Back in December we lauded Colorado producer Kid Hum’s solo instrumental album, Fossil Fuel, which he offered for free download. Apparently a lot of rappers felt inspired to possibly spit a rhyme or two over those instrumentals. With a blessing from Kid Hum, Khal of rockthedub.com proceeded to gather and…
We’ve heard story after story about local and national DJs getting screwed over by big wigs. Whether it’s getting shafted by a promoter after a gig or having a rapper take advantage either by not paying up or not returning any favors, any veteran party rocker has a story to…
O.N.E. is usually the Infinite Mindz crew member who is tasked with singing a majority of the hooks for the group’s songs. But little did fans know, in addition to being a talented vocalist, he’s also a rapper and flexes both skills on his new mixtape, Inglorious Bastard, which was…
Distrakt is easily one of the top rapper/producers coming out of Colorado, and he’s slowly adding video director to that resume as well. We’ve already seen the creativity he displayed in the video for his song “Fire Escape,” and he’s shown off his video editing skills on his YouTube vlog…
Earlier today, Denver Nuggets spin master, DJ Bedz, announced that he’s engaged in a friendly wager with the Dallas Mavericks’ DJ, Ro Parrish, over which of their respective teams will emerge victorious in the second round of the divisional playoff series. The stakes: The loser is committed to taking pictures…
The Pirate Signal and Jewell Tyme Entertainment are on the other sides of the hip-hop spectrum when it comes to their respective sounds. But that didn’t stop two members from each camp from getting together to throw down on a project. Jewell Tyme’s F.O.E. and the Pirate Signal’s DJ A-What…
Not too long ago, we shared some art from Dunn the Signtologist, a talented Denver artist who paints portraits on street signs. His collections range from entertainment and cultural icons to Colorado hip-hop artists. As the popularity of his art continues to grow, the mainstream media appears to be catching…
Dankside Entertainment boss B-Blacc is steadily getting heads ready for his new album, Blacc the Ripper, due out this summer. The first single, “Clap,” has been making its way around the internet and this week, Blacc dropped the video. Taking on the persona of his “Blacc the Ripper” character, the…
Although the future of the Procussions is up in the air, founder Mr. J Medeiros is continually working hard on new music out in Los Angeles. He’s currently working on his new album, Friends, Enemies, Apples, Apples, which is scheduled to drop sometime this summer. But in the meantime it…
Last month, we mentioned that both ManeLine and UmConcious made it onto URB Magazine’s Next 1000 list and were featured on the list’s main page for a week. ManeLine received the most votes, giving the act top billing for that week. We just received word that two more Colorado hip-hop artists…
When compiling our 2008 year end lists last year, we clumsily overlooked and left ReCollect, the ReMINDers’ stellar debut, off our list. Our bad. Really. The album is an excellent collection of head-nodding organic hip-hop reminiscent of the Fugees circa 1996. We’ve just learned that the duo, comprised of Big Samir…
The Food Chain is an amalgamation of Colorado hip-hop artists who have united under one moniker to make some high quality hip-hop music. Over the last six months or so, the crew has leaked a collection of tracks showcasing their skills as rappers and producers. Now they have compiled all of…
Denver Nuggets DJ and 107.1 FM mixmaster, DJ Bedz, pulled some strings with his colleagues at Def Jam Records to get an NBA Playoff anthem from artist Ace Hood for the Nuggets’ playoff run. The track is called “Overtime” and features T-Pain and Akon. While it’s already a radio hit…
The 2009 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade show took place this past January in California, but we just came across video starring DJ Vajra demoing Rane DJ products. For those unaware, Rane is the company behind Serato’s Scratch Live, a program that gives DJs the ability to manipulate and…
Mr. Midas is probably one of the more polished rappers in the Colorado scene and has been putting in work with his groups Gang Green International and the Food Chain. But he’s recently connected with DJ Quote for his mixtape project, Last Man Standing, to get the hype started for…
If you haven’t downloaded the Pirate Signal mixtape, Of Gods and Gangsters, Vol. 1, yet, then you are truly missing out. We recently gave it a Best of Denver nod, which should tell you all you need to know. If you still need some convincing, though, you won’t after watching…
The Auraria Students Against Poverty have partnered with Denver’s Road Home and the Denver VOICE for “Heading Home,” a benefit concert featuring Colorado artists. The show, which is slated to take place on Thursday, April 30, at the Oriental Theatre, features hip-hop trio 3 the Hardway and Achille Lauro (who’ll…
Although the Break Mechanics never really officially announced that they had broken up, the notion became clear as the members each split off from the collective to work on their own projects and pursue other interests. It was a shame, because the crew never got a proper sendoff. So it’s…
Although Denver soul singer charleyBRAND has released a few projects on the jazz/blues/R&B side of things, he’s also been hopping around the city recording with producers and rappers from the Colorado hip-hop scene. In the last year and a half or so, he’s done tracks with SP Double, Flawless (of…
Black Pegasus is probably one of the hardest-working hip-hop artists in Colorado. It seems like he’s on tour every month, and when he’s not touring, he’s performing almost every weekend or working on side projects with folks like Liquid Assassin and Bobby Hooks. In between all that, though, he somehow…
URB Magazine has covered the hip-hop and electronic music scene for close to twenty years. Each year they’ve devote an issue to the next 100 artists they believe are going to blow up in the coming year, aptly named URB’s Next 100. But in 2007, they switched the game up…
What better way to spend the second half of March is traveling around Europe rapping for a bunch of French, German, and Dutch hip-hop heads? That’s exactly what Colorado rappers Ancient Mith and Calm. (which consists of Time and Awareness) are doing, and the two MCs are documenting their tour,…
