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Written by Persiah A. “Who is Jean Deaux?” Jean Deaux is a hip hop diamond in the rough. The soulful teenager from Chicago, IL is more than a pretty face gimmick. Jean Deaux’s music is an expansionary subgenre that infuses Amy Winehouse singing and Missy Elliot‘s innovative rhyme pattern. She is the first lady of [...]
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Three Female Rappers You Should Listen To
Written by Persiah Alcorn “It’s a man’s world, but real women make the sh-t go ‘round.” A statement that proves valid in many situations, but none more than in these stirring female emcees. Hip-Hop fans have lost faith in the forgotten art of female rap. Don’t worry though! We’ve found some female emcees that keep [...]
[Feature] $1 Bin: New Kid on the Block
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Article by Persiah Alcorn Photographs by Kinnison Cyrus In a world of oversaturated music blogs and run-of-the-mill music post the joy of discovering new artists has lost it’s thunder, but as I explored YouTube hoping to find an unknown sensation I stumbled upon composer $1 Bin. JM: “Who are you? Who is $1 Bin?” $1 [...]
[Feature] 88-Keys: Golden Era Gate Keeper
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cialis online Article by Persiah Alcorn (@latinegras) Photography by Krista C. Njapa I recently had the privilege of exchanging emails with legendary music producer, 88-Keys. As I awaited his emails I pondered on what he would say. Though his production is highly acknowledged in the Hip-Hop industry few know of Charles Njapa: the father of [...]
[Feature] Woodys Produce: Woodys’ Groove
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Article by Persiah Alcorn (@latinegras) Meet Woody: the producer, the remix genius, the funny guy and the master plan thinker since 1997. A modern day Renaissance man who’s produced for Casey Veggies, Charles Hamilton and The Notorious B.I.G, well, kind of. What do Master P, Riff Raff, people watching and a mystery man named Tito [...]
[Feature] Kenny Beats: Audio Dope
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Article by Persiah Alcorn (@latinegras) Say hello to the new guy. 21 year old producer and Berklee College of Music student, Kenny Beats, is creeping his way into the major leagues one hot song at a time. He is the mastermind behind ScHoolboy Q’s EDM fuzed “Party” as well as the infatuating “Diamonds” collaboration between [...]
JENESIS Magazine Presents Snacks N’ Liquor w/ Pac Div & Thurz
Pac Div and Thurz sit down with Persiah (@latinegras) and talk about the West Coast movement and reflect on regional distinctions existing anymore, Cali hip hop fashion, being selective about showing your feet. Pac Div’s GMB drops November 27th – https://twitter.com/itspacdiv Thurz’ 517 W Queen Tape available now at Livemixtapes or DJBooth – https://twitter.com/thurzday
2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards Highlights: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
This year marked the seventh annual BET Hip-Hop Awards show held in Atlanta. The annual Hip-Hop Awards show began as the rebirth of national televised Hip-Hop recognition, picking up where The Source Awards left off, but as time progressed the “red carpet” award show appeared as more of a joke than anything. Nevertheless, millions tuned [...]
[Feature] ANTHM: Anteneh’s Ambition
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Article/Interview by Persiah Alcorn Sifting through different music websites I noticed a new artist. Well, not exactly. Incurious to the new artist, but more so drawn in by indie lyricist Blu I began to listen. “Polaris” was the name of the rap song I unknowingly found myself immersed in. Though I am not a fan [...]
Music Commentary: Where Hip-Hop Goes to Die
Written by Persiah Alcorn Have you ever sat in front of your computer screen and stumbled upon a piece of music criticism? An astonishing percentage of this so-called “criticism” seen on blog sites isn’t criticism at all. Do you find it strange that journalist that review these musical pieces come to the same findings? How [...]