By Tip I must admit, I looked over this artist after my first listen. I don’t know if my ears were playing tricks on me that day or what; but I was slipping. Mista Encore is coming strong, solid, AND talented. He wrote and produced his 7 track mixtape, “Victory Is Mine”. His lyrics make [...]
Category: "Under The Radar"
[Under The Radar] Profile: Chancellor Warhol
This artist has been featured in a lot of press; BMI, PETA, Billboard.com, and Break on a Cloud just to name a few. Chancellor performed at Bonnaroo last year, and is already confirmed to perform at SXSW and Lollapalooza in 2012. Tracks Submitted: “That Right One” speaks to the ladies from a man’s standpoint. In [...]
[Under The Radar] Profile: Dean Swift
As a previously featured artist, Dean Swift caught the attention of JENESIS back in August and since has also been featured on XXL and 2dopeboyz. Looking to build off of his debut album “The Low Pro”, Dean Swift continued to drop new music by releasing “The Layover” mixtape. He is also looking to build through [...]
[Under The Radar] Profile: MoShadee
MoShadee (Newark, New Jersey) by Tip MoShadee, Maurice Clarke, brings an old school, smooth, hip hop vibe to the mic; puts me in the mindset of the movie Brown Sugar.
[Feature] True Stacks: Indie Hustlin’
Interview by Kristen “K-Mo” K-Mo gets a close look at the do-it-yourself hustler True Stacks, the youngest in charge out of Pittsburgh.
[Feature] Hubbs: Keep It Thoro
Interview by Kristen “K-Mo” Gasdick Photo by JordanBeckham.com K-Mo: HUBBS! Thanks for taking time out of your schedule to talk with me. Let’s get right down to business. So far you’ve released Present Future and Modern Vintage…what has the feedback been like for those 2 mixtapes? HUBBS: The feedback on both projects has been overwhelmingly [...]
[Under The Radar] Rap Genius – Rap’s Wikipedia
Article by J.D. Thrasher Being curious about rap lyrics was all it took for Mahbod Moghadam to launch Rap Genius, an online database that explains the meaning behind the words. “We’re basically trying to make a hip-hop community,” said Moghadam. Along with lyrics, the site also includes a forum that allows viewers to have reliable [...]
Ghosty
The rap game is a voyage of words. Some go the story telling route. Some choose to be a bit more straight to the point with punchlines and hard hitting bars. None the less, it takes a real lyricist to pull off any effort and keep his/her fans engaged in what they’re trying to convey. [...]
Vinny Radio
In a day when artists are spitting out loose singles, mixtapes, and random projects left and right, you start to wonder if anyone cares about the quality of their music anymore. Vintage Radio, more commonly known as Vinny Radio now, had been working on The Foundation for quite some time before he felt it was [...]
P. Fish
Ingeniously skilled producer P. Fish took some time out of his schedule to speak on the pressures of producing, constructing his beats, and working on a full project with Vinny Radio. “P. Fish on……his production style” “My production style is heavily sample based. Some people compare me to Alchemist, some compare me to Dilla. All I can say [...]






