Dat Boy Supa has been a mainstay on the Austin hip-hop scene for quite a number of years. His m.o. is simple.. hard beats, hard rhymes and dope live shows. This go round, we’re getting a new video, a representation of an upcoming project. The Juice is a quick view into the creative mind and mindset of Supa, with a little nod to Belly thrown in for good measure. Good stuff.
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When it comes to quality hip-hop in the ATX, there’s a handful of names you can always count on. One of those, for many years, has been D.O.S. This time around, he’s collaborated on an EP with Seattle based producer Pale Soul, and the outcome is the memorable Derringer Arts. This is what hip-hop is all about.. raw honesty spilled over dope music. Name your own price is always a good option for an album, but this is worth your money as well as your time. Check it out, spread the word, and support local while you think global.
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This song goes stupid hard. One listen to Kydd Jones‘ new track Nothing To Play With makes me wonder if he isn’t secretly getting some Drake cash sent to him for ghostwriting, because this sounds like the kind of stuff I’ve been waiting for the so called self-proclaimed ‘Greatest Ever’ from Canada to come with. That being said, I know I can always count on solid tracks and growth/evolution of style from Kydd. This is just further validation of that fact.
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Mona Lisa Music Group affiliate (and original member) Robot has just unleashed a beast of a music video on us. Music video may be selling it a bit short… director CiaraBoniface actually refers to it as a film right out the gate. 3am is definitely a super solid track, and the visuals are engrossing as hell. This one definitely deserves your attention and your shares.
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Confidence… if you don’t have that in this hip-hop game, you’re lost before you even start. Based on Krypol Haze‘s Never Seen Me video, it’s clear there is no lack of confidence in this Austin MC. Spitting bars at the job (a scenario I am all too familiar with) is just spitting bars to this cat. This is the type of track to put naysayers on notice… lets folks know that just because we’re not living the glamorous life doesn’t mean we aren’t spitting life changing lyrics. Do yourself a favor, and get hip now.
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In this noisy digital world, sometimes you miss out on things when they make their first appearance. Chips & Salsa, a collaboration between Texas MC Sertified and beatmaker supreme Haris The Terrorist, is a prime example of this. The fellas hit the ground running in January of 2016 with this release, and via the homies at OVRLD, I’ve been hipped. This is good old-fashioned boom-bap hip-hop with a taste of Texas throughout. Definitely worth your time and money.
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Da’Shade Moonbeam has never been one to shy away from the important issues at the time they mean the most. Power finds Da’Shade speaking about those that serve and protect us, how we must learn to trust without being victims, and how they must learn to do a job that may be against their nature. The police are definitely here to protect us, but the ultimate responsibility for protection of you and yours lies on the individual. Anytime Da’Shade speaks on topics that matter, I will most certainly listen.
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It’s always nice to hear styles collide. StereoFiend is part rock band, part funk outfit, part hip hop act, part soul. The live show has always been money, and after lots of studio time, Urge & Grit allows you to get your StereoFiend fix wherever you see fit to. Can’t lie, I’m pretty hype about getting a shoutout in the liner notes as well. Looking forward to a full length in the (hopefully near) future.
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Austin based duo Wild Child recently snuck onto my radar with their video for Rillo Talk, an immaculately beautiful and trippy experience in its own right. I definitely dug what these kids were throwing down, so it’s nice to see their upward journey continue with Break Bones. Equally beautiful, this one is set up to be a charting single with the right push and exposure. Bonus, the Austin Music Video Festival helped put together a making-of doc…
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