Dame DOLLA ft Tree Thomas – Heatwave
Well it’s Monday and it seems that Dame is over the cover tracks and onto making original music. Heatwave is the latest offering from the young hoop star and it…
Aminé – Calling Brio [ALBUM]
Aminé is one of Portland’s most dynamic hip-hop artisans, fusing Afro-Caribbean sounds with asymmetrical (and improved) raps for a cinematic, often trappy reggaeton-like sound that takes advantage of very active production. For a…
Alia Zin Discusses New Release: “S.O.S. (Sorrows of Sandra)” Ft. Blossom
How can you be an artist and not reflect the times? That to me is the definition of an artist.” –Nina Simone With Janelle Monae and the Wondaland crew’s rally…
Slick Devious – PORTAL [ALBUM]
“Invisibility cloaks up on the merch table…” – Slick (on Shadow11) Slick Devious (aka the white guy in RenCo) is a vicious lyricist who recently dropped an album that is…
Moments at Wayne Manor Presents: Uno, A Moment with Jake One
Jake One has been a Northwest titan for a long time. So long, in fact, that many of us are too young to really even know why. Seattle filmographer Darryl…
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Downtown [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have a new video out for a new song, Downtown, that heavily invokes the feel of the 80’s. Yes, kids, this is what the 80’s was like……
Kung Foo Grip – The New Flesh [ALBUM]
Kenny Fresh said it was one of the best rap albums he’d heard all year so I checked out Kung Foo Grip’s latest offering and it was a treat for the…
Damian Lillard Hits Stage For First Time At Portland Hip-Hop Show [Video]
Last night was a movie, so its only right we post some real footage, right? Watch Dame DOLLA spit his verse over Brookfield Duece’s I Wish I Could Tell Ya below…
Album Review: Casino Carpet
With the release of Casino Carpet, Myke Bogan’s future looks bright while he admits he’s right where he’s supposed to be. There aren’t too many rappers who I would like…
Smitty In The City: How Damian Lillard Is Effecting Portland Rap
He’s no Macklemore, but Portland Trailblazer’s star Damian Lillard is giving new life to the city’s rap scene. Since that moment in February when Sway coined Damian Lillard “The Best…