AlonzoSevan (formerly Peta Tosh) and director Dyllyn Greenwood find the dark, quiet places in DT Seattle in order to get “Focused.” From the rapper’s Thanks Krit EP.
Insert coffee to begin.
VIDEO: “The Deep End” – Kevin Lavitt (feat. Thig Nat; dir. by Noah Porter)
Dig the new video for Kevin Lavitt’s “The Deep End” featuring brooding vocals by Thig Nat of the Physics. At first I was like, Why the girl gotta be pink and the boy gotta be blue?, but by the end I was all, Oh they both colors now — that shit cool. #RejectPatriarchy, you know? From Kevin’s recent Planets EP.
AUDIO: “Rap Money” – Inner City Kids (feat. Aaron Cohen, AbGoHard & Spaceman; prod. by Kemal)
A glistening boom-bap track from the NYC-based Inner City Kids clique which features Seattle’s own Aaron Cohen. “Rap Money” pushes along like a 4-5 Infinit on the FDR.
AUDIO: Chef Killa – Cam the Mac
Cam the Mac intrudes your regularly scheduled programming with the boisterous, profane Chef Killa mixtape, in which the Moor Gang infantryman goes in on your style, your girl and your whole fucking crew over a collection of beats both new and pre-owned.
AUDIO: “Growing Up (Sloane’s Song)” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Ed Sheeran)
Macklemore — Seattle’s most platitudinous rapper — dropped a new song today about being a new dad. It is filled with the kind of advice that only the greatest of Hallmark card authors could pen. Guest Ed Sheeran urinates liquidized pop gold all over the thing.
AUDIO: Living For The Future – Travis Thompson
Travis Thompson is an emerging rapper from the Town who fits right alongside the current wave of young, pop-oriented artists gunning for wide appeal: Think Ryan Caraveo and Shelton Harris who, incidentally, both appear as guests on Living For The Future, Thompson’s well-executed eight track EP. This debut positions Travis as the unassuming but ambitious rookie; an underdog story for the teenager (Travis himself is just 18) who’s always dreamed of rap stardom.
LIVE COVERAGE: Seattle Hip-Hop at the 2015 Capitol Hill Block Party
Capitol Hill Block Party | Capitol Hill, Seattle | July 24-26, 2015
By Emery Desper. Photos by Rafael Ochoa and courtesy of Alex Crick / SMI (where noted).
VIDEO: “Annex” – Thaddeus David (dir. by BVHUTCH Visuals)
Check the a-day-in-the-life music video for Thaddeus David’s “Annex.” Off the Moor Gang soldier’s most recent EP, Parallels.
VIDEO: “Can’t Wait” – Spekulation (feat. Mic Flont, Khingz & Paolo Escobar)
Mic Flont, Khingz, Paolo Escobar, and the maestro of the track, Spekulation, push it along in a Seattle summertime fashion. “Can’t Wait” is about not being complacent in art and activism, two things that inform each other in the lives of these artists. Catch them all, plus the rising Dex Amora and Jamil Suleman at Columbia City Theater this Thursday (7/30).
AUDIO: “Back 2 U (Zillas Remix)” – Sisters (feat. Sol)
Seattle indie favorite Sisters gets remixed by Sol and his production team, the Zillas. “Back 2 U (Zillas Remix)” debuted on the venerable Okayplayer a few days ago. The soulful pop sensibilities of Sisters plays well with Sol’s introspective lyrics and sharp, in-the-pocket delivery.
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