Porter Ray on his Veuve Clicquot, model intellect shit. Get it… “Model” intellect? From last year’s more than decent Fundamentals tape.
Category: Video
VIDEO: “Spark The La” – Black Magic Noize
Black Magic Noize honor 420 at a measured pace in this their first ever music video together, “Spark The La.” From the collective’s The Stash, a compilation tape of the crew’s best 420 moments over the last five years.
VIDEO: “Black Gold” – Q Dot
We’re a little late with posting this video from Federal Way’s Q Dot, but “Black Gold” as a song and message is timeless in any capacity. From the rapper/producer’s EP of the same name.
VIDEO: “Rap Junky” – The 96
Scenes of Seattle nightlife and vintage rap cassettes flood your mental in this new clip from the 96 crew. Raps by Alca, video directed by Zar and beat by the good doctor EarDr.Umz.
VIDEO: “Young Colossus” – Ju-Ju Twist
Ju-Ju Twist, the self-proclaimed “Young Colossus,” is out to wake the baked. Watch for his BraveHeart 2 tape coming soon.
VIDEO: “Dig Deep” – Ronnie Dylan (feat. Fatal Lucciauno)
Ronnie Dylan dropped this engaging, contemplative video for “Dig Deep,” a track from his recent ambitious Manumission which features a starring turn (both rapping- and acting-wise) from Fatal Lucciauno. Watch to the end. Directed by Jeremy Millar.
AUDIO & VIDEO: Baby Jesus – Raz Simone
Thus far in 2015 Raz Simone is outpacing all other rappers in the Town in terms of artistic output and bold statements. He’s turned this very website into his own virtual PR firm with a steady barrage of video and audio drops. He’s rarely taken a day off, it seems, and today is no exception.
Baby Jesus — available for free download here — is Simone’s third album project of the year and deals heavily with ideas of self-actualization, self-worth and the redemptive properties associated with those two things. Like his Macklemore Privilege & Chief On Keef Violence EP, the message isn’t always cut and dry; it’s complicated by meddling factors like the power of your own subconscious, your environment and the demands placed upon you by the company you keep. A world of cognitive dissonance, indeed.
Click here to watch Raz’s latest video for his song “Hallelujah.” and stream the title track from Baby Jesus below.
Update (4.10.15): Check out the video for the title track to Baby Jesus, below.
VIDEO: “About You” – The Physics (dir. by 96)
The Physics dropped the excellent one-off “About You” back in early March and followed-up the audio yesterday with an equally sterling music video directed by the 96 collective. In the clip, Thig refines low-key stunting which has become so vital to his public persona, Justo enjoys a sandwich and elicits a chorus of “Awwws” when he’s shown holding his baby daughter, and a grip of local kids sing the word “Love” which adds even greater warmth to a song that already immediately connects to the heart. Singer Camila Recchio brings it all home with her affecting chorus. The Physics remain Seattle’s most sophisticated and effortlessly cool hip-hop groups — scratch that, musical groups — doing work.
VIDEO: “Pulling” – Raz Simone
Raz Simone recalls heartbreak in his latest song and video, “Pulling,” from the upcoming Baby Jesus project (due April 7).
VIDEO: “Corner Bop” – Porter Ray (dir. by Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes)
The things that occur in mom’s Volvo. SMH. Porter Ray and partner making that “Corner Bop.” Directed by Black Constellation collective’s Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes. From Porter’s Fundamentals mixtape of last year.
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