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Smoker’s Delight :: Clova And Quin NFN Team Up For ‘White Runtz’

Posted on July 7, 2021 | Leave a comment

It’s hard to be hip to the Austin hip-hop scene these days and not know who Clova and Quin NFN are.  Both have established and maintained a name for themselves within and outside of the city for years, and Quin NFN recently showed up on an Austin Chronicle curated list of hip-hop acts to keep an eye on.  For White Runtz, we find Clova setting a nice mellow-high mood over the production of L. Devell, and with Quin NFN on the verbal assist and a highly stylish video courtesy of Eric Sattler of Nvision Films, it makes sense that the numbers are getting run up for this one.  Do yourself a favor and keep the wave going by checking out the track and video, leaving a like and a comment, and sharing it around so everyone can take notice.

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Downtown Science :: DotdotDotdotDotdot Comes Back Quick With ‘D(dot)ed Ass’ EP

Posted on July 6, 2021 | Leave a comment

It’s no secret that I’ve been a fan of DotdotDotdotDotdot for quite a while now… at least through two or three name adjustments.  One thing that has not adjusted or wavered, however, is his undying dedication to lacing strong production with even stronger lyrics.  After putting out the monumentally impressive From Russia With Drugs roughly one month ago, my man is back at it again with D(dot)ed Ass, an EP based around a concept that is not a concept album.  The project is told through the eyes and experience of D(dot)ed Wood, a reaper who hangs out around corner stores selling borrowed time to those already taking it for granted.  If nothing else, check out the project for Dirk, which contains one of my new favorite DotdotDotdotDotdot verses to date.  With guest appearances from Cease and 3ZoneS, plus production by the homie poolboi blu, beautiful lou and more, don’t sleep on this brief little slice of wonderful.

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Silk Road-Warrior :: BLXPLTN Drops Powerful Video For ‘Black Site’ Single

Posted on July 2, 2021 | Leave a comment

Austin-based genre-bending outfit BLXPLTN has a knack for not only making powerful songs, but making equally powerful visuals that inform viewers on their chosen subject matters while enhancing the experience of taking the song in.  Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Black Site, their latest single and video, continues this trend by finding the band exploring ideas of escapism as a reaction to political corruption and public redundancy.  Zero Hour ATX, the collective that produced, directed and shot the video, reinforced these notions by recreating the feel of a literal dark web black site, adding little bits of code and much more into brief subliminal flashes prior to teasing the infamous snuff-style material that unwilling dark web explorers can stumble upon.  With a track record like theirs, it’s good to know that BLXPLTN doesn’t appear to be letting the foot off of the creative gas anytime soon.  Definitely check out the video, give it a like and leave a comment if you dig it, and share it around to help support Austin originals.

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Fire Starter :: Chris Conde Blends Exploration Of Pride And Culture With ‘Summertime Heat’

Posted on June 30, 2021 | Leave a comment

As a Central Texas-based hip-hop artist, it’s no secret that Chris Conde has been exposed to a blend of different musical and cultural spectrums from several of the different racial groups that populate the area.  As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community as well, it seems like Conde figured that Pride Month would be a perfect opportunity to help bridge any gaps that may exist between these different spectrums, and with the help of the legendary Cumbia producer El Dusty, he has done so in the form of Summertime Heat, a Cumbia-heavy banger meant to keep parties going strong all summer.  Definitely don’t sleep on this one.

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Deep Impact :: Aux Cutter Makes An Instant Mark With ‘On Blast’ Video

Posted on June 29, 2021 | Leave a comment

It’s hard to be a fan of Austin hip-hop over the past 5 years or so and not be familiar with Ben Buck, and after a strong last couple of years with his hands in several different ventures, it appears that he is ready to make a sizeable impact on the scene via Aux Cutter, a collective featuring himself, the equally talented Nate Thee Great and hard-hitting Austin-based mainstay Shadowboxin on production.  On Blast, their debut single, hits the ground running as the lyrical duo trades brief sets of bars over the driving, momentum-filled beat, and thanks to the highly artistic eye of Jonathan K. Horstmann, the debut video not only looks great, but does a great job of catching the visual version of the energy that infuses the single.  Definitely check this one out, leave a like and a comment, and share it around for everyone to get hip to.

