TROY and Fan Ran link up for a joint that’s less a track and more a cipher carved in concrete—an underground testament to Richmond’s hip-hop lineage, equal parts street sermon and boom-bap baptism. The energy is straight off a dubbed Maxell cassette, that golden-era...
As the air gets cooler, the pumpkins get spicier and the moon gets moonier, we all know Halloween is getting closer, and with it, the immense pressure to come up with a whiz-bang costume. As the air gets cooler, the pumpkins get spicier and the moon gets moonier, we all know Halloween is getting closer, and with it, the immense pressure to come...
Richmond based rapper Isaiah Jeremiah has released a new track, “West End Chronicle,” off his upcoming mixtape, The Divine Search. Richmond based rapper Isaiah Jeremiah has released a new track, “West End Chronicle,” off his upcoming mixtape, The Divine Search. "West End Chronicle" is an homage to Richmond’s West End where Jeremiah grew up. “The...
After VCU computer science major Joshua Christian Akan-Etuk was rejected by their film school, he decided to turn that negative into a positive and forge his own artistic path. After VCU computer science major Joshua Christian Akan-Etuk was rejected by their film school, he decided to turn that negative into a positive and forge his own artistic...
An unlikely collaboration has recently taken place between some local hip hop heads and punk kids-and it’s unholy as fuck-literally. An unlikely collaboration has recently taken place between some local hip hop heads and punk kids-and it’s unholy as fuck-literally. Gritty City Records has teamed up with local punk rock group Kick Ass Dalai Lamas,...
Washington, DC hip hop artist Wale will stop at The National in October as part of his tour. Washington, DC hip hop artist Wale will stop at The National in October as part of his tour. Rising to fame in 2009 for his hit single, "Chillin" off his debut album Attention Deficit, Wale has since gone on to sign with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group and...
Nico Fox, the sole member of the experimental music project known as Real Clothes, released their first folktronica album, Modulation, onto Spotify earlier this week. The album combines modern electronic beats and audio modifications with traditional, almost spiritual sounding folk melodies. Nico Fox, the sole member of the experimental music...
The amount and variety of hip hop that comes out from the underground scene in Richmond never ceases to amaze me. We could turn our website into an entire publication dedicated to the hip hop scene here and I still don’t think we would have enough time to cover all the different styles and mixed genres. The amount and variety of hip hop that...
We've seen so many hip hop artists come onto the RVA music scene this year and it’s hard to keep up with all their new music. We were first turned on to 23-year-old Richmond native Tuch at this year’s Epic Fest VI, an annual hip hop festival showcasing the area’s best talent. We've seen so many hip hop artists come onto the RVA music scene this...
Hip-Hop artist @DougFinesse continues to bring the energy and vibrant flows in his latest self-titled project,
