Introducing: True Prospeks
True Prospeks are doing a rain dance. Con Artest (left) and Tehron Porter (right) are growing foliage from dry dirt. As Con says in our interview with the duo, there’s never been much hip hop...
View ArticleGroundislava –“Cool Party”
Whoa–what is this? Where are we? Are we lost on a Pacific Island? No–we’re in the ’90s. In “Cool Party,” Venice, California’s Groundislava makes a mystic beat out of ’90s video games and horror movie...
View ArticleMala –“Cuba Electronic” and Havana’s Brush with South London Bass Weight
Mala‘s minimalist beat for “Cuba Electronic” has already sent shockwaves through Cuba. In the video, Mala uses footage of his 2011 visit to the country. His whole new album Mala in Cuba was recorded...
View ArticleTrue Prospeks – Who is True Prospeks?
I first asked that question twelve months ago. And over the course of a year, True Prospeks gave me the answer. In January, the Woodbridge, VA duo of Tehron Porter and Peter Maher dropped their first...
View ArticleCulture Check: Marcus Nasty of Rinse.FM Sends You a Jolt by Way of Interview
Music is more than the music itself. Culture Check brings you footage and dialogue with your favorite artists. It’s hard to find DJs whose personality matches the energy of the music. Staring down at...
View ArticleChaisley Lussier: Interview with a Philly shockwave
Much to my dismay, bass lady Chaisley Lussier insists on being modest. Well, I’m not allowed to change the lady’s words, but I can frame this interview with enough of her own potent sounds to thwart...
View ArticleRapsody –“Non-Fiction” f. Raheem DeVaughn p. 9th Wonder VIDEO
You know we don’t post it unless we bump it, jury. We love all our children the same. In the tradition of female artists we love, here’s another lady with a sense for the rhythm and bass. In director...
View ArticleBlack Noi$e –“Hold On” keeps a tropic rave at a steady pace
At a smooth 140 beats per minute, “Hold On” sounds like “ethnic juke.” That’s what Detroit producer Black Noi$e calls it, but I can’t stop moving long enough to ask him if I can call it that too. One...
View ArticleTone Ra –“Wishing on a High” and “Sun Goes Down” INTERVIEW
With a name like Tone “Ra,” I was expecting sunlight. But when I first found his music, I was left in the dark. I didn’t see any obvious references to the Egyptian sun god, Ra, or even jazz astronaut,...
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