When you’re from St. Paul, Minnesota, you rap in front of a lot of snow. It’s just what you do. St. Paul native Allan Kingdom, who’s been making a national splash in recent months, does just that in his new video for “Northern Lights”. With a smooth brand of melodic hip hop, Allan talks about enjoying his recent ascendancy, and
Read moreThings are about to get extra wavy, Adobe After Effects style. Chicago standout Alex Wiley just released a new video for “For Sunny”, featuring Hippie Sabotage. The track is extra laid back, and features all sorts of wood-grained visuals. This is definitely music to nod along to, and you can expect to hear a lot more from this combination in
Read moreLet’s smooth it out real quick with the latest from Milwaukee’s Qewl Miles. “No Grudges” is his latest single, and it features R&B crooner Jr. J. The accompanying visuals for the track were shot in Miami by Milwaukee’s Philly Flyboy, and who could blame them for taking a trip out of the cold weather. Miles and Jr. J do their
Read moreAh, the Oregon Trail. If you grew up in the 90’s and your school was underfunded, you vividly remember the 8-bit adventure game, where you had to navigate your way west, and hope you made it all the way without dying of dysentery. It was almost more than your brain could comprehend, as you stared at a Macintosh Classic II
Read moreFresh faces in mainstream hip hop are sometimes hard to come by; for every one new name, there’s ten million that never get to that level. However, in the case of Tedy Andreas, there’s definitely the potential to take things to the mainstream level and make a significant impact, as evidenced by the video for his single, “Mercedes”. With a
Read moreThis one is definitely for the come up. Dom’ McNeal is just one of a handful of upcoming Milwaukee rappers, and definitely part of the next wave of talent to call the city home. McNeal’s new video for “Brew Jack City” is nothing short of incredibly solid all the way around, with Dom’ spitting bars on bars, and quality production
Read moreThere’s still something to be said for a powerfully creative music video, even if there isn’t a major outlet to play said video anymore. Grimes’ latest, “Kill V. Maim”, is just that sort of powerful creativity, which is good, considering the song comes from a project entitled “Art Angels”. The song is catchy as hell, which is nice, but the
Read moreGroup Of The Altos are many things on paper; large, diverse, and talented all seem to be the adjectives that jump off the page at you. However, they’re also very chaotic, as well as beautifully disjointed, and that aspect of the collective is on display with the group’s latest visuals for “Coplights”. While the track takes on a brooding, droning
Read moreWell, that’s nothing short of unbelievable. The latest video from indie pop act Inspired & The Sleep, “Die Slow”, features over 3,700 frames of stop-motion animation. The video was created by Australian director Robert Crispe over the course of a year. The video alone deserves plenty of kudos, especially for having the vision and drive to fulfill a year-long project
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Milwaukee artist Cezar has been on our radar for quite some time. Over the past few years, we’ve seen him evolve as an artist, and his latest visuals for “Weight” might be some of his strongest work yet. Set to a trap-style beat, Cezar talks his talk with ease, doing what he does best. The Eli Buie-directed video has kind
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A little out of left field, and a little off to the side of conventional, Arcani demonstrates his more experimental side on his latest track, “Alone”. There’s a traditional flow, and then there’s a beat that doesn’t knock quite right in time, which is somehow fitting for Arcani’s introspective vocals. The combination works, however, making “Alone” something you can ride
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2001, a side project of Joan Wasser of Joan As Police Woman and Benjamin Lazar Davis, recently released the video for their single, “Overloaded”. The track is a spacy, catchy pop track, and the video features a familiar face in Fred Armisen of Portlandia, Saturday Night Live, and Late Night With Seth Myers fame. The duo play mechanic, and Fred.
Read moreRay Nitti is making his presence felt with his latest single, “Boss City”. The track was released as a single, and now features some crisp visuals from notable Milwaukee director Philly Flyboy. Both Nitti and Philly are among the most well known names in Milwaukee hip hop, and their respective talents stand out in this video. Watch them do what
Read moreNew York City’s Troy Ave is quickly moving his way up the hip hop world with his tough style and uniquely NYC sound. His “White Christmas 3” is currently helping his buzz swell to levels he hasn’t hit before, and one of the standout tracks is “Restore The Feeling”, which is getting some airplay, particularly on satellite radio. Check out
Read moreCanadian electronic duo Purity Ring have released the video for “Heartsigh”, the first track off of this year’s “Another Eternity” album. The band is known for their overpowering sound and accompanying visuals live, and they’ve brought that to this video. Along with directors Cecil Frena & Alex Fischer, the group creates a cinematic landscape to match the epic nature of
Read moreMissy’s back, and in prime form. Her return is “WTF (Where They From)”, and the Pharrell accompanied single is definitely a signature sound of both artists. Missy’s never-quite-the-same flow (and visual presentation) is matched by Pharrell’s flawless production, and we even get a flow slightly reminiscent of the early N.E.R.D. days. Check out the video below:
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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
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You ready for a crazy, two minute, trip of a music video? Good. You’ve come to the right place. Sasha Kaleidoscopia Vallely just released her visuals for “Sweet Little Boy” from her debut EP, soon to be released. Vallely has toured with several bands over the last decade and is now branching out to do more solo work. The video
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There’s a whole big world of alternative rap out there, and Milwaukee is no stranger to that scene as well. Enter Psychic Abi, one of the newcomers to that light with his video for “Kyojin Kira (Giant Killer)”. Released through Stupid Neel’s website, Banglocaldads.com, the video and song is pure turn up in one offering. If you just need something
Read moreYo-Dot has been relatively quiet as of late, but all of that is definitely about to change in a major way, with the upcoming release of his anticipated “Burleigh Bodega” project with producer CAME One. Our first sample of things to come is the extra-tough visuals for “The Get Back” featuring SAFS Crew’s Vincent Van Great. This is yet another
Read moreAlong with the announcement of the reissue of 1997’s “Nothing Feels Good”, Milwaukee emo pioneers The Promise Ring have recently uploaded never-before-seen concert footage, making it available via Pitchfork. The footage is from Brooklyn’s Bowery Ballroom, at the 2000 CMJ Showcase for Jade Tree Records. The showcase that year also featured Kid Dynamite, Pedro The Lion, The Explosion, and Zero
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Chicago power pop group Mooner are gearing up for the October release of their LP, “Masterpiece”. To go with that, their first single from the project, “Alison”, is both available for free, and has gotten the video treatment. With a fun twang to it, the song is organ-accentuated pop done just right. The track also has a more eclectic sound
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Today we have a premiere from one of the many underrated acts in Milwaukee hip hop, Afro Intellect. With a desire to do something different, and a collaboration from OffBrand, Ndiloma released the visuals for “Wisdom”, from the upcoming “Different Dialects” Mixtape. Afro Intellect have delivered nothing but quality hip hop with substance from what I’ve seen, and we can
Read moreVic Mensa is officially in here. In just a few days, Vic and Kanye’s visuals for “U Mad” have already surpassed a million views. Granted, the production is incredibly hard and Yeezy is on the track, but that’s still a hard milestone to crack in just a short time. The Grant Singer directed video is stunning, and definitely fitting for
Read moreHot Chip’s new album will be printed in 501 colors, using a unique printing method that has allegedly never been used before. That being said, it’s no wonder that they like to do the now conventional lyric video format just a bit different, as well. The lyric video for “Burning Up”, from the forthcoming “Why Make Sense?” pays homage to
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