Dro From Watts: Forever in the Feeling
What happens when a rapper leaves the words at the door and lets the beat do all the talking? Dro From Watts brings that question to the table with “4 Ever,”...
CHANDOR “23”: Home Is the Origin
What if the number that means the most to you has nothing to do with luck, money, or a jersey, but everything to do with where you became yourself? For CHANDOR, that...
Method SDM: Peace Hits Different
What happens when you stop trying to win arguments with your past and finally decide to make peace with the person staring back at you in the mirror? That’s the...
Go Away, Stay Awhile
What happens when a song tells you to leave, but the title makes you curious enough to stick around? That title does some heavy lifting before a single bar gets heard....
Sorry, I’m Jaded: Pavy Keeps It Real
What happens when life gives an MC enough reasons to stop being impressed, but not enough reasons to put the pen down? Chicago rapper Pavy brings that question into...
Bass After Dark
What happens when roots reggae takes a midnight ride through the circuitry of modern electronica? Sandman Theory and ikigai dubworks are betting that the answer starts...
Damian.K’s “Red Dress” Turns Back Time
What if your first song wasn’t your best, but it was the one that reminded you why you started? There’s a special kind of magic in an early recording. The...
Brudda Doe: Loyalty Runs Deep
What makes somebody your brother: sharing the same blood, surviving the same storms, or being the one who pulls up when life starts swinging? Pat Clifton’s...
Big Hit, Boom Bap
What happens when hip-hop leaves the glossy stuff at the door and gets back to the business of bars? There is a reason boom bap keeps finding its way back into the...
MarkyDontMiss Brings the CANE
Desi jazz brings an intriguing cultural proposition to the table. South Asian musical traditions carry their own histories of intricate melodic phrasing, rhythmic...
