We've been tracking Mutant Academy's rise from the very beginning here at RVA Magazine, and today marks a significant milestone in Richmond’s music scene as the local hip-hop collective drops their long-anticipated debut album, Keep Holly Alive. And it’s a defining...
This week’s edition of YO! HIP HOP RVA highlights my favorite hip-hop videos out of Richmond this year. The transcendent cinematography, lyricism and creativity in these videos truly made me say “wow.” Among the pack are Richmond mainstays Big No & Noah-O, Peter...
It’s hard to believe hip-hop was once the red-headed stepchild of jazz and soul. Purists complained the genre was a crude regurgitation of its predecessors over a break beat, but 50 years later, a once misunderstood genre is now Big Brother—omnipresent in virtually...
There's so much. So much more than even I knew when we started this whole process. I keep sending myself emails in the middle of the night with one or two more bands to add. We're looking at going at least nine installments for this series at this point. Luckily for...
Richmond rapper Monday Night is making waves around the country, from writeups in Pitchfork to props from Earl Sweatshirt. He's affiliated with local leading lights Scheme Team and Mutant Academy. So why aren't we seeing his name at the top of the bill more often? Hip...