Few rappers are confident enough in their flow to drop a full song devoid of structure. Oscar O’Malley is one of those select few. His latest video ‘CoKo BaJio’ is a unique alternative to the norm. He comes correct, with no hook, no bridge, just two minutes of real lyrics. Mr. O’Malley takes on a minimalistic beat that allows his [...]

Everybody loves a free concert, especially when dope artists are performing. If you are looking for a chance to catch some rising Seattle rappers, bands and electronic artists peep the Rainy Dawg Radio Birthday Show, featuring rappers Jarv Dee and Key Nyata among others. Come to University of Washington’s Sylvan Grove on May 23rd for an intriguing show, courtesy of [...]

Before I start this review, I want to apologize to the readers for being a week late. I wanted to fully digest Acid Rap and detach it from all the hype surrounding in order to formulate my own unique opinion on the project. Now that we got that out of the way, lets get into the review. It seems like [...]

The L.A. rap scene is vast and expansive, covering every possible subgenre you could ever think of. Two of my favorites, TiRon & Ayomari, consistently create full projects that have every type of track on them. I got a chance to chop it up with the two at their recent show in Seattle about inspiration, the Cafeteria Line movement, and [...]

Blu is one of those artists who completely polarizes his audience. Either you’re a huge fan of his intricate wordplay and distinct SoCal vibe or you hate his lackadaisical attitude towards music and the low quality grain he applies to every track. Plenty of horror stories are told about his shows and his lack of professionalism while performing, yet despite [...]