Aina More stuns with new single "5th Seven" [Premiere]
Aina More is a young up-and-coming artist who won this year's The Big Music Project, and she hasn't slowed down one minute since then, as she gets ready for her upcoming…
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Kojey Radical gets us to think in "Bambu" [Premiere]
At UCLA, my alma mater, spoken word was really, really, popular. Every Wednesday night, my friends and I would go watch out peers pour their hearts out through poetry, and while…
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David Banner discusses current societal issues on new track "Burning Thumbs"
David Banner has come a long way since his "Like A Pimp" days. The Mississippi emcee seems to be focusing more on film and activism recently, but music is still…
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Pauli Lovejoy brings us social justice on "Give Me A Sign"
NYC and London based drummer Pauli Lovejoy -whose creds include tours with Damon Albarn and Kindness– proves himself to be a wordsmith in his own right on the premiere track…
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Mick Jenkins voices his chilling opinions on "11"
I'm not one to like political approaches in music, unless they are coming from a well-educated lyricist or someone who has another background in the field. I probably would would…
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Strike three for Marc Goone's "Mike Matheny"
Baseball season is coming to an end, and a ton of people are speculating over whether or not the underdog Royals are going to make history for Kansas City, or…
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Kojey Radical invites us to "The Garden Party", in green fingered new video
London native Kojey Radical, part of the Push Crayons collective, is seen by many as one of the UK's brightest sparks. His brand of spoken word, backed by slick instrumentals,…
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Mike Melinoe's "Hold My Dust" could be a step towards hip-hop revival [Premiere]
I prefer anything loose and lyrical, as most of you are probably tired of hearing about by now. But honestly, if you were to throw Yeezus and Madlib/Freddy Gibbs' new…
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STL GLD provides 'My Monday Morning Music'
It's been a lyrical Summer as hip-hop is transitioning into a much more indie/psychological style. There have been a serious surge of expressive emcees, and let me tell you: I…
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Kojey Radical premieres his brilliant new EP 'Dear Daisy : Opium' [Premiere]
The world of spoken word isn't one I've delved into frequently I'll admit, but theres something truly captivating about the art form of freely speaking your words. One Londoner is…
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Dinah Thorpe's new album Lullabies & Wake Up Calls is as beautifully contradictory as its title
Let’s keep a good thing going, shall we? Wednesday's new Fragics track has inspired me to write about another genre-melding artist – politically vocal, musically-versatile, Toronto-based Dinah Thorpe – and her…
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Blue Scholars – Cinemetropolis
Before I wrote about Macklemore, I should have written about Blue Scholars because I have known about them long before I knew of Ben Haggerty. If you couldn't tell from…
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