The electronic collective known as Nice FM are back with a new mixtape, and it contains some of their strongest work yet. “Comp3Flights” is the label’s latest offering, and it’s 47 minutes of synth-drenched pop with each artist’s unique flair taking over at times. In total, 14 different artists appear on the mix, including standouts Dashcam, Luxi, Hot Science and
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Armed with a big sound and laid back flow, Kenny Hoopla is poised to make a lot more noise in the coming months than most people are ready for. Part experimental, part traditional hip hop, Kenny spazzes out on the Nate France produced “Casket”. The video, directed by Marcus Pulvermacher, puts Kenny mostly on his own, dealing with some heavy
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The music of Dan Smith, aka Youngsmith, is rooted in deep emotion. The Australian singer/songwriter has normally been a bit more reserved with his sound, but makes an effort to drift towards a bigger sound on his newest single, “I Will Not Forget”. With an upbeat tempo, the track has elements of indie pop, with just a little bit of
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Metalcore as a genre is pretty intense overall, but when you add the fact that Levels provide metalcore from the deep south, somehow things kick up a notch. The Arkansas quintet keep things a little bit country in their video for “Slip”, from their self-released “Exist” EP. The track is brutal from start to finish, and the clip is just
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The evolution of Cherub Satori as an artist is nothing short of compelling. With a shift of sound to encorporate more trap-friendly tracks, Cherub has put together catchy bangers, like his latest, “Moonroom”. With the help of Milwaukee’s Bankx, the two give us a heavily-autotuned track, which flows well with production from 4Keys. The end product is music that you
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While we do wish that Milwaukee becomes more peaceful in the upcoming year, it is important to understand the frustration that comes from the city’s residents. A vocal example of this frustration is evident in north side resident CT’s newest track, “I Pray”. The song has an important backstory; the track is dedicated to CT’s brother, who was a victim
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The roster of newcomers in Milwaukee is ever-expanding, and NC is the newest to fall on our radar with his latest drop, “High Life”. With a piano-driven beat, NC delivers an extra slick flow on this track, and makes the song extra memorable with a catchy hook. At only 20 years old, the young emcee makes his presence felt on
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Earlier this year, Milwaukee’s Saynt Gutta released a self-proclaimed “MixAlbum”, entitled “Kurrent Situation”. The mixape hit the streets before the internet, and is now available for streaming across many major music platforms. “Kurrent Situation” is loaded with trap anthems, including recent singles “Trap Phone Ringin” and “Big Bagg”. It may be the middle of winter, but with bass-heavy production and
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I was lucky enough to have record year of concert going in my life time. Pretty much every concert I went to happened in Milwaukee. So, since this crazy year of music is wrapping up, I wanted to give you a taste of the top concerts I had a pleasure of witnessing this year. Here’s the countdown: 10.) TACOCAT AT
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With his debut mixtape, “Noah’s Ark” hanging in limbo, Milwaukee native Arcani recently put out a new track, entitiled “II Cry Too God Often”. Turning things down a notch, Arcani takes time to describe his situation, without sugar-coating the details. Taking things in an introspective direction, the track is good, because it showcases another side of the artist that we
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With a midnight release, Edubbs delivers his debut project, the “Yung Dubb Saq” EP. The project is comprised of five tracks, each from a different producer. Edubbs uses this variety of sounds to his advantage, adding a unique flow to each, and showcasing his dynamic ability as an emcee. There are some standout singles, including recent drop “Money Counter”, and
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Although Milwaukee’s LeanBeatz has made a name for himself throughout the year, he isn’t quite done yet. The latest addition to the impressive 2016 run is the visuals for “In The Whip”, from his “#FreeCheapskate” project. The video shows Lean and co., both at the party, and fittingly, in the whip. The style of this feels very reminiscent of the
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Okay, so it’s technically Boxing Day, but your Christmas tree is still up, and you have the day off in observance of the holiday, so… for all intents and purposes, it’s Christmas. DJ Whyte Nite’s 12 Days of Christmas Mixes has been a wild ride full of some of Milwaukee’s best DJs, and man, did he cap things off in
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Milwaukee native Bartello is known for his ability to be notoriously smooth on the microphone, and his Christmas drop, “John Dillinger” is exactly that. With a head-bob ready, low key beat inspired by 90’s hip hop, Bartello flows effortlessly on the track. Although his “Bartman” mixtape is only about two months old, it’s clear that Bartello hasn’t left the booth
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Okay, so now we’re hitting the home stretch of DJ Whyte Nite’s 12 Days of Christmas Mixes. It’s Friday, and that means that it’s likely time for some office Christmas parties. Be the office hero this year with any one of these four mixes. We have some local heavy hitters in this batch, including veterans Kiki Champ and DJ Bizzon.
