New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. Time to start making plans if you haven’t already. (I know, right?) We just got word of a dope New Year’s Eve show for hip-hop heads: Slick Rick and Too $hort will be rocking the City Hall Amphitheater with a show of…
The Occupy Wall Street movement has been inspiring almost everyone to speak up and speak out, whether in favor of the abstract movement or against it. Local hip-hop artists have gotten together to release a series of three tracks in support of the movement. Activist and MC Molina kicked off…
Foodchain’s new video for “Dear Industry” is a solid visual adaptation of the Alicia Keys-sampled joint from Brunch, the outfit’s latest project, released on 11.11.11. Opening with crew shots of the fellas milling about town and interspersed with performance footage filmed at this past summer’s Global Dance Fest, the Eazy…
Rapper and singer Moss shows diversity on his latest release, It’s Like I’m Famous. “My Zone” has an intergalactic production feel, which complements Moss’s deep vocals over a rapid snare, and he spits with confidence on lines like “My flow is hot like I rap with Satan.” Not a lot of metaphors to be…
DJ PREMIER at CITY HALL | 11/19/2011The masses came together last night to pay respect to one of hip-hop’s living legends, DJ Premier at City Hall. Making his way cooly onto the stage to screams of “Preemo,” DJ Premier got right to work with “Nas is Like.” Half-man, half amazing,…
DJ Premier is one of the greatest producers of all time. Ask anyone. He’s a trailblazing pioneer that has influenced pretty much every hip-hop producer and beat maker doing it. Maintaining longevity unlike any producer or DJ in his lane, Premier has worked with every huge name imaginable. Most notably…
This year’s Shoe Shine, the seventh installment of the annual custom sneaker competition hosted by DJ Mu$a, is going down this Saturday night at City Hall with appearances by DJ Premier and homegrown DMC World Champion DJ Vajra. According to DJ Mu$a, one of the event’s organizers, the idea for…
Westword recognized the best of the local Web again in 2011 with the Denver Web Awards, held on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Casselman’s. Below are the winners for this year; here the 2011 Denver Web Awards finalists. — Nick Lucchesi Colorado Peak Politics is Denver’s Best Political Blog Because…
Devan Blake Jones is originally from California, but he was raised here in Denver. Growing up in a family of musicians, Jones honed his skills in the church and started pursuing his passion for singing in earnest in high school. Now a protégé of Mercury Sauce’s Nathan Reid (Amanda Hawkins,…
Beadebe’s Small Ax (a throw to the Bob Marley track of the same name) is a reggae-influenced, rap-inspired cacophony of beats, rhythms and thoughtful lyrics. Beadebe’s staccato flow oscillates perfectly between island-inflected tones and traditional hip-hop rhymes, giving the thirteen-track project an easy and listenable quality. With production entirely from Yonnas Abraham,…
DJ Premier is arguably the greatest hip-hop producer of all time. With a creative style that relies on jazz, soul and funk sampling and an impeccable scratch execution, Premier has crafted a style that has influenced countless producers. The instrumentalist half of legendary rap group Gang Starr, Preemo built up…
TECH N9NE at the FILLMORE | 11/12/11Tech N9NE streaked through the Fillmore for the second installment of his Lost Cities tour and brought a slew of dance moves, rough toned vocals and ladies with bountiful breasts with him. Saturday night was a motherfucking party if we’ve ever seen one…and we…
TECH N9NE at SUMMIT MUSIC HALL | 11/11/11The only thing greater than seeing a Tech N9ne show in Denver amongst throngs of squealing, screaming, lyric reciting fans, is seeing that same show in an intimate venue like Summit Music Hall. The sound system was impeccable and the light show outstanding…
Got a fresh batch of steaming hot hip-hop for you this week coming straight outta the Mile High City. On deck, we’ve got a new video from Zome for a track called “So Legit,” featuring Tony Brown, Julox and A.V.I.U.S. from Prime Element, that is just that. We’ve also got…
Zome’s work with the Diamond Boiz is typically marked by hard rhymes and heavy beats. On his latest solo effort, Z-Funk Era, the MC showcases a completely different side of his production and rap prowess. The rhythmic vocal structures found in his carefully crafted samples bolster his rapid rapping style…
Have you heard? Rockstar Aaron is a horrible DJ. So horrible, even, he made a song about it. Produced by Daniel Hyatt, Aaron’s debut single “Horrible DJ,” released yesterday, is meant to be tongue-in-cheek but also to start a conversation among those who might not know the brightly colored DJ…
Holly Kai Hurd, art curator for the Blair Caldwell Library will be presenting a panel discussion and think tank examining art, activism and leadership in the 21st Century. “Get on the Bus!” is a component of the library’s dedication of the month of November to the Freedom Rides of the…
Enlisting the help of DJ Mu$a and Gyp da Hip, Joshua Mays and his music partner Troy Talbert (Mind Control Music and Montebello) are hosting a progressive party this Friday night at the Gypsy House called Color Codes Sound Sessions. Inspired by the popular Low End Theory parties on the…
Madlib, the reclusive, innovative and shape-shifting mastermind from California, is coming to Denver, and to hear hip-hop heads tell it, he’s the greatest thing since ice cream. Considered by many to be a purveyor of the progressive sound of the future, Madlib combines beats and words with sounds unlike anything…
GAME at THE OGDEN THEATRE | 11/3/11Last night at the Ogden, Game had so many fans draped in red on stage with him, it began to look more like the red sea, rather than a band of hip-hop hooligans representing for their favorite MC. A few things are still clear…
Known almost as much for controversy as he is for his husky vocals, Game (due tonight at the Ogden Theatre with Menace, Juice, and BLKHRTS) came onto the scene with a lot to say and even more to prove. The L.A. native has an unflinching loyalty to the West Coast,…
In preparation for the release of his long-awaited SEXTAPE EP, Yonnas Abraham of The Pirate Signal and BLKHRTS is releasing a song a week leading up to the day the six-song debut is released: December 16. While the songs — “Try,” the first track, which dropped on September 11, and…
