Richmond hip hop producer NameBrand has worked with many of the city's top rap talents, including Nickelus F and Michael Millions. But his story is about a lot more than just beats and rhymes. NameBrand is a staple figure within the hip-hop culture of Richmond. Known...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #35, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. On a chilly late-fall day in early December, a crowd gathered on West Grace Street to document a banner year for Richmond’s hip hop community. Including lyricists,...
As a hip-hop artist growing up on Richmond’s Southside listening to hip-hop, R&B, reggae, and jazz, I was not a fan of hardcore music. I would get exposed to alternative rock, punk, and hardcore mostly from my white friends and MTV. I couldn’t understand the...