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The good people over at Marquette Radio have teamed up with 88Nine RadioMilwaukee and ourselves for their Battle of the Bands, to be held on Thursday, February 23rd. This year, however, the prizes are stacked. Not only do you get coverage on this website, but the winning band will also receive a performance on 88Nine’s 414 Live, a slot on
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Normally, we wouldn’t say that Oshkosh, Wisconsin is a go-to spot for hip hop. However, we’ve been introduced to local rapper Keag, and we can’t lie, the kid is the truth. Skeptics will probably need evidence of this claim, and we can back that up with his latest drop, “YDKU”, which stands for You Don’t Know Us. The track features
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Okay, so we might have fallen behind on DJ Whyte Nite’s 12 Days of Christmas Mixes. That’s our bad, but hopefully you haven’t fallen behind as well. If you have, well, great, because here’s enough music to have you caught up to speed and then some. Days 6, 7, and 8 dropped recently, and there’s some great sets from DJ
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Milwaukee young gun AJ Terell has steadily been developing his sound as of late, and his recent stream of releases continues with his newest drop, “Mine” featuring Big Dre. This time, the two rappers slow things down, with some slick bars in their verses. The single comes from Terell’s upcoming project, “XVI” which with an early 2017 release date would be
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Cleo Fox III has had a strong 2016, and he’s capping off the year with the release of a new loose track, entitled “Too Much”. Produced by SPRME, and mixed and mastered by Cleo, the song talks about doing, well, too much. While the subject matter bounces around a little bit, Cleo still gets to demonstrate a smooth, concise delivery
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Nate Brady is making a name for himself by any means necessary, even if that means being rather outspoken on social media. Importantly, however, he backs up the talk with his new video for “Isolated”. Directed by Enterprise Films, the video takes Nate around the city, spreading his music and his message. While his method of getting his name out
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It feels like every WebsterX release somehow finds a way to be bigger than the last. That trend continues today, as Menomonee Falls native Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy premiered Web’s new track on Twitter. The “Lost Ones Freestyle” is a loosie, but the energy is on par with everything else that has been coming from the New Age
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About three weeks after his last drop, Milwaukee newcomer Lvrd Teague is back with a new street single in “Unknown”. The track is anything but subtle, talking about how real things can get in Milwaukee, soundracked by a tough trap beat courtesy of producer $uijin. With the right momentum behind him, it’s easy to see how Teague could create a
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Milwaukee emcee Dee Phr3sh! turns 24 today, and he gave us all a birthday present with his newest track, “Alive”. Produced by Bizness Boi, the track talks about where he’s been, and his determination to come up and be not only the man in his city, but far beyond that. Sonically, this thing is a banger, plain and simple. Not
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‘Tis the season for giving, and this year, Ian & The Dream decided to skip the subtlety with their new video and song, “Gimme Money For Christmas”. Like most things that they release, the song is a complete earworm, and you’ll be singing it while you’re fighting off other straggling shoppers for the last housewares at Kohl’s on Christmas Eve.
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