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15 Oct

“I don’t consider myself a Christian rapper; I consider myself a Christian that raps about what he knows.”

10 Oct
Today’s new crop of emcees live in a less contained environment artistically thanks to this generation’s marriage to any and everything connected. That means that the sonic barrier between local and outside sounds are blurred to create new forms of expression on a constant basis. Up-and-coming spitter Raven Sorvino exemplifies the notion perfectly. Spending her childhood between Houston and Los Angeles due to her parents being separated, Raven describes herself as embracing both southern and west coast mentalities in every way possible. “Being in the south gave me a politeness about me, and my dad was the type of person that didn’t take any stuff,” Raven explained.  “Being with my mom in LA, she was such a queen; everything was so glamourous and elegant.  Take both of those two, that’s really who Ravin Sorvino is.”

Since the early days of hip-hop, one of the genre’s biggest criticisms is its musical validity. Is sampling just lazy copying? Does Fruityloops usage make one any less of a musician? Or should listeners just rely on a song’s enjoyability? This is what makes Terrace...

20 Sep

Frank Ocean, Ne-Yo, Keri Hilson and The Dream all had successful careers in songwriting before taking further steps to become acclaimed solo artists within their own rights. Looking to make that transition from behind the scenes to the ears of listeners is Los Angeles’ own...

13 Sep

I've been a fan of Brooklyn's Mela Machinko since hearing her dope vocal pipes on Pharoahe Monch's "Push" single from his Desire album. She's funny, witty and has the talent to back it up. SoulTrain.com: Years ago, you were promoting it as a street album/mixtape. Where did the decision...

2010 was quite an interesting year for me. It was almost a year and a half since finishing my undergraduate studies at Southern University and life was hell. Wasn't in my career, worked four incredibly crappy  jobs (yes I count those bi-weekly plasma donations to...

30 Aug

This is my Amalgamation Magazine cover feature with A$AP Rocky. Below is the inspiration I used for the opening quote. "In keeping with his eccentric approach to music making, Rocky has even found an unusual way to get his music to the masses. Mid-August had the...

26 Aug

And it's with Ratchet R&B King Teeflii  ": I just feel like I brought a rougher edge to the game. I just felt like certain people who were singing sound like girls and I want to sound like a man when I sing. You don’t have...

21 Aug

So a post I did on Raheem DeVaughn's "Ridiculous" single from his upcoming A Place Called Love Land was put up on SoulCulture and I started to remember why this dude is so awesome. Let's start with how dope The Love and War MasterPeace was about three years...

21 Aug

An old 2010 interview I did on the fly with Big Sean. " I realized it just comes from thirsty people wanting to have exclusives on their Web sites and what not, while disregarding how hard an artist worked to do the song. I’ve been taking...