Features

Five Reasons a Rhymesayers and MURS Deal Makes Sense

It has been confirmed, according to Shabooty.com, that MURS is in the process of leaving Warner Brothers Music Group, the home of his last release, MURS for President. This follows the initial rumor that he had been dropped in an effort to downsize by the label, but MURS’ official quote (again, according to Shabooty) is [...]

ArtOfficial’s Logic: Living the Live Show

ArtOfficial is literally one part hip-hop and one part jazz. The Miami six-man group was formed in the collapse of one jazz/soul group and one hip-hop group. Their unique blend of musical genres has landed them numerous accolades since their inception including a first-place finish in the 2009 Florida Grammy Showcase and second runner-up in [...]

Outside the Box: Twitterview with SyLen

SyLen is a super-fresh MC from Hawaii that’s working on her new album. We did a twitterview with her to find out what it’s like being a female MC from outside the continental United States, and she also hooked us up with an EXCLUSIVE look at a track from her new album. Check it out, [...]

GUARANTEED FRESH: Kublakai

This week’s GUARANTEED FRESH artist is Kublakai. An MC from the now-robust Seattle hip-hop scene dropped his six-track EP today titled Lights for the Dark Nights. Not only did he design the cover art himself, he also released what I would consider a masterpiece of an EP. It’s short, but each track plays its role [...]

Meet Nefarious!

What happens when you mix soul, emotions, and 18 year-old with a lot of heart? You get Nefarious!. When you listen to his music, you hear soulful samples mixed delicately with his emotions creating a wonderful work of art, and when you listen to Nefarious!, you realize it is More Than Music.

Under the Basement: Akream

A spotlight feature where we give you an introduction to Akream, the Anchorage MC that you probably don’t know but definitely should.

The Tale of a Supervillian-Turned-Producer

We chat with Willie Green about his epic adventure of an instrumental album and his true identity as a super-villain.

Past, Present, Future with Copy & Jakki

Copywrite and Jakki Da Motamouth hit us up with some information on their new projects and fill us in on about the making of the MHz record “Table Scraps” being re-released by Man Bites Dog Records.

Apple Juice Time with Teddy Faley

As announced, yesterday was the live Twitterview with Teddy Faley of The Rape. Teddy Faley, an MC with trouble being pretentious but a fear of appearing so and a dislike for sauerkraut. Oh, and a hell of a story to tell. The Baltimore MC has a free EP entitled Applejuice for download from The Rape’s [...]

Under the Basement: Paradox – Called to Mind

Paradox’s galore, check out this MC who’s doing things his own way and coming up with some huge hip-hop. There’s not much smoother than the flow of Paradox from Texas.