[Concert Review] Jessica Lynn @ Audio Glasgow – June 14th
From the AltWire Archives: hip-hop
AltWire Indie Artist of the Week – The Town’s own GQ
This weeks featured Indie artist is Oakland raised emcee GQ. GQ comes with enough bars to argue his place as one of the West Coast’s top rising stars. GQ is signed to 9th Wonder’s ...
AltWire Editorial: The Curious Case of Hip-Hop
Boom Bap. Trap. Lo-Fi. Mob Music. Although there are dozens of different styles of Hip-Hop, few outside of the Hip-Hop culture wouldn’t know it. It’s all “Rap Music” to them. Whatever style of is ...
This Week’s Hip-Hop and Indie Releases
Hip Hop & Urban Releases from Dec 1- Dec 8 December 1 Roy Wood$- Say Less Chief Keef- The Dedication Miguel- War & Leisure December 8 Statik Selektah- 8 Kidz In The Hall- Free ...
Aramis – The Review of a Virtuoso
When we speak the word “Virtuoso”, we think about the classical greats: Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, etc. In good-natured bias, I did the same thing. Correction – used to do the same thing. Hip-Hop & ...
The Shortlist – September 9, 2016
As Fall approached and the days continue to get shorter in the Northern Hemisphere the musical landscape is beginning to follow suit with calmer, more introspective themes and even drifting into downright darkness at times. ...
Altwire Review: DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall
DJ Shadow made history 20 years ago with Endtroducing… a one of a kind instrumental hip-hop album composed entirely of samples. And while his later works never quite hit the same heights as that ...
An Introduction to artist Moxie Raia
Moxie Raia Is an artist that manages to blur the lines of Hip-Hop, R&B , and Pop. It’s a lethal combination that kills you a little bit softly. I just listened to her mixtape ...
509 artist Space says, “Everything is going to be “Alright”
You guys have heard about my streak of finding “feel good” music right? No?! Well, I have a story to tell…like to hear it, here it goes! I’m just kidding (sort of…)! Don’t worry, ...
Philly-Bred: My Interview with Lou Anthony
When you listen to Lou Anthony’s music, you can hear “The Struggle”. Yes, The Struggle is a proper noun. The Struggle consists of people, places, and things. This demographic is often ignored when we speak of urban ...
“Me AF” – My Interview with Kevin Flum
It’s refreshing when you meet a young person with the gonads to put everything on the line in order to reach his goals. A goal that many people believe is unattainable. As these same ...
D. Ridley uses the Force to spit some BARS!
Apparently, Daisy Ridley now has another accolade to add to her resume. The bombshell actress is now a rapper. On the Target edition of The Force Awakens, John Boyega jokes in a bonus feature, ...
Beast Behind the Beats Week VI – Supreme Trackz
Updated correction: Website is www.supremetrackz.com not supremetracks.com Wow. That’s what I thought when this interview ended. Ahead of me was the arduous task of transcribing a whopping fifty minute phone interview into a condensed article. ...
The Ascension to Hip-Hop 2.0
I’ve got some bad news for all of you rappers out there. Apparently, we’re all zombies, walkers, biters, whichever you prefer. Hip Hop is dead…according to Nas. Nerdcore is dead…according to MC Lars. Watch ...
