2018 is Odie's time. The multitalented Toronto-by-way-of-Tracy artist has been cooking his debut "Analogue" for the past three years and it's finally simmered long enough for its big reveal. [...]
The grind never stops for Lord Morgan. Recently featured on Text Me Records' February "Bang My Line" mixtape, the rapper-and-producer combo of Lord Morgan and EyyELL drop a fresh [...]
Fans of Duckwrth, 1-O.A.K., IAMSU!, andRayana Jay already know BayBoogy. The 24-year-old San Francisco native has acted as the backing guitarist for several local hip-hop and R&B acts, but [...]
As a DJ for more than 20 years, Oakland's Platurn has a way of transporting his audiences to multiple corners of the globe and various eras through his deep [...]
Liminal space, defined as the threshold or in-between stages between rituals by Arnold van Gennep, is a state of limbo. It’s the wiping away of outside influence leading up [...]
Coachella is treated as the official kick-off to festival season, a back-to-back two-weekend event setting the tone with bigger lineups and surprises every year. Legacy bands and acts have [...]
TiRon & Ayomari have impeccable timing. Their first breakthrough record, 2011's A Sucker for Pumps arrived at the brink of internet rap; The Wonderful Prelude and The Great New [...]
A smattering of singles, monthly showcases and the continuous scooping of local talent for their collection, Text Me Records has been the imprint to watch for 2018. True to [...]
Mikos Da Gawd never stays quiet for too long — when he's not the go-to producer for Rayana Jay, Elujay, and Caleborate, he's releasing packages of loosies, or as [...]
Downtown Sacramento hosts a dreamy lineup of artists for the first ever Sol Blume festival. The bill is a snapshot of modern R&B at its best, a conglomerate of [...]
Atlanta hip-hop (and all their imitators) have dominated the airwaves for the better part of the 2010s for an overcrowded market clamoring for the next big hit. But on [...]
Los Angeles-based beat label Soulection has taken the world by storm since its inception in the early 2010s by founder Joe Kay and Andre Power.
There's an argument to be [...]
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