Ohbliv’s "Retrospective" is an authoritative collection of the Richmond beatmaker's best instrumental tracks. The record was curated by Ohbliv and Paxico records owner/operator Chris Hund, who selected the standout songs from his monolithic discography. Hund said that...
It was his first show in two years, and Nickelus F. and a cadre of other local rappers pulled a crowd of over 600 people to fill The Broadberry a few weeks ago, where the local hip hop heavyweight debuted songs off his new album, Stuck. The album had only been out two...
Last time we checked in with Richmond hip hop artist Fly Anakin it was around spring of last year and he had just dropped Chapel Drive, a collaborative album with Koncept Jack$on. And since then, the Southside native has yet to sit back and relax, in fact, he's been...
On a dark night inside an old, tired townhouse surrounded by the fractured brick sidewalks and out-of-place murals of West Clay Street, 20-year-old rapper Kaelan Brown’s bedroom exploded with sound and light. Drums popped, bass boomed, guitar shimmered and horns...
When the Ultimate Rap League brought their Survivor Series to Richmond this past January, it marked the first time that a national battle rap group established a platform for the talented emcees of my hometown. The group, known as SMACK/URL, has an international...