*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #37, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. Hip hop and skateboarding: two subcultures with roots that go back well over 40 years. Over the decades, each has had a long struggle for acceptance before eventually...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an excellent and essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week's comes to us from BlackLiq, a man who has been making his mark on this city's hip hop scene for a decade,...
This Saturday, a showcase of several up-and-coming Richmond rappers comes to The Dark Room at the Hof, presented by The Cheats Movement. The Richmond rap scene is alive and buzzing, and the next generation of RVA rappers is here to stake their claim. Many who follow...
Wedded bliss has brought the Chicago prodigy a bit of backlash, but this lengthy "debut" has frequent high points that are worth digging for. Chance the Rapper returned last week after a 3-year hiatus, with a 22-track body of work entitled The Big Day. The project is...
Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, our featured playlist comes from Slimehole founder Mark Osborne, who started his event promotion/tour...