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Heads up hip hop fans, there’s a new local outfit that you need to know about called Perceptive. Fronted by local rapper, Allen Wilkereson with beats by Mike Gicz, the project ranges through influences from David Wilcock to Three Six Mafia, and carries a mission statement to change the “perception” of one’s reality. Below…
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Before local hip hop artist Jung Youth plays Mercy Lounge tonight for 8 off 8th: The Jingle Ball, we had a chance to sit down with him to discuss his newest EP, Flirkin’. No Country: I know you as Justin Donahue. Who is Jung Youth, and how did he emerge? Jung Youth: Jung Youth…
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVfmRODZQoc&w=560&h=315] You might have seen Spoken Nerd playing Hip Hop shows at venues like Cafe Coco or the Exit/In. If you haven’t, you should definitely check him out the next time you have a chance, the experience is worth it. Spoken Nerd recently finished a short tour and I got a chance to sit down…
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A winner of the “Road to Bonnaroo” was Nashville’s own Chancellor Warhol. His unique blending of hip hop with electo-pop is something that is immediately catchy. It’s reminiscent of so much that we hear in mainstream music, but it is mixed up, original, and refreshing. It will be really interesting to see what happens to Mr.…
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What would happen if you gave Kid Cudi a British accent and backed him with some XX like beats?? Well, you’d probably end up with something like Ghostpoet. There is a link below to listen to the song Cash and Carry Me Home and to watch a cool video for Survive It. Visit Ghostpoet’s…
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This album is supposed to be the end-all, be-all of underground hip-hop, and without a doubt the most highly anticipated hip-hop album release since Kanye’s Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. I’m only one listen through, and I am not convinced yet. I am not even that big of a hip-hop fan, but I do love…