Anyone involved with the rising Boston hip-hop scene is well aware of how alive it is right now – maybe more so than ever before (at least in the time I’ve called the city home). This year has been incredible, and 2013 is shaping up to be the year Boston makes a national statement with … Continue reading »
As any follower of The Fresh Heir should know by now, Chuuwee is without question one of the most consistent – and one of my personal favorite – rappers in the game right now. The Amalgam Digital representer already released one of this year’s standout projects in Crown Me King back in April, but he’s … Continue reading »
Two days ago, Natural released the second project of his young career, the highly-anticipated 20 Something EP. The #12For12 affiliate has been making major moves since he dropped The Bartender a little over a year ago, and from front to back, 20 Something is a tale of both immense progression and of a 20-something-year-old hip-hop … Continue reading »
September 11th is a date unlike any other. For the past decade, it’s been a day of reflection, of uninhibited emotion… even of an enhanced sense of unity, in a way. Tomorrow, 9/11 arrives once again. But this year, in addition to the annual memorials, remembrances and tributes for the greatest national tragedy of our … Continue reading »
One of the most anticipated projects coming out of Boston – Avenue’s Words Speak Life – is releasing in a few days, on Tuesday, September 11th. With the exclusive listening party set to take place tonight, the #12For12 affiliated artist chose to leak one record off the ten track mixtape. I’ve already played “The Scale” … Continue reading »
I’ve been away from the site for the past several days, and though a lot of great music has been dropped off since my last post, the latest from Dillon Cooper takes precedence over everything. I don’t know if it’s biased to say one of my good friends is one of the best young rappers … Continue reading »
It’s been a little while since I’ve stumbled across an artist I’ve never heard of before and been incredibly impressed, but that drought has officially come to an end. Out of Harlem, 18-year-old Dominic Lord just dropped this new track called “Old English” off his upcoming EP, Fashion Show (Sept. 6th), and I didn’t have … Continue reading »
Last month, a Boston-based hip-hop movement headed by The Fresh Heir and The Collab Projekt got publicly recognized with a feature story in the Boston Globe. Along with the front page story came a video put together by Boston Globe photographer Brian Fuelner. The video was private when it was released with the story and … Continue reading »
Anyone that’s familiar with this site knows that although TFH is based in Boston, we have a pretty good grip on what’s going on in Chicago. In terms of the sheer amount of fast-rising hip-hop talent, there might not be a city that’s ahead of the Windy one right now. From artists like Chance The … Continue reading »
Some more fire coming out of Chicago… what else is new? Femdot drops off this quick, hard-hitting video for “Chi State Of Mind,” putting a new, Windy City spin on the Nas classic. This is the first I’ve heard from this kid, but now I’ll make sure it’s not the last. His flow grabbed my attention … Continue reading »
