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Fatlip & Blu Share 'Hollywood Celebrity' Featuring Bilal From 'Live From the End of the World Vol. 1 (Demos)' LP
by Michael Major - April 26, 2022 It follows previously released singles – the Knxwledge-produced “Street Life” featuring MC Eiht, the Madlib-produced, ode to golden age West Coast hip hop 'Gangsta Rap' and “Good For The Soul,” featuring Hemlock Ernst (Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring) and Rass Kass. Listen to the new single now!...
Fatlip & Blu Share 'Street Life' Featuring MC Eiht
by Michael Major - March 22, 2022 With Knxwledge’s beat, this is the sound of two veterans combining their rap superpowers to create something that will last. It follows a pair of singles from earlier this year — the Madlib-produced, ode to golden age West Coast hip hop 'Gangsta Rap' and “Good For The Soul,” featuring Hemlock Ernst ...
VIDEO: 2nd Generation Wu Release Video For 'Heaven on Earth'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 09, 2020 Following the release of their latest single and amidst an uneasy rise in national anxiety, 2nd Generation Wu (comprised of the sons of the Wu-Tang Clan) is exploring the simplicity of joy....
Roots And Tings Announces Debut Album
by Robert Diamond - August 18, 2020 Quannum and Solesides co-founder, and Grammy nominated MC, Lateef the Truth Speaker has joined forces with acclaimed Bay Area DJ and producer Jah Yzer and the multi-talented musician and reggae artist Winstrong. Together they have combined elements of dancehall, reggae, and hop-hop into their own br...
Nohokai Releases 'Limitless' Featuring Apathy And Tone Spliff
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 26, 2020 With his upcoming new album 'Mixed Emotions' looming on the horizon, Hawaiian born Emcee/Producer Nohokai has released the second single 'Limitless' featuring Apathy across all digital platforms today...
Nohokai Releases New Single 'Asphalt' Featuring R.A. The Rugged Man
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 12, 2020 Hawaiian born Emcee/Producer Nohokai has announced details for the upcoming release of his upcoming new album 'Mixed Emotions' via Perfect Time Music Group on July 17th, 2020....
Lateef the Truth Speaker Drops New Single 'All of This' from Upcoming Project Roots & Tings
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 14, 2019 Quannum and Solesides co-founder, and Grammy nominated MC, Lateef the Truth Speaker has joined forces with acclaimed Bay Area DJ and producer Jah Yzer and the multi-talented musician and reggae artist Winstrong, to showcase the crossroads of reggae and hip-hop on their newest project Roots & Tings. ...
Lateef the Truth Speaker Releases New Single from Upcoming Project 'Roots & Tings'
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2019 On Friday Lateef the Truth Speaker (Quannum Projects and Latyrix) dropped a new single 'Class Wars' Ft. Gift of Gab and Lyrics Born and announced a new project Roots & Tings with DJ Jah Yzer and Winstrong...
Lyrics Born Releases 10th Album QUITE A LIFE ft. Del The Funky Homosapien, Aloe Blacc, Gift of Gab
by Tori Hartshorn - September 14, 2018 As the first Asian-American solo rapper to perform at Lollapalooza and Coachella and to release a greatest hits record, LYRICS BORN has broken through countless cultural, racial and musical barriers to cement his illustrious career. Today he becomes the first Asian-American solo rapper to release a ...
Ahead of Lymphoma Awareness Day, Lyrics Born Releases 'Can't Lose My Joy'
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 11, 2018 As we approach Lymphoma Awareness Day, long-standing hip-hop artist, LYRICS BORN, is sharing his family's own hardships and experiences with a cancer diagnosis. In his most difficult and personal track yet, “Can't Lose My Joy”, he tells the story of his wife Joyo Velarde's battle with lymphoma and t...
Lyrics Born Premieres WHEN I GET MY CHECK on FLOOD
by Tori Hartshorn - September 05, 2018 Hurtling into one of his funkiest explosions yet, LYRICS BORN is teaming up with FLOOD Magazine to release the video for 'When I Get My Check ($, $, $)' featuring Jurassic 5'sChali 2na, lyrical acrobat Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious), and Hip-Hop/Soul expert Joyo Velarde. The video, Directed by Mark ...
'Hold Tight, Shine Bright' Album to Benefit Detained Immigrant Children
by Julie Musbach - August 24, 2018 Responding to the plight of thousands of immigrant and refugee children who are still being held in federal detention centers around the country, 25 of the top artists in family music have banded together to create Hold Tight, Shine Bright, a compilation album iof 27 songs with a basic goal in mind-...
Lyrics Born to Release 10th Album QUITE A LIFE September 14th
by Macon Prickett - July 12, 2018 As the first Asian-American solo rapper to perform at Lollapalooza and Coachella, and to release a greatest hits record, LYRICS BORN has broken through countless barriers to cement his illustrious career. Now, on September 14th, he will be the first Asian-American solo rapper to release a 10th album...
Gift of Gab Team With R.A. The Rugged Man & A-F-R-O For 'Freedom Form Flowing'
by Caryn Robbins - September 06, 2017 One half of rap duo Blackalicious, lyrical acrobat GIFT OF GAB has released a video for 'Freedom Form Flowing', featuring fellow wordsmith MC's R.A. The Rugged Man and A-F-R-O.... |