Isabell Slim is one of the rising music artists in the world. Recently, the singer has released another hit single, “BIG Check”, which went live on Youtube on 14th April 2022. The artist is back to making music after taking a break for a few months. Gap of 8 Months Isabell Slim had taken a break […]
Trenton, New Jersey artist Nu Jerzey Twork drops off his official music video for his record entitled “Strapped In”. Spyy vs Spyy is the first of a new Battle Rap compilation album series showcasing the newest music from today’s hottest Battle Rappers! Nu Jerzey Twork, Goodz, Chess, Jus Daze, Crystal Renee, Strapped1700, O.T.M to name […]
Tampa, Florida artist Funkghost is preparing to release his third full length LP entitled “Life Is How You Paint It” via Illsboro Records/Symphonic Distribution. The album’s lead single “For The Time Being” featuring Dynasty, is an energetic, Hip-Hop, Soul-Funk, infused jam that’s sure to get any party or live event rocking.
“Sometimes you have to get rid of everything” —Kanye West Ye… Yeezy… Yeezus… Kanye To Tha West… “Is Mr. West in the building?”… to MAGA hat wearing Trump supporter… and possibly the most hated celebrity living right now. This year has been an interesting one for the hip-hop legend. It’s almost safe to say that […]
“Bruce and I grew up watching the same TV shows. Roy Rogers used to say ‘Yippee ki yah, kids.’ So it had to become ‘Yippee ki yah, motherfucker’ in the movie. That line was from me. Whenever you think you’re writing a line that’s going to catch on, it never does. A lot of people, […]
When it comes to writing on Queer film and studying its history, you have to become an archaeologist— dig through archives of film, and like an excavator— discover a small piece and somehow place it among the rest of the pieces in order to analyze the foundations of it. Film studies of Queer representation is […]
Hip-hop, the aesthetic lifestyle of breakdancing, street art, and rap music has always been a celebration of the culture around it, namely the culture of Black America. Rap music, in particular, became a cultural doorway that allowed African Americans to deliver their message to the world around them. At the same time, rap was always […]
“I was in the living room of Dondy Bastone’s house, I was 15 and it was 1977. The song that he put on was Psycho Killer and I absolutely freaked out, it was like nothing else I had ever heard and made me feel things I had never felt… Some very strange things happened to […]
“But listen, you don’t need to be worried about these Alt-Right guys. They don’t want to fuck with Black guys. They just really hate the Jews.” It is one week after 32-year-old Heather Heyer was struck and killed by a James Alex Fields with his silver Dodge Challenger while protesting the White suprematists’ rally to […]
Star Trek: Discovery premiered Sunday, September 24, 2017 to less than stellar reviews. Set a decade before Star Trek: TOS (The Original Series), Discovery follows the exploits of the USS Discovery during the Federation/Klingon Cold War. (For the uninitiated, the Federation is a sort of interstellar United Nations, while the Klingons are, well, the bad […]
“You go through things like we went through as a band, and people started to split apart, become more like oil and water. But early on, you see the sweetness that was there. It was the three of us against the world, trying to establish ourselves, and that’s the experiment of a band.” – Andy […]
“Musicians are like politicians. They’re the last people who should be making music, just like politicians are the last people who should be running things.” -Nigel Godrich It sounds “busy.” It sounds “layered.” It sounds “sparse.” It calls to mind this band or that band, and it sounds like something new and different. Something integral […]
In the previous article, I discussed the theme of James Cameron’s catalogue of movies involving humanity vs. technology. Cameron goes back and forth about how the use of technology can be both a benefit and a burden for mankind, and we as an audience will know how he will pose technology in the movie depending […]
James Cameron burst onto the scene in 1984 with The Terminator, and two years later in 1986 he released his second feature, ALIENS (to pretty much near-unanimous praise); thus Cameron had already begun a love/hate relationship with technology. As a storyteller and a director, he was well aware of the possibilities of technology, both as […]
“You’re driving in a hurricane and you see three people at a bus stop. One is an old lady and she’s sick. One is your best friend and he saved your life. And the third is the lady of your dreams. Now check it out, you only have room for one in your car, which […]
