Features

Feature stories on musicians in genres such as Afrobeat, Chillout, Future Soul, Hip Hop, and more

Artist Feature: Soundsci

Audessey, one half of the group Soundsci, says their new EP “will remind you why you fell in love with Hip Hop in the first place.” That’s a big promise, and one that he and Jonny Cuba keep on their album Dig for Victory. The music is funky, and the flow is undeniable. In fact, [...]

Artist Feature: Stape Mega

Stape Mega produces dark, instrumental Hip Hop with a sound that’s almost Shadowesque, and reminiscent of the Endtroducing era. While he cites DJ Premier and RZA as his primary influences, Stape’s beats could easily find interest among fans of RJD2 or Blockhead. His latest effort, a forthcoming album called Metrica Mega is what Stape calls [...]

Artist Feature – MaG

MaG explores the price of living in his Reagonomics mixtape, with lyrics that often delve into socio-political issues. This is rap with substance, not just political posturing. MaG says, “Sure now its ‘cool’ to be a back-packer or a hipster and talk about your real life, but nobody’s speaking for the impoverished, the lost, the [...]

Artist Feature: FL Jones

FL Jones has a unique background. He served as a US Marine in the Gulf, toured the world as a cast member of the Broadway musical RENT, served as an advocate for at-risk youth in inner city New York, and performed alongside artists such as James Brown, and CeCe Penniston. If that’s not enough, he [...]

Artist Feature: The Nothing

The Nothing is a Hip Hop group from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, consisting of emcees Ted Holmes, Mar, and Solomen Pade. The Nothing describes their sound as being “for everyone who remembers what it was like to have music that could grab and move you,” and they deliver on that description with their new album Digital Villains.