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The Rollout :: Ryan Darbonne And Company Present ‘I AM TX’

Posted on June 25, 2021 | Leave a comment

I can’t lie, I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time, and have been very excited to share it with the world.  For those who know, they know the wheels of entertainment turn a bit slower on the film side, so after a successful production, an impressive run at the film festival circuit, and a bit of unplanned time on the shelf due to COVID-19, it brought me great pleasure when Ryan Darbonne let all of the I AM TX cast and crew know that the film was finally ready to share to the world.  It stars the multi-talented Jonathan K. Horstmann from BLXPLTN, Urban Heat and much more, Pleasure Venom lead singer Audrey Campbell and myself, and featured the talents of many Austin-based members of the film scene.  We’re very proud of what we made, and even prouder to share it with everyone, so please take a moment to check it out, and if you feel inclined to do so, let us know what you thought and share it with others.

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Multilayered Moving :: Poolboi Blu Continues Release Onslaught

Posted on June 23, 2021 | Leave a comment

When it comes to the homie poolboi blu these days, I don’t know whether to holler at all of our collective friends and schedule a party or an intervention.  Work ethic has never been a question, but very similar to the Kydd Jones situation I mentioned yesterday, poolboi continues to put out high quality work at a pretty impressive and slightly alarming volume, to the point where I’m wondering when cats sleep.  After putting a rush job on following up the ultra-mellow sincere (volume 015) with the banger-filled sincere (volume 016), poolboi dropped a very timely single titled pandemic p hours after the Los Angeles Clippers managed to make the first Western Conference Finals in team history.  poolboi blu isn’t playing around with these dual releases, so go give them the like and comment treatment, and share them around so others can do the same!

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Triple Down :: Kydd Jones Releases Trio Of New Singles

Posted on June 22, 2021 | Leave a comment

Like many of the artists that I cover on this blog, Kydd Jones is seemingly always working on something new, so you usually don’t have to wait very long for something new to hit the streets.  I recently found myself in a bit of a delay on the blog, and in the time that the unplanned hiatus took place, Kydd dropped 3 different singles.  TV On is a mellow banger from TyOnDaTrack where his style emulates that feeling of catching random bits and pieces of information from a stimulus running in the background on a subliminal level.  Elon Musk, another strange but mellow banger courtesy of Butcher Bear (the homie), finds Kydd, Tank Washington and Bryson Brown talking about personal evolution.  Native Tongue, the most recent of the batch, finds guest vocalist Y2 joining Kydd on a track by Haris Qureshi as they get vibey and abstract on what feels like an ode to an avatar meant to represent powerful feminine energy.  I’m hoping that this batch of singles means a project is on the way, because as always, the work is very strong and definitely worth checking out, so do so immediately!

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Roundtable Discussion :: CHHK Drops ‘CYPHER 2’

Posted on June 21, 2021 | Leave a comment

It’s getting to be that time of year now that normalcy is creeping back into play, and that time is cypher season.  As always, the College of Hip-Hop Knowledge (or CHHK) never misses an opportunity to show what they can do as a collective, and CYPHER 2 serves two purposes : an introduction for recent CHHK addition Ative, and a refresher course on standing members Sill, Casino ATX, Big Mic, Mic Trey and Big Tree #4Real.  The entire crew gets the setup from DJ Berlin prior to making quick but efficient work of a beat provided by Jinx.  Thanks to Caveman Films, we get to enjoy the CHHK adding another visual chapter to their quickly growing history, so if you’re digging what the crew is spitting, don’t hesitate to leave a like, comment the line that got you, and share the vid around to run the numbers up!

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Vision Questing :: Kae Astra Releases Impressive And Inspiring Video For ‘Grow’

Posted on June 10, 2021 | Leave a comment

As the masses collectively emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic in an attempt to find footing in our ‘new normal’, it’s good to see expressive, boundary-pushing artists like Kae Astra emerging with an inspirational message.  Kae Astra is no stranger to visually dynamic and engaging presentations, but Grow hits a little differently in the way that it presents us with a symbolic analogy about discovery in isolation.  The song is as upbeat as it is lush, which matches the haunting visuals that literally find Kae Astra learning about herself with assistance from projected versions of herself out in the midst of the desert.  Thanks to the work of director HM and crew, Kae Astra‘s beautiful song has been transformed into a beautifully cinematic video that is sure to leave an impression on all that discover it.  If you dig it, leave a like and a comment before you share it with anyone else you feel might dig it.

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