This past Saturday, Richmond heavyweight, Ducttape Jesus, took over Gallery5 to celebrate the release of Chester Skate Land Deluxe Vinyl with a night of hypnotic beats and ethereal energy. The event brought together a stacked lineup of local legends, including DJ...
It might've been a few years since you've thought of Nappy Roots and their brand of dirty southern hip hop, but you'll get your chance to relive the 'watermelon, chicken and grtiz' tonight at the Broadberry. It might've been a few years since you've thought of Nappy Roots and their brand of dirty southern hip hop, but you'll get your chance to...
Richmond is bubbling over with promising hip-hop talent. With several young upstarts in the city, including Peter $un, Fly Anakin, Dr. Millionaire and Chance Fischer, the talent is reaching capacity and somebody is bound to blow. Richmond is bubbling over with promising hip-hop talent. With several young upstarts in the city, including Peter $un,...
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...
