Isa ibn Wali Teams Up with DLENS Production for an Acapella Visual for Song “It Was Written”
“I wrote this for the mamas that’s still going crazy, and to the dads who get up and go to work on the daily. I wrote this for the grandmas…
Mic Capes Pays Homage to His Late Father in Latest Visual “W.W.J.D.”
Cover photo by Mohammedx. Mic Capes recently paid homage to his late father, Johnny Caples Sr., in recently released visual, “W.W.J.D.” The song is track 8 on Capes’ latest project, In Spite Of…,…
Talilo Marfil Refuses to Let the Stories and Losses of “122nd” Be Forgotten
Cover Photo / Art by Alex Chiu After a year that saw a record 92 homicides in the Rose City and the tragic loss of one of his 18-year-old mentees at the dawn…
The DOE Flow – Hommie Homm [MIXTAPE]
From the North to the Numbers, it’s tough to find an artist more authentic than D.O.E. The tall homie with the big smiles and chill vibes recently dropped a new mixtape, Hommie Homme, an homage…
Mat Randol – What Are You Afraid Of?
In the first week of July, Mat Randol headlined The Thesis with Young Shirt Mayne as they promoted their joint album, Why Are You Like This?, and at one point…
Trox Places Beat on Lute’s “Myself”
Portland legend Trox, long known for placing beats with industry standouts such as 50 Cent and Snoop, is back in town for his birthday, taking a break from his current…
Cool Nutz Brings Cookies and Cuts
When it comes to production and output, the big homie Cool Nutz is elite. Fresh off the New Year’s Day release of Failure Is The Feeling (which features the Dear…
YoungShirtMayne Hits The Mark with the “Luke” EP
As I get back into music writing, there are a few projects that I want to cover; none, more than the electric Luke EP from Portland hitmaker YoungShirtMayne. [bandcamp width=100%…
Otieno Terry Pulls Our Heartstrings With Valentine’s Day Drop, “If I Had Words”
This Valentine’s Day, I received a gift that I absolutely loved. Fortunately, this gift did not include a huge teddy bear, flowers, chocolates, surprise bank account deposits, or any of…
Bocha Gets Personal In Visual for Album Opener “BLOCK”
Cover Photo by Reclusive. That Portland Produce section is looking pretty promising… At the tail end of November, we received two new projects from the collective. how you like them…