With a steady buzz building over the last year or so, Vincent VanGREAT has established himself as one of the rising stars in the Milwaukee hip hop scene. To capitalize on that buzz, VanGREAT’s first album, “UnGREATful”, was released recently on Uni-Fi Records. Completely produced by VanGREAT himself, this is a one-man showcase, with a who’s who of Milwaukee hip
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If you watch your fair share of Milwaukee music videos (which, we do), there’s no way you haven’t heard the name Xavier Ruffin, or at the very least, seen some of his impressive work. A graduate of MIAD, Xavier’s been consistently impressive as a videographer, photographer, producer, writer, editor, animator, and who knows what else for some time. He
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Stop whatever it is that you were playing in your car today, and put this on instead. SAFS Crew members Vincent VanGREAT and Blizz McFly are back with a bang, and “Bel-Air” is that track that you need to rattle your trunk on a warm day. Inspired by The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, VanGREAT and Blizz take on some retro-sounding
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Mike Regal doesn’t have time for your gimmicks. In fact, on new single, “Business Man” he tells you exactly that. The track invokes the feel of timeless hip hop, and you can hear the influence of greats like Common and Raekwon with the track’s sound and Mike’s delivery. With production from SAFS Crew member Deb.On.Air, this is one to bring
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Blizz McFly is back in a major way. Today, the SAFS Crew emcee drops his latest tape, “BLK Gold”, and make no mistake, Blizz brings it. If anybody thought that he had lost a step in his recent down time between projects, they are about to be sorely mistaken. Tracks like “Back 2 Business” explicitly address that topic, and so
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Lord help ’em. They aren’t ready for this one. SAFS Crew has evolved into a collective of seasoned veteran emcees, all of which are incredibly talented. This stacked roster of artists can combine at any time to make something awesome, case in point being Blizz McFly’s “Bang Bang”. With production and additional vocals from Vincent VanGREAT, as well as a
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If you caught SAFS Crew in a younger day, you might find it common to hear tracks with three or more emcees on it, flowing in a cypher-like fashion with their verses. It appears that style is back for real, as Safs Crew Sunny, Blizz McFly, and Young Daa are “Back From Vacation”. This is pure smoothness, as all three
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Anybody thinking that Blizz McFly fell off is dead wrong. You heard that hear first. Although Blizz had been relatively quiet as of late, it’s clearly go time, as he released this ADOTHEGOD-produced track before the end of 2015. The flow is completely Blizz’s style, and it definitely doesn’t sound dated in the slightest. We may be on the verge
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Vincent VanGREAT is establishing himself as one of the breakout players in Milwaukee’s notoriously talented SAFS Crew. His latest offering, released in conjunction with Uni-Fi Records, is more of that high quality product, with the awesome visuals for “Killer Steez”. Encompassing everything that’s great about summertime Chicago, Vincent VanGREAT raps his way through the loop, accompanied by his own smooth
Read moreWhile he may have moved out west, Dukalion is definitely always representing Milwaukee. So it’s only right that we share that with him, and share his new EP “The Journey of The Lost Ark” EP with you. No matter what part of the country you’re in, this is definitely worth a spin in the car stereo. When it comes down
Read moreAre you a Milwaukee musician/band? You can submit your music to be the Milwaukee Artist of the Week by emailing links to info@BreakingAndEntering.net. We’ll check out every submission we get! This week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is a fairly established artist, Blizz McFly. By no means is Blizz a newcomer to Milwaukee hip hop, but his flow has the
Read moreAre you a Milwaukee musician/band? You can submit your music to be the Milwaukee Artist of the Week by emailing links to info@BreakingAndEntering.net. We’ll check out every submission we get! This week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is RTystic, one of the several very talented members of the SAFS Crew. SAFS (Space Alien Fly Shit) Crew are known for their
Read moreRemember when I said November was gonna be a big month for Milwaukee Music? I wasn’t kidding. It’s been so big of a month that I didn’t even know that this tape was coming out. When I did finally get a chance to check it out, though, I realized that it’s more of the same from Blizz. He doesn’t stop.
Read moreIf you’ve ever seen Klassik live, you’ve probably heard this song. You’ve also probably seen all of SAFS Crew go nuts as soon as it comes on, and for good reason. Klassik is incredibly talented, that’s for damn sure. Look out for big things from Klassik in the near future, but first, listen to “MoonRock” here and download it from
Read moreThis is the first of Mad Static’s #FUCKWHOIOFFEND series of tracks, being released on Twitter amongst other outlets. Look out for more tracks from him, including one that may or may not be produced by yours truly…
Read moreSo, it’s been a couple weeks, but I finally put together the video that I shot from the Mifflin Street Block Party this year. The video was really just to test out my new editing software, but I uploaded it to Youtube. Why not, right? Especially since there is a movement to shut the annual party down before next year’s
Read moreThis is by far my favorite track off of Klassik’s Death of a Beatmaker EP. You can download this song for free by clicking here, which I advise everybody to do. Here’s the official video:
Read moreCongratulations, fellow Packer fans! WHOOOOOOO!!!!! Okay, that was slightly unnecessary. Anyway. During the game, SAFS Crew members Klassik, Seismic, and Rtystic dropped a new EP for free download entitled “The Halftime Show”. It’s a free download, so you have no reason not to get it. Oh, and Klassik is a better producer than you.
Read moreGo vote November 2nd. AND by tweeting or emailing someone about going to vote, you can get this mixtape, presented by DJ Willie Shakes (Hey, he scratched on that Cranberry Show track I prod…. nevermind) Anyway, the mixtape features 15 tracks, including local music from S.A.F.S. Crew, and a Lupe freestyle. Go get it by following the link here.
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