Cambridge native Orie Pierre recruited Avenue – one of Boston’s rising stars – for “Make It,” a cut off his recently-released #GRINDMODE mixtape, and now we have a set of visuals to go along with it. “Make It” is a smooth joint with impressive production from Living Star highlighting some eye-opening lyricism from both Orie … Continue reading »
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[New Music]: Gio Dee – Don’t Wanna Be
The homie Gio Dee is back – with a new name, new music, and a new energy as he prepares to makes leaps and bounds in 2013. The artist formerly known as Bigg Dee – a #12For12 representative and one of the … Continue reading »
[VIDEO]: Natural ft. Dutch ReBelle – Follow Em
New visuals for Natural and Dutch ReBelle‘s “Follow ‘Em” off Nat’s 20 Something EP, courtesy of SOS Films. It doesn’t get much more Boston than this video, and fittingly so, because it doesn’t get much more Boston than Natural and Dutch ReBelle. The two are seemingly everywhere in the city on any given day, and … Continue reading »
[VIDEO]: Reem – Mariposa
This is going to be one of my favorite writeups I’ve done in a while. Just under a year ago – February 2nd of 2012 to be exact – I wrote about a new artist by the name of Reem who had just dropped his debut mixtape, HYPE!, that day. Immediately, I heard the potential. … Continue reading »
[New Music]: Alage ft. Lou Armstrong – Talk To You
I’ve been looking forward to Alage‘s Throwaway Series project since I first heard rumblings about it this past summer, and this first single from the 21-year-old emcee out of Boston is reminding me why. The #12for12 representer recruited fellow Beantown heavy-hitter Lou Armstrong for the smooth cut, and the two delivered an extremely well-crafted, catchy … Continue reading »
[VIDEO]: Moe Pope and Rain – What You Need
Moe Pope and Rain, recently crowned Boston’s best hip-hop artist (as an emcee-producer duo) at the Boston Music Awards, drop a new set of visuals for “What You Need,” a cut off their forthcoming album, Let The Right Ones In. I watched this video as soon as I saw the link hit Twitter earlier today, … Continue reading »
[VIDEO]: Dutch ReBelle ft. Amandi – Sunday Morning
Dutch ReBelle unleashes what might as well be classified as a short film rather than a video for one of her standout tracks of 2012 – “Sunday Morning” featuring Amandi off her album, Married To The Music. Seba Films handled the visuals and did an incredible job, giving the video a truly cinematic feel and … Continue reading »
[VIDEO - Teaser]: Dutch ReBelle ft. Amandi – Sunday Morning
I woke up this Sunday morning to some new content from Dutch ReBelle – fittingly, a video teaser for the official “Sunday Morning” visuals. Her collaborative joint with singer Amandi was one of the standout tracks off her latest project, Married To The Music, and it will be the first official video off the album when … Continue reading »
[New Music]: Avenue ft. Last Days – I Love My Niggas (Prod. by HiFadility)
Fresh off the September release of his debut project, Words Speak Life, Avenue is back in the spotlight with “I Love My Niggas,” the first leak off his forthcoming The Chandelier View EP. The super smooth, emotion-driven track features Ave on the opening verse and Last Days on the second, with a real nice chopped up hook … Continue reading »
[VIDEO]: #12For12 WERS 88.9 FM Live On-Air Cypher
History took place in the WERS 88.9 FM studio on October 23rd, and the video – courtesy of Decriminals – has officially arrived. Watch as the 12 artists go in LIVE, ON-AIR over an original Teddy Roxpin beat in a cypher hosted by Malcolm Gray. Continue reading »