King Draper: “1992” will have you hanging on every word
You can’t write about underground or independent hip-hop and not write about King Draper. Or at least I seemingly can’t. For the past couple years the man’s been a nearly…
Reverse Mechanic: “Cruise Control” – Sheer talent on display!
Reverse Mechanic is a completely independent hip hop artist breakin’ it down in Minneapolis, MN. As a former published poet with a Bachelor’s in creative writing, he has been doing…
Chris Ellenwood: “Panic Room EP” – an ability to twist and subvert stylistic conventions
The “Panic Room EP” is the kind of record you need a few plays through to fully appreciate. A lot of people are going to sleep on it. Unfortunately. Because…
SckSolo: “Trippy” brings a different game to the table!
You get great rappers, you get superb producers…and then you get nineteen year old Solomon King, aka SckSolo (pronounced SickSolo), who does both equally well. Born in Alaska, raised in…
NEP Jennings: “Take Me Away” ft. Leslie Carron from the album, ‘Mr.JENNINGS’
Born Jonathan Jennings, but better known by his stage name – NEP Jennings is an American Hip-Hop, Rap and R&B artist, producer, songwriter and studio engineer from Detroit, MI. NEP…
Earl Adamant Allen: “Can’t Get Enough” – tight rhymes, laced with heartfelt positivity
Listen to the latest track “Can’t Get Enough” by Earl Adamant Allen while you’re reading this. Do you hear that? It’s innovation in hip-hop. Adamant is a mic controller if…
PROFA: “Blue Strip” – beneath his nigh-impenetrable web of words, lies a soul
Maryland based rapper PROFA is a paradoxical figure, equal parts old-school battle rapper and new-school millennial prophet. The Montgomery County Artist, Producer, Song Writer and Graphic Designer has his own…
HotBoy Slick: “Drug Musik” ft. Shy Glizzy – He’s found his niche and he’s running with it!
HotBoy Slick is a 23 year old artist from West Baltimore who creates rap songs with wicked flows and R&B undertones. A regular on the Baltimore underground scene for the…
Young Mensah: “LaLa” ft. Bull – the pairing sounds like a perfect match!
Young Mensah, inspired by fellow classmates like Chance the Rapper and Isaiah G, started rapping in his junior year while attending Jones College Prep. After dropping his first mixtape Ellsworth…
OCM: “Talking To Myself” the mixtape – at the pinnacle of his skill and technique
OCM – One Crazy Mexican’s latest recording, “Talking To Myself” the mixtape, offers his usual; some of his greatest flows, and some of his rawest lyrics ever heard. This mixtape…
