
NorthWest Rising: Portland, Oregon’s Hottest Hip-Hop Artists
Here we go again!!! Respect My Region is back with the second installment of “Northwest Rising”. Back in February we visited the Washington State capitol

Here we go again!!! Respect My Region is back with the second installment of “Northwest Rising”. Back in February we visited the Washington State capitol

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).

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”,

No…Could it be? Could it really be? Did Kendrick Lamar use a reference track? The internet was sent into a craze earlier today as stories

All Star Opera recently got in the studio with one of our favorite Tacoma bands, Decent At Best. The two joined forces for a one-off supergroup-style single

Back in October, I had the pleasure of meeting Stööki Sound after their performance at the Tacoma Dome. A set that was filled with many

Ladies & Gentleman…Kendrick Lamar is shooting and he is not missing. He kicked off his run two weeks ago with the release of ‘HUMBLE.’ –

First off, free Nino Bam. Now that you know we want Nino home, let’s talk about one of Seattle’s most respected emcees, Fatal Lucciauno. WTF Happened is

Friday was another great day in hip-hop music. Kendrick finally gave us DAMN. – and it was a project that I actually enjoyed listening to

Looking for more exposure for your music? Well, you have come to the correct blog post. Respect My Region has curated digital playlist since 2011 and

It was a long time coming, but Friday night another milestone was reached within the hip-hop culture as Tupac Shakur was inducted into the Rock

Ang P just dropped the fourth video from his album, L.I.F.E. – Living In Fear Everyday, on the album’s one year anniversary. “My Profile”, like most of

Mic Capes is the brightest light in a shining Portland hip-hop scene. After dropping one of the best albums in Northwest this year, he follows

Chance The Rapper is steady climbing his way up the hip-hop mountain. If you didn’t already know, Chance is an independent artist and has prided

Stewart Villain tosses up a banger for the alley-oop to TOPE. Goddamn the sample really moves on ‘The Man’. From Portland to the Bay, TOPE

“Whatever you do, do it from a position of empowerment.” – Jonathan ‘Wordsayer’ Moore April 21, 1969- March 8, 2017 The Legacy Most knew Jonathan ‘Wordsayer’

After he murdered his feature on Macntaj’s ‘Carnage’ just a few weeks ago, Tri-Cities rapper, Karma literally raps his way out of his bedroom in the ‘Sunny Nights’

Jxphreeze has been all over the Northwest. Although he now resides in Tacoma, WA, the Seattle-born and Bremerton-raised emcee has hustled all across the region. He

If you follow our music blog, you’re probably well aware that I release a list of the dopest shit in my inbox about once a

Spring is coming up which means concert season is officially back on! I’m the type of person to buy my tickets in advance or I enter ticket

In a recent interview with Genius, Joey Bada$$ stated, “I already know I’m a better rapper than 2Pac is. That’s just facts. 1 on 1

Thanks for checking out Respect My Region’s first edition of NorthWest Rising! Here we will be discussing which hip-hop artists are on the “rise” in

Here we go again!!! Respect My Region is back with the second installment of “Northwest Rising”. Back in February we visited the Washington State capitol

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).

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”,

No…Could it be? Could it really be? Did Kendrick Lamar use a reference track? The internet was sent into a craze earlier today as stories

All Star Opera recently got in the studio with one of our favorite Tacoma bands, Decent At Best. The two joined forces for a one-off supergroup-style single

Back in October, I had the pleasure of meeting Stööki Sound after their performance at the Tacoma Dome. A set that was filled with many

Ladies & Gentleman…Kendrick Lamar is shooting and he is not missing. He kicked off his run two weeks ago with the release of ‘HUMBLE.’ –

First off, free Nino Bam. Now that you know we want Nino home, let’s talk about one of Seattle’s most respected emcees, Fatal Lucciauno. WTF Happened is

Friday was another great day in hip-hop music. Kendrick finally gave us DAMN. – and it was a project that I actually enjoyed listening to

Looking for more exposure for your music? Well, you have come to the correct blog post. Respect My Region has curated digital playlist since 2011 and

It was a long time coming, but Friday night another milestone was reached within the hip-hop culture as Tupac Shakur was inducted into the Rock

Ang P just dropped the fourth video from his album, L.I.F.E. – Living In Fear Everyday, on the album’s one year anniversary. “My Profile”, like most of

Mic Capes is the brightest light in a shining Portland hip-hop scene. After dropping one of the best albums in Northwest this year, he follows

Chance The Rapper is steady climbing his way up the hip-hop mountain. If you didn’t already know, Chance is an independent artist and has prided

Stewart Villain tosses up a banger for the alley-oop to TOPE. Goddamn the sample really moves on ‘The Man’. From Portland to the Bay, TOPE

“Whatever you do, do it from a position of empowerment.” – Jonathan ‘Wordsayer’ Moore April 21, 1969- March 8, 2017 The Legacy Most knew Jonathan ‘Wordsayer’

After he murdered his feature on Macntaj’s ‘Carnage’ just a few weeks ago, Tri-Cities rapper, Karma literally raps his way out of his bedroom in the ‘Sunny Nights’

Jxphreeze has been all over the Northwest. Although he now resides in Tacoma, WA, the Seattle-born and Bremerton-raised emcee has hustled all across the region. He

If you follow our music blog, you’re probably well aware that I release a list of the dopest shit in my inbox about once a

Spring is coming up which means concert season is officially back on! I’m the type of person to buy my tickets in advance or I enter ticket

In a recent interview with Genius, Joey Bada$$ stated, “I already know I’m a better rapper than 2Pac is. That’s just facts. 1 on 1

Thanks for checking out Respect My Region’s first edition of NorthWest Rising! Here we will be discussing which hip-hop artists are on the “rise” in
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