If you think you’re the only one going through shit, you are wrong. We’re all going through shit but the important piece is to talk to your friends about your struggles. Together we can conquer these issues and gain a better perspective on this journey called life.
Read moreJONNY EMPIRE "THE KID"
Who is Jonny Empire? A couple of years ago I couldn’t have answered that question because I didn’t know him. Last year, I met Jonny through a website called PlaylistPush where aspiring artists like Jonny Empire can pay for their songs to be heard by playlisters like myself. In the good ole days, musicians would be heard by local/national DJ’s playing their songs on the radio. If you got big enough, you could get your song on rotation on MTV or BET. But in order to get this radio/tv play, you needed to be signed to a record label who had an A&R who would fight to get you play. And sometimes pay to get you play through a process called payola. But nowadays, radio and TV is a thing of the past as the majority of music fans hear their new songs from the DSP’s like Spotify, Apple Music, etc.
Read moreMF DOOM - OPERATION DOOMSDAY
Rap fans from all around the world were crushed to hear about the passing of rap great MF Doom. He was a mysterious emcee and producer who had been putting in work since the early 90’s as Zev Love X in the hip hop group, KMD. His brother and bandmate Subroc was tragically killed in 1993 while KMD was prepping their 2nd album. Later that week, KMD and Zev Love X got dropped from their record label. After disappearing for a few years, Zev started popping back up on the scene as masked rapper named MF Doom. Doom, real name Daniel Dumile, then took the rap world by storm through classic albums, Operation Doomsday, Madvillainy, and MM.. Food. Doom stayed relevant in rap for just about 30 years which is remarkable. This is my ode to one of my favorite rappers of all time, the great MF Doom.
Read moreDJ QUIK - BORN AND RAISED IN COMPTON
DJ Quik is a legend but for some reason he seems to be slept on and overlooked by rap fans outside of California. Quik was an influential musician and pushed boundaries with his rhyming, production, and engineering.
Read moreMAC MILLER - THE LEGACY LIVES ON
In celebration of the release of Mac Miller’s new album Circles, I wanted to pay respect to his discography and share some of my favorite songs of his. We’ve had so many great rappers taken from us way too early and Mac just adds to the list. Luckily we are left with a ton of great music to listen to from Mac. Credit to Jason Kleeberg on the artwork.
Read morePUT YOUR QUARTER UP
A time capsule from 1991 including the popular TV shows, sports, wrestling, video games, and rap music from that year. A 90’s nostalgic throwback with everything from Macho Man Randy Savage to Street Fighter 2.
Read moreTHE BEASTIE BOYS
On June 5th, 1995 I was 15 years old and my parents finally allowed me to go see a concert. The Beastie Boys were on tour and I couldn’t miss the show at the San Diego Sports Arena. I got together with a few of my closest friends and we saw our first show live. From that day in the Mid90s I haven’t stopped going to concerts. This is a story about The Beastie Boys!
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