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LYRICS BORN & CUTSO Tackle Anti-Asian Hate With New Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 26, 2021 While animosity towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) has been an unfortunate part of the fabric of racism in the US, this thread of prejudice and hate has only gotten thicker in the recent years....
Leah Nobel & Forest Blakk Share Amazon Original Collaboration Of 'Beginning Middle End'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 05, 2021 Originally featured in Netflix’s To All The Boys: Always and Forever with 20 million combined global streams, this reimagined version with Forest Black on the song for the first time is available now to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music. ...
Outside Lands Announces Full Schedule for Inside Lands Virtual Festival
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 26, 2020 The producers of Outside Lands, Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly, and Starr Hill Presents, are excited to announce the full schedule of programming for Inside Lands, a free virtual festival celebration taking place this weekend, August 28-29 exclusively on Twitch. ...
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...
Outside Lands Announce Artist Lineup and Details for Inside Lands Virtual Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 18, 2020 The producers of Outside Lands, Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly, and Starr Hill Presents, have announced the artist lineup and programming details for Inside Lands, a free virtual festival celebration taking place this August 28-29 on Twitch....
Galactic Share Music Video for 'Something's Wrong With This Picture'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 04, 2020 Galactic are proud to share an updated version and new music video for their 1996 classic 'Something's Wrong With This Picture'....
Galactic Announces 25th Anniversary Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 05, 2019 Galactic are pleased to announce their 25th anniversary tour, a celebration they're excited to share with fans across the country as they look back on their storied history together as a band. Over the past quarter century, the renowned New Orleans group have released 10 studio albums, played countl...
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 ...
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.... |