Are 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 Tion Fresco, a rapper that has been on my radar for years, but took around a 3 year break since his last
Read moreA lot of times, when I hear a new hip hop song, it’s subject to the “test drive”. The test drive is when I play it in my ’96 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, with the bass up. If it sounds good in an Oldsmobile, it sounds good in anything. This track passed the test drive without even getting played in the
Read moreMan, it seems like there’s more new music from the whole Aviator/DDH camp daily. They should just make mixtapes with the title being that day’s date, and the cover could be them holding that day’s Journal Sentinel. Anyway, check out this set from Tion Fresco. I almost feel like this would be great on an old 45. “Lyric Torture” as
Read moreThere’s a new generation of young kids in Milwaukee that are constantly putting out new music. It seems like every week or two I find a new track from Tion Fresco. This latest installment is the video for “Spazzin” over Nicki Minaj’s “Roman’s Revenge” beat. It’s clear that these kids aren’t playing around. It’s also weird for me to say
Read moreI’m really convinced that Tion Fresco & Jay Alexzander are severely underrated. They don’t get the buzz they deserve. The lyricism is relentless on this tape. Look for bigger things from this duo in the future, too. If you don’t know Tion Fresco or Jay Alexzander, do yourself a favor and pick up this free mixtape from HotNewHipHop.com.
Read moreIt’s always cool to give new talent some exposure. If you’ve been to Sunday Cyphers at Flow Clothing, you’ve heard of Tion (at least that’s where I met him). Then he sent me this gem of a track. Tion Fresco and Jay Alexzander are just a sample of the new generation of Milwaukee hip hop, eager to get some attention.
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