, Yellow. Featuring thick impasto palette knife strokes and trippy neon hues, Nielly captures the vulnerable expressions of her muses to a tee. Read more
Benjamin Edminston’s psychedelic heads seem to have some fearful wisdom behind their blissed-out eyes. Read more
How ’bout this Jose Manuel Hortelano-Pi guy, huh? Quite the illustrator, yessiree Bob. From Spain, too. Spain is great! Read more
Baltimore Mural by Josh Van Horne
My friend Josh Van Horne, a local Baltimore artist, did this amazing mural in our neighborhood that depicts the history of this warehouse-laden area.
Okayboss is an illustrator based in sunny Sydney who combines the powers of PB&J sandwiches, cats on the Internet, and a pocketful of edible crayons into a rainbow Voltron drawingbot. His shirts are anything from abstract space particles, to hands with expressions, while his music-inspired art prints are playful, witty, and gorgeous. Okayboss items are available for sale in the Lost At E Minor Store. Read more
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