Zillionaire Playboy – “Born Ballin” comes in with armfuls of energy and flavor!
Get ready to turn up the volume and join the party, because these days it’s never too early to embark on a musical career. With the advanced technology available at…
zyranox – “Daemons” is a surefire dancefloor banger!
Analog instruments can add a warm, organic quality to electronic music that is difficult to achieve with digital instrumentation alone. They use physical components to generate sound, they often have…
Pepelapooh – “Da Birmingham Bully” is filled to the brim with great tracks
Let’s be honest about Alabama’s rap scene: The state is full of creative talent, most of it unheralded. Yet over the years, many have escaped the curse of anonymity, carving…
Danjul – “Drama” is a potential pop triumph
Few contemporary artists are as exciting in the way singer, songwriter, dancer and model Danjul can be. The pop prodigy evokes the 80s and 90s with a synth-pop style that…
The Prototype Live & the Paradox Universe – “Right Now (I Don’t Wanna Live That Way)” is carefully cultivated and structured!
“Right Now (I Don’t Wanna Live That Way)” is a record that will go down as a milestone for The Prototype Live & the Paradox Universe, not just as a…
Young’n Nino – “Para Ti” asserts his kind of creative importance to the scene
I think Young’n Nino is one of the more intriguing rappers to show up on my hip-hop list. Many of his songs are pretty left field, and it’s really fun…
Elmarze V – “Infamous Queens in Tblisi” – a powerful sonic statement!
Based in Istanbul/Turkey, Elmarze V is an artist and producer who plays the piano, and the guitar, as well as performs the vocals of all his own songs. He has…
Gossip Stone – “Carry On” is a refinement of their initial vision
There are moments in Gossip Stone’s latest so full of texture and detail, the effect can be overwhelmingly immersive. In “Carry On”, the Detroit, MI indie-dreamo band consisting of Randy…
LXRY LB – “So Fresh So Clean” is nothing like we have heard!
This year has brought us some of the most talented and diverse artists in rap and hip-hop around the globe. Each of these artists possess their own unique sound and…
LuhMelly – “In My Head” proves that his hustle is maintained with pure skill
Independent rappers are creating some of the most exciting movements in hip-hop. The up comers are simultaneously eating and serving, healthy helpings of lyricism, swagger, banging tracks and star-power to…
