Back in the early/mid 2000s, Houston’s rap scene gave us the likes of Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Slim Thug and Chamillionaire, who came from the Swishahouse movement. Highly touted newcomer Travi$ Scott is stylistically way different to the Swishahouse boys, instead bearing a flow similar flow to MMG’s Wale paired with an audiovisual skillset reminiscent [...]
August 27, 2012
Michael Twum-Barima
Get Familiar, Hip Hop, Music, New Music
Sound Fx, the Hip-Hop/Alt duo comprised of Dupree and Maddy McFly, have yet another interesting record on their hands. Melting Jim-E Stack‘s remix of A$AP Rocky‘s “Purple Swag” with Texas rapper Mike Jones‘ modern classic, “Still Tippin’”, the pair create “Still Tip”, a compelling listen soaked in that mind-altering purple drank. This won’t feature on [...]
May 24, 2012
Andy Bustard
Hip Hop, New Music
If there is one thing that I can not help but admire about the entire Maybach Music crew is that they are not afraid to drop new music (and new webisodes/vlogs), feeding the streets, interwebs and continuously wetting the appetite of their growing collective fanbase, until they release their official major label projects. Following his [...]
September 11, 2011
I Am Ayo
Free Downloads, New Music