The Epitome – Still Trill: Explosive Hip-Hop

The Epitome - Still Trill

The Epitome obviously has beef with all of us.  The Kansas City native and frequent Ish1da collaborator just dropped a Super Spirit Bomb onto the favorite platforms of every music streamer. I challenge you to listen to Still Trill and disagree.  Disclaimer: Neither myself nor AltWire, condone the events that took place in Universe 7 during … Read more

LEX the Lexicon Artist – Raging Ego Review

Raging Ego

LEX stuns in her new Raging Ego release. Read below for more: At some point in its short history, Hip-Hop became extremely diverse. Back in the day, that means the late 80’s and 90’s for our readers who call Wiz Khalifa a throwback artist, Hip-Hop success was largely limited to artists who had “street-credibility.” Sure, … Read more

Ish1da – AK-47 Ronin

Listen to and purchase AK-47 Ronin at ish1da.bandcamp.com  It is also available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon Music. What is evolution? The dictionary defines evolution as the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form. In the musical dimension of the multiverse, evolution has just been re-defined by AK-47 … Read more

Cybernetic Storytelling – My Interview with Alpha Riff

Come and join us as I chop it up wit the king of Nerdcore cybernetic storytelling, Alpha Riff. We delve into the new album, his rap origins, and shout-outs, of course…which somehow lead to a mini-rant! Enjoy the interview and go and cop Alpha Riff’s new album, Mors Aeterna, at alphariff.bandcamp.com Music heard during the … Read more

Ish1da X The Epitome – Ojii-Sama [Prod by KenKen KillT iT]

Who is Ish1da? What?! A rapper named after an anime character? Nerd! What is the first thing we think of when we hear that word? Many of us see the stereotypical image of a skinny kid with oversized glasses, a LOTR (Lord of the Rings, sheesh…norms!) pocket protector clipped onto a sweater vest, and a Star Wars Edition … Read more

Beasts Behind the Beats Week III – DJ RoboRob

DJ RoboRob’s Bandcamp: https://djroborob.bandcamp.com/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/djroborob This week on Beasts, I had the honor of interviewing one of the most creative producers in NCHH! No, not the National Campaign for Hearing Health, which is an actual group! Tip: Keep this group in mind, because you won’t be able to stop yourself from playing DJ RoboRob’s Monday mixes at Mach-shattering volumes… However, the NCHH … Read more

Album Review: The Yavin 4 – Intergalactic Rock n Roll

Album Link: theyavin4.bandcamp.com/ Fact: Here’s an interesting tidbit for all the Star Wars n00bs reading this. Yavin 4 is the moon where the rebel base was located in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope!   I knew immediately that The Yavin 4 would be in my playlist. First of all, I’m a sucker for classic rock. Secondly…the band’s … Read more