I was watching the new Showtime series, White Famous, this past week and this line jumped out at me… “Diversity’s real important to me right now.” There’s something so funny about it. Though it’s spoken quite earnestly, the intent is very clear… Diversity is only important because that’s what networks and large conglomerates think the […]
“People were literally scared of my records. There have been so many rumors about me and my records. People got the first album, and they would just make up stories. They’d get into an accident and be like, ‘I got into an accident because I was playing that tape.’ It wasn’t like we helped ourselves […]
“My whole thing was, just being me. Now, you look around the NBA and all of them have tattoos, guys wearing cornrows. Now you see the police officers with the cornrows. I took a beating for those types of things.” -Allen Iverson It’s a hot day in September, New York’s frenetic energy is juiced by […]
To get myself in the mood to write about the impact of bloghaus on pop culture for a real-life magazine (SHOUTOUT CONTROL FOREVER)… On Saturday night August 5th, instead of schlepping out to HARD Summer to see the breakout superstars of the beloved musical era, I went to Echoplex to check out a $10 bloghaus-themed nostalgia […]
“Everyone calls it hip hop, but we aren’t hip hop. Our records are always like “yeah that UK Hip Hop”, we are like grime music, its a completely different thing.” -Jelacee, Stooki Sound Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo, Jr. has made it. Last year he charted on the UK billboard top 10, wen’t #1 with […]
Chicago’s Own Aceron is back with his 2nd Hit Single “Wavy” Off His Soon To Be Released Album Entitled “Poise” This Time He Brought the Legendary Godfather of Gangsta Rap Eazy-E First Son Lil Eazy-E With Him. The Heavy Bass And Strong Percussions Give it that West Coast Feel With a Midwest Twist. Fellow Chicagoan […]
La Jose kicks is in his cinematic bag on his new “Chris Tuck” single produced by Lino Tarentino. Following his recent singles including “Hidden Emotions” and “Pop,” and serving as one of the first teasers from his upcoming project, “Chris Tuck” captures La Jose’s fluid and melodic cadence as he raps about the struggles of […]
“Streets Raised Me” has been receiving a lot of attention from fans since it’s release. South Jamaican Queens rapper QuanDaDon is enjoying the success of his release. Fans can expect an album and a few singles from QuanDaDon in the next coming months. Many believe that QuanDaDon is a gifted musician, who rose fast to […]
The musical stylings of James Luctamar are second to none. Absorbing the sounds of pop culture and transcribing them to classical piano pieces is a trend some have seen on the likes of YouTube or Twitter but James here is the real deal. Being influenced by the viral group Pentatonix and YouTube sensation The Piano […]
Chicago multi talented artist Fairplay 2333 releases his third installment in his “No Time To Play Fair” mixtape series hosted by Same Spit Different Face Podcast. “No Time To Play Fair 3: Broken Glocks” is a ten track mixtape that includes freestyle over some of the hottest records in the HipHop industry. It features records […]
The new single, “BLACK BOY JOY” from Actor-singer-songwriter KEITH ROBINSON featuring E.D.I MEAN (of the Outlawz). In celebration on Black History Month, Keith Robinson kicked-off the historic month celebrating what it is to have “that” Black Boy Joy with his powerful single.”BLACK BOY JOY”, was written by Keith Robinson and Malcolm Greenidge and produced by […]
Aligo and recent consistent collaborator YardboyK are holding nothing back on their latest single “No Heart.” The single is part of a collab. EP they just released today titled Pain to Glory. “No Heart” was produced by Doc Jones and the inspiration behind the track is inspirational in itself. Aligo and YardboyK have been on […]
Barry Marz teams up with fellow emcee, Furious Stylesz as they bring us one of the HARDEST tracks of the summer, “NUPACALYPSE NOW.” The track is produced by Barry Marz himself and it’s such a VIBE! The beat gives the track a Westside Gunn-feel, dare I say it also reminds me of Jay Electronica’s “WTF […]
DaWeirdo is an emerging American Hip-Hop artist, songwriter, producer, and creative director from Chicago, Illinois. Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago in the notorious Englewood neighborhood, his environment left him looking for an outlet to creatively express all that he was seeing. His visual for “Child of Englewood” shows a brief, but vivid […]
