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).
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).
What a beautiful sight to see. Seattle’s legendary Dyme Def squad reunites after some years for “Never Gonna Get It.” It is super dope to see the OGs
Each year Dope Magazine seems to get better and better at hosting Dope Cup. This year’s event was arcade themed and it was out of
On Sunday, April 23rd, DOPE magazine held their 6th annual DOPE Cup. The theme this year, Puff and Play, was a throwback. With old school games
Malitia Malimob releases the new music video to “The People’s King.” This joint goes dumb hard! Ever since I was put on to Sport N
To be honest I didn’t know Chase Henny was an artist until last week. I’ve seen his name all over social media and flyers around
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 July, I stirred up a lot of conversation when I asked if Macntaj was top 5 in Seattle. Whether you agree with that statement or
Cool Grande just released his 420-ready visual to ‘I Been Smoking Weed All Day.’ From the barber shop to the recording studio, Cool is smoking Backwoods
When you put a bunch of weed in front of a stoner, it always brings out that “kid in the candy shop feel.” The popularity
With the increase in sales of cannabis, there has been an increase in demand for glass blowers. Artists that have been grinding for a while
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
One show may not always break a band but one show can surely put a band on the map. COSMOS were relatively unknown until they
As we get older, memories from our youth find their way back into our lives. Sometimes a song, a movie or a book will bring out feelings
Donte Peace is feeling some sort of way these days. We last caught him ditching class and telling everyone ‘F*ck Skoo’ on our 5 northwest music
Aaron Cohen continues to kill with his newest joint. Utilizing fellow Seattle producer, Brakebill, D.E.N.Y. is the perfect mix of mayhem and slap. The two
A few weeks ago Upstream Music Fest + Summit announced phase one of their line up. At first, I didn’t realize this was a ‘phase
“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’
D Valley has risen to become one of Seattle’s premiere street rappers over the past few years. His grind on and off the microphone has
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
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
This kid Travis Thompson is a Seattle rapper I have huge expectations for this year. Doing impressive numbers on Soundcloud, the 20-year-old Seattle youngin’ is already sounding
Sam Shoemaker recently released his Watch What I Do album. A story of a former drug addict coming into his own. Chasing the microphone has
FilthFest is back for its’ seventh year in a row and we couldn’t be more excited for the lineup (more to be announced). A bass music
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).
What a beautiful sight to see. Seattle’s legendary Dyme Def squad reunites after some years for “Never Gonna Get It.” It is super dope to see the OGs
Each year Dope Magazine seems to get better and better at hosting Dope Cup. This year’s event was arcade themed and it was out of
On Sunday, April 23rd, DOPE magazine held their 6th annual DOPE Cup. The theme this year, Puff and Play, was a throwback. With old school games
Malitia Malimob releases the new music video to “The People’s King.” This joint goes dumb hard! Ever since I was put on to Sport N
To be honest I didn’t know Chase Henny was an artist until last week. I’ve seen his name all over social media and flyers around
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 July, I stirred up a lot of conversation when I asked if Macntaj was top 5 in Seattle. Whether you agree with that statement or
Cool Grande just released his 420-ready visual to ‘I Been Smoking Weed All Day.’ From the barber shop to the recording studio, Cool is smoking Backwoods
When you put a bunch of weed in front of a stoner, it always brings out that “kid in the candy shop feel.” The popularity
With the increase in sales of cannabis, there has been an increase in demand for glass blowers. Artists that have been grinding for a while
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
One show may not always break a band but one show can surely put a band on the map. COSMOS were relatively unknown until they
As we get older, memories from our youth find their way back into our lives. Sometimes a song, a movie or a book will bring out feelings
Donte Peace is feeling some sort of way these days. We last caught him ditching class and telling everyone ‘F*ck Skoo’ on our 5 northwest music
Aaron Cohen continues to kill with his newest joint. Utilizing fellow Seattle producer, Brakebill, D.E.N.Y. is the perfect mix of mayhem and slap. The two
A few weeks ago Upstream Music Fest + Summit announced phase one of their line up. At first, I didn’t realize this was a ‘phase
“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’
D Valley has risen to become one of Seattle’s premiere street rappers over the past few years. His grind on and off the microphone has
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
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
This kid Travis Thompson is a Seattle rapper I have huge expectations for this year. Doing impressive numbers on Soundcloud, the 20-year-old Seattle youngin’ is already sounding
Sam Shoemaker recently released his Watch What I Do album. A story of a former drug addict coming into his own. Chasing the microphone has
FilthFest is back for its’ seventh year in a row and we couldn’t be more excited for the lineup (more to be announced). A bass music
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