One thing I will always reward is solid visuals. In the case of Chris Rivers and Whispers’ “Steel Sharpens Steel”, there is definitely some original video work done. Director Danny Cinema did an excellent job of painting the two emcees in a separate but equally sinister limelight, and the awkwardness of making them neighbors only contributed to the value of
Read moreThe future looks a lot like the past. Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One make up the funk duo Tuxedo, and both get to utilize their incredible skill set on songs like “So Good”, which recently received the visual treatment. Rather than go for the most innovative, futuristic-4K Video-Ultra HD thing they could produce, they kept it fun, going very low-tech
Read moreThe oft-underrated emcee Jay Smoove is back with a vengeance on his new track, “Raybans”. Armed with a slick, jazzy beat, and a feature from Rampage, Jay gets to go off with an elaborate flow that he brings every time you let him on the mic. Keep your head nodding to the track, and you may have to rewind a
Read moreOne of the greatest things about Milwaukee’s current musical climate is that newcomers can (and do) pop up out of seemingly nowhere all the time with an abundance of talent. Even more importantly, the names that are emerging now, regardless of genre, are incredibly talented. Enter Shle Berry, a female emcee with a super skilled flow. While she has been
Read moreYeezy back. The 2015 Brit Awards saw the debut of the new Kanye West track “All Day”. Nothing short of previous Kanye appearances, this had everything you could have wanted; a super awkward introduction from Kim Kardashian, “Left Flamethrower”, which didn’t seem to work, Taylor Swift getting down to this sick beat(©), and numerous celebrities looking less than enthused with
Read moreCalifornia duo Best Coast have announced that their new album, “California Nights”, will be out May 5th on Relapse Records. To go with that announcement, the band unveiled a series of tour dates in support of the record, and the video for the title track. This is a little bit of a departure from the sound that their last releases,
Read moreToday we’ve got new visuals from the Uni-Fi Records dudes, namely Raplords Dana Coppafeel & SPEAK Easy. Armed with a heavy trap beat, the duo spit their respective verses with their own unique flare, and some crazy visuals (edited by Dana Coppa) compliment the track well. The track is a remix to a song featuring Klassik, and the remix is
Read moreIf you’ve never had a chance to check out F. Stokes, you’re in for something special. On many occasions, I’ve been blown away by the talent and originality that the Madison native brings to the table. This time around, there’s an homage to the music videos that we all grew up on, with a throwback flare to “The Slums”. However,
Read moreAfter going all of 2014 without a release, Title Fight are back with the follow up to their “Spring Songs” EP. The new album, “Hyperview” will be out on February 3rd. In the meantime, the group has premiered their new video for “Rose Of Sharon” from the record. WIth no lack of intensity, the band is looking to build an
Read moreThere was a great energy in the Cactus Club this past weekend, as Migo, Ace Reporter, and Soul Low put on three very entertaining sets in the same back room that has hosted bands like The White Stripes, Spoon, Death Cab For Cutie and More. All three bands were on their A-game Friday night, making it all too possible that
Read moreI really don’t get to do the WHAT?! segment of the blog as much as I should, but this seems like a good one, with two ridiculous things that really happened over the last few days. Lil B Gave A Lecture at MIT You didn’t misread that one. And it’s not a community college whose initials happen to be MIT,
Read moreI will try to contain my excitement over new music from Sleigh Bells, but be patient with me. The group recently collaborated with Chicago rapper Tink for “That Did It”, as part of the Red Bull Sound Select series. As has been demonstrated previously, Sleigh Bells are the perfect band to be paired up with a rapper, with their combination
Read moreWe recently caught up with Milwaukee emcee Cherub Satori during a recent stop back home. The Atlanta transplant sat down with our Patrick Carroll to discuss his new mixtape, “Greater Than”, the difference between Milwaukee and Atlanta’s scenes, and even freestyled for us. Check out the video below: You can also check out Cherub’s “How It Go” video, and stream
Read moreKing Fantastic have made a much-awaited return with their album “The Great Man Theory”, and that’s amplified by the single “Spooky Spooks And The Trouble With Capitalism”. If you’ve ever seen a King Fantastic video before, you know that things can be a bit out there. This one is admittedly a bit tamer than most, although Killer Reese One has
Read moreJordan Witzigreuter, aka The Ready Set, had a blast on this year’s Warped Tour. So, naturally, why not make that the music video for new single, “Freakin’ Me Out”? See him have way too much fun with friends on the tour bus, backstage, and in front of thousands of teens that just want to dance their feelings out, okay?! The
Read moreOver the weekend, Chicago’s AAHH Fest in Union Park made some major news with a surprise performance for the ages. Common, Twista, Lupe, Jay Electronica and more made appearances, but the real surprise was when Kanye West hit the stage. Nobody expected Yeezy to come out. And because we all missed it, thankfully some guy in the crowd with an
Read moreStalley is preparing for his debut on MMG, “Ohio” to hit stores very soon. Part of that plan includes this promo clip for “Jackin’ Chevys”, as he takes a ’64 Impala for a spin through Compton in this clip. The song is basically an interpolation of Eazy-E’s “Boyz N The Hood”, and the video is gritty, but that matches Stalley’s
Read moreNow this is the story all about how the Fresh Prince & DJ Jazzy Jeff flipped Vegas upside down. At a party at the Palms in Las Vegas, Will Smith made a surprise cameo during DJ Jazzy Jeff’s set, resulting in the first time that they’ve been on stage togeher “in forever”, according to Smith. Things got sweeter when the
Read moreWin Butler and crew are back with a new video from their Reflektor album, this time for “You Already Know”. This track is vastly different from the album’s title cut, which was released as the first single. To go with that, the video is also very different. Part music video, part home movie, Butler directed the clip, going with a
Read moreAs I stated when I saw them on the Warped Tour, Bayside are an incredibly strong band, considering all that they’ve benn through. They’re new track, “Pigsty”, sounds like it could have been released in their Victory Records days (they’re on Hopeless now), and that’s totally fine with me. Plus, we get to see the band take on all challengers
Read moreSuno Deko has released the video for the title track for latest project, “Thrown Color”. Needless to say, the video features David Courtright, well, throwing color. It does deviate from that, though, but I’ll leave it up to you to watch. Watch this ambient song and video build up to become something awesome below:
Read moreNow… okay. Before I go any further, I should clarify something. I get a lot of submissions for songs with titles including some variation of “Turn Up” or “Turn Down For What”… and a lot of times I just let them pass, as I’m sure a lot of bloggers do. However, I gave this video a shot, and I’m actually
Read moreFreeway and The Jacka are finally finished with their collaborative album, “Highway Robbery”, due out this September. In the meantime, they’ve dropped the first video from the project, “Cherry Pie”. Freeway has been busy, recently finishing an album with Girl Talk, and now has moved his attention back to this project. If the video is any indicator, we’ll be getting
Read moreSpoon’s new album, “They Want My Soul”, is due out on August 5th. However, the band released this video on their YouTube page, labeling it as an unofficial video. Either way, it’s the premiere of their new single, “Rent I Pay”. the band probably figured it would hit YouTube either way, so they might as well get the streaming credit
Read moreHailing from The Bronx, New York, YC The Cynic is quickly making his name known nationally. After a recent Complex Magazine interview, which is a huge step for any artist, YC dropped this video for “Night Thoughts”. This is definitely not your average hip hop video. I would suggest not watching it right before bed, but that’s just me. Whenever
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