Why Don’t Seattle’s Radio Stations Show Love To Local Hip-Hop?
Mitch Pfeifer
May 9, 2017
Sunday Night Sound Sessions is officially gone and we, as a city, tip our hats to both DJ Hyphen and Jon Moore (Rest in peace).
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Sunday Night Sound Sessions is officially gone and we, as a city, tip our hats to both DJ Hyphen and Jon Moore (Rest in peace).
The new wave of rap that has taken over receives a lot of criticism. This includes the likes of Lil Uzi, 21 Savage, Kodak Black,
Portland is chalk full of hip-hop talent. Like so much so, it’s quite ridiculous when you consider the size of the small city. Donte Thomas, while only 22
For as long as I can remember rappers have always wanted to be ballers and ballers have always wanted to be rappers. Not only are
When Drake released More Life, he got a lot of things off his chest. Sharing his struggles trying to make long distance relationships work on “Passionfruit”,
When you think about legalized weed, you probably don’t think about the food side of the industry. Cannabis infused edibles are all the rage in
Influenced by Nero, Cookie Monsta and Skrillex, PandaSonic does a great job of adding his own sound to this Cymatics original. PandaSonic is an up and
Earlier this year our intern Felicia caught up with Redman at Cannacon in Seattle. An icon in both industries, Redman has made his mark as one of
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Every band, duo or group has its one standout member with that special “it” factor – you could say they are the Beyoncé of the group.
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