Plastique, the follow-up LP to Sole & the Skyrider Band’s debut of the same name, is Sole’s most cohesive, dynamic, listenable and interesting record to date. In contrast to the apocalyptic imagery of the first record, this album adopts the Jean… (Read More)

At 1,000 years old, AWOL One is still shaking the grounds of hip-hop. Bursting on the scene from Planet Zero, California, Awolrus’ style has taken him through the murky waters of hip-hop. In 1988, AWOL took off on his b-boy journeys… (Read More)

Although Ceschi Ramos has been recording and releasing music for nearly a decade, his unique compositions have remained largely unheard. Some may know Ceschi for his experimental post-psych-rock-hop-jazz-fusion outfit “Anonymous Inc.”, a group formed by Ceschi and his brother David in… (Read More)

iCON the Mic King is not a movement. No one man is. Instead, he is the catalyst for a crusade much bigger than himself. A Renaissance is approaching. It’s a Renaissance linked to a culture that spans over a quarter century’s… (Read More)

Psst… hey you. Yeah, you. Do you like rap? That’s badical, we do too. I’m sorry, am I losing you or are you just lost? How did you find us? Who are you? Where are we? These are all questions that… (Read More)

Few producers in modern day hip hop respect the art of sampling quite like Canadian beatsmith Factor. Whether he’s reworking dusty Canadian folk tunes or hidden funk anthems, Factor thrives on creating diverse, drum heavy, and wonderfully catchy beats. Over the… (Read More)

Calm consists of AwareNess (producer) and Time (rapper). They were proclaimed the future of independent hip-hop in 2007. From the front page of URB’s Next 100 to the charts for MTV2’s On the Rise to playing the Vans Warped Tour, Calm… (Read More)