Deniro Farrar is covered in tattoos and rhymes over trance samples, nuy isn’t a tacky Flo Rida clone. His second album Destiny Altered, is death, politics and sex over gloomy atmospheric electronics. Farrar witnessed tough times while living in two Charlotte housing projects and left High School before finishing ninth grade. He refuses the “conscious… Continue reading »
Sean ‘Slug’ Daley’s self-deprecation knows no bounds. At a recent show in Australia he told the audience a teenage story about sifting through his shit for two weeks after being dared by a friend to swallow a watch battery. On the phone, he operates on a similar (if not so vulgar) level, quick to talk… Continue reading »
Alex Koenig got a 10/10 on the Kool Keith or James Joyce test. Over nearly the last 30 years as a recording artist, legendary Bronx MC Kool Keith has subverted nearly every hip hop cliché whilst staying completely true to his personality. At his best, Keith comes off as an unhinged and maniacal artist whose… Continue reading »
DJ Carnage is a young producer who doesn’t care about old school rap values. He’ll make authentic gutter music for grill wearers and annoy them next week with poppy dubstep. Sneaking on the internet radar after producing Kreyashawn’s collaboration with Theophilus London “Shrimp Pt.2”, his uniquely rhythmic bass obviously stood out and he’s continued to carve… Continue reading »
I met Ka on a cold windy afternoon on 6th Ave in Manhattan, where he entrenched himself with a small quantity of CDs and vinyl under a storefront that was once Fat Beats NY. In another time this place was a Mecca for underground hip-hop, a venerable destination for both artists and listeners, an iconic… Continue reading »
Detroit native Black Milk has been an active producer/rapper since 2002 as a member of hip-hop collective Slum Village. Production-wise, Black’s modus operandi can be described as Dilla-esque, but he doesn’t really imitate the late legend as much as utilize Dilla’s crate-digging approach to composition as a vantage point, which then gives Black an opportunity… Continue reading »
DVA: Where I Belong (Hyperdub 2012) from Hyperdub on Vimeo. DVA has seen it all: from the Jungle/D&B era to the rise and fall of Garage to Grime and Dubstep’s worldwide takeover, the London producer, engineer, DJ and radio-host has been present whether in the spotlight or shadows. In this exclusive interview Son Raw and… Continue reading »
It’s now ten months since Passion of the Weiss’s Aaron Frank interviewed Charles Bradley. Since then, the sexagenarian has gone from blogosphere curio to mover on the modern soul scene. Before his return to Australia this month, I chatted to Bradley about how life’s changed since the release of his epic debut album No Time… Continue reading »
Jimmy Ness‘ favorite concreature is the griffin. Boldy James avoided stale drug dealing clichés and showed he had a knack for gritty storytelling on last year’s mixtape “Trappers Alley: Pros and Cons.” The Detroit rapper exposed his guilty conscience over warped soul production and showed an unheard side to hustling. James spoke through a thick… Continue reading »
Grammy award-winning super producer Bangladesh earned his first big break when he produced several tracks (including the lascivious “What’s Your Fantasy) on Ludacris’ triple-platinum debut album, Back For The First Time. Bangladesh’s trademark bass-heavy compositions, which range from gritty, trunk-rattling thump—such as Lil Wayne’s “A Milli” and Gucci Mane’s “Lemonade”– to sprightly nightclub fare, like… Continue reading »
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