Malice and Mario Sweet have added a third vocalist, Shelby Poole, to their already dynamic R&B/hip-hop/soul mix. The trio’s new EP is called S.M.S. and you can grab it on iTunes here. Preview the group’s latest single “Crushin'” which documents the temptations that arise when your significant other brings their sexy friends around. Ruh roh.
The Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Avenue) presents a series of special screenings of Fresh Dressed, an acclaimed documentary on the history of hip-hop fashion, directed by intrepid music journalist, historian and filmmaker Sacha Jenkins. More information on the screenings can be found here and tickets can be purchased here. Go catch this flick and get your fit game up!
Friday, Jun 26 at 08:00PM
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Saturday, Jun 27 at 08:00PM
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From his studio sessions with Seattle’s number one name brand producer Jake One, rapper-on-the-come-up Dave B hits with a soulful slow-roll, “The Way,” featuring vocals by Shelby Poole.
Turnt up suburban angst leads to doing weird shit, like pre-heating your hammer in the microwave. So do Kung Foo Grip in their new hyped video for “M.I.A.,” directed by Adam McArthur.
Mysterious yet accessible, impeccably cool but with a mischievous wink, Made in Heights’ new LP, Without My Enemy What Would I Do, hints at hip-hop and EDM delicately encased by smart, graduate-level pop song craft. At turns romantic and bombastic, danceable and ruminant, producer Sabzi and vocalist Kelsey Bulkin made a stunner in WMEWWID.
2015 Stranger Genius Award nominee OCnotes recently dropped a new album: the aptly titled Color Wheel spreads its groove-infused light across all spectrums from hip-hop, funk, electro to new wave. CW bounces and shines from all angles of view. A carefully curated group of guests appear throughout — THEESatisfaction and Palaceer from Shabazz Palaces immediately spring to ear — but the star is all OC and his indelible attention to musical detail.
A lyrical onslaught from the 96 collective and an assortment of their gifted friends, opening for Fashawn at the Crocodile this past March. Enjoy.
Sometimes life feels like a perpetual summer for the boys of BFA. “Funk With Us” is a dose of that ethos, the first drop from the crew’s forthcoming Windows Down, due this — you guessed it — summer.
A number of years ago Aaron Cohen moved from Seattle to Queens with a beard and a hip-hop dream. Hear more of his story in the 206UP x 28HUNDRED interview with the rapper from last summer.
Home Less is Cohen’s latest album, an EP that carries his particular low-key stunting grime into deeper territory and highlights the reasons why the MC is hitting even on an international level. And check out the video for “Booyakah” featuring Los Angeles psychedelics expert Alexander Spit.
Mike Larry Draw is an underground rapper from the Bronx and Araless is an underground rapper from Seattle — so you’d think they would get along swimmingly in Mike’s new video for “Similar Contrast.” If only Ara hadn’t taken that last hit of acid…
(Also co-starring a grip of other local underground hip-hop faves.)
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