This past weekend in New York City, I had the chance to interview Rome Fortune, one of Atlanta’s hottest up-and-coming artists. The young emcee dropped his most recent project, Beautiful Pimp, in February, and it’s been buzzing heavily since. I caught up with Rome at his “Get The Guap” video release party at Santos Party … Continue reading »
![[VIDEO]: The Fresh Heir Interviews Childish Major](http://thefreshheir.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/screen-shot-2013-05-09-at-9-09-44-am.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[VIDEO]: The Fresh Heir Interviews Childish Major")
There are some similarities between rappers and producers. Both can sign deals, both can earn names for themselves, both can make a lot of money. But there are differences too. Perhaps the biggest difference is that the average hip-hop fan has no clue what their favorite producer looks like. The average hip-hop fan might not … Continue reading »
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know Chicago hip-hop has taken the national scene by storm over the course of the past year or so. Chance The Rapper just shook up the entire game with Acid Rap, the rest of the SaveMoney crew is moving full speed ahead, Chief Keef‘s been making headlines … Continue reading »
Last night, Pilot Nation dropped off some more heat off their Expensive Heat mixtape in the form of the official video for the hit record, “GTFU.” Expensive Heat dropped exactly a week before the video came out last night, and the Goodwin-produced joint was an immediate fan favorite. As if they could see the future, … Continue reading »
This piece was written by Ian Steinbach. Someone is doing it better than you. Right now, somewhere in the world, someone is doing the thing you do WAY better than you ever could. Good thing they are wallowing in complete obscurity. At the same time, someone far worse than you at what you do is … Continue reading »
Listen to a brand new track from OG Swaggerdick and Michael Christmas called “Dawn/Dusk.” OG and Christmas go in on two J Dilla beats to create one smooth record, engineered by Righter and Goodwin. Listen and download below. Stay tuned for more. Catch the pair along with Pilot Nation and Cam Meekins LIVE at Brighton … Continue reading »
As the Boston-based hip-hop collective Pilot Nation preps its debut compilation mixtape, the three artists involved are working to make names for themselves both individually and as a group. Two nights ago, Nick Gray and Stizzy linked up with videographer/producer Goodwin and shot this “Delicatessen Freestyle” video, then stayed up editing it until 6 AM … Continue reading »
An extremely rare video by Goodwin was just dropped off for an exclusive Fresh Heir release. You might know him as the man behind Decriminals and many of Boston’s best videos of the past year – including this one and this one – but he is also an independent filmmaker capable of masterpieces like this … Continue reading »
Jeff Replay, a 19-year-old rising star out of Boston, just unleashed his first visuals of the new year. “The Runway,” shot and edited by Goodwin of Decriminals, is little more than a hint of what’s to come in 2013 from Replay and the rest of the Pilot Nation crew… but it’s certainly an enticing hint. … Continue reading »
Last week, 18-year-old Boston-bred rapper Michael Christmas made a splash with his debut project, FUCK AN EP. Here are the first set of visuals off the collection, as premiered by TFH. “At Last” was produced by Goodwin, and the video was shot and edited by Chives – both members of the untouchable Decriminals empire. Stream … Continue reading »
