Category: "Outside Connect"

[Feature] Dee Goodz: Watch Me

Interview by Thomas Agnew JENESIS Magazine catches up with Dee Goodz and speaks to him about his next step in his career, what success would look like, and the power of the consumer. Give us a quick rundown of who Dee Goodz is… Artist. Entrepreneur. Father. Brother. Hustler…. I’m just your so called “cool guy”. [...]

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[Feature Interview] Charlie Smarts and Dj ill digitz of Kooley High speak on David Thompson

Interview by Thomas Agnew Charlie Smarts and Dj ill digitz of Kooley High checked in with JENESIS Magazine to speak about their newest project David Thompson, features on the tape, and who’s next out of NC. Kooley High has been experiencing some success for the past year or so. Rapsody has been getting a lot of press and Eastern Standard [...]

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[Feature] Skotch Davis: AreYouHearingMeClearly?!

Interview by Thomas Agnew Whether you’ve made an effort to or not to hear his music you’ve heard the name. Skotch Davis has been hard at work at preparing some new music for his hungry listeners. Not only is he releasing his project “AreYouHearingMeClearly?!” but he will be dropping another body of original work in [...]

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[Feature] Shawn Chrystopher: Recognize Greatness

Thomas Agnew caught up with Shawn Chrystopher who is on tour with Big Sean for the “I Am Finally Famous” tour, to get some background on him and talk about being an entertainer vs. a rapper, Silent Films for the Blind, and label whores. You put a lot of effort into your albums and got [...]

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[Feature] Ski Beatz: For The Love Of The Game

Interview by Kaitlin Balmert With an authentic love for music, legendary producer, Ski Beatz doesn’t let time define his sound. He has an “in-it-for-the-music” attitude that is able to be heard in work. 

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[Feature] Ashton Travis: The Arrival

Interview by Thomas Agnew Photo by Winter Coleman Now residing in NYC, Ashton Travis speaks on Houston’s influence on his music, his Good Vibes project, and being competitive. You’re from Houston, TX but went to Howard University in DC. Two totally different music markets. How did both areas influence you musically? Growing up, Houston’s music [...]

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[Feature] YC the Cynic: Authentic

Interview by Rory D. Webb Artwork by Brian Tolbert Move Forward Music, Fusicology, and Shameless Mgmt joined forces to present the CMJ Tastemakers Lounge at the Red Bull Space – a nice venue, if you were able to make it inside, that was spacious enough to do some networking while also enjoying a list of [...]

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[Outside Connect] Ty Beats: Psychedelic Architect

Interview by Kaitlin Balmert Being 18-years-young, Ty Beats already has solid production credit in his name. If you’ve been keeping up in the hip-hop world, chances are you’ve heard his Harlem brother RCA/Polo Grounds recent signee, ASAP Rocky. This past summer brought us two of his most notable songs, Purple Swag and Peso, both of [...]

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[Feature] Nemo Achida – Transitions

Interview by Kaitlin Balmert Up and coming artist, Nemo Achida originally from Kentucky, recently made his way to New York City in quest of opportunities, which served as the inspiration for his most recent release, the Goodbye Brooklyn EP. Regarding the EP, he says, “During this period I was inspired, enlightened, & broken. One thing [...]

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[Illustrative Excellence] Profile feat. Will Prince

Name: Will Prince Website: http://willprinceart.tumblr.com/ Artistic Style: My own style Art Medium: Pen, Paper, Illustrator, I do the odd painting and will try any type of media really, I like pastels too! Art Inspirations: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, KAWS, Keith Haring, James Jirat Patradoon, Lucian Freud, Cartoons that I grew up with, Random artwork that [...]

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