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March 23, 2012
New Videos From Grynch, Fly Moon Royalty, And What Makes Them So Good
Grynch: you've met the guy. Personally, I've known the man for roughly fifteen years, so you could say it's been difficult to look at his career objectively (but then again, is any of the slanderous blathering I fill these pages with ever really objective? [DON'T ANSWER THAT]). So, from my point of ... More >>
Blogs
February 6, 2012
For Fatal Lucciauno, The Message EP Is A New Chapter In The Same Story
Sportn' Life Records"Unapologetic" isn't just a token adjective writers use to describe Fatal Lucciauno's ruthless verbiage on record, it's a well-earned medallion solidified by the genuine callousness of his steroidal bravado. Nearly five years since the release of his street-savvy debut The ... More >>
Music
February 1, 2012
Reviews: It's February 2012 and Seattle Sounds Like...
Our take on every local release.
Blogs
February 1, 2012
Fatal Lucciauno's Respect Is Worthy Of Some--Not All
Fatal Lucciauno Respect 2/21, Sportn' Life, sportnlife.net: With a few years and even more street cred behind him since 2007's The Only Forgotten Son, Fatal Lucciauno's new release unites the gangsta rapper with past collaborators (Vitamin D, J. Pinder) and new alliances (Larry Mizell Jr., Fly Moon ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2012
Okay I'm Done Having A Baby; Time To Get Back To Nit-Picking Your Various Releases
Alrighty. I know a lot of you were devastated when I dropped off the face of the Earth a couple of weeks ago. "Who's going to tell me which local rap release to pair with my new gravity bong?" you might have asked. "How will I know who raps the hardest?!" is another understandable reaction. Rest ass ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2012
Stream "Amazing", The First Single From Fatal Lucciauno's Second Album Respect.
fatallucciauno.bandcamp.com The most gifted, and storied lyricist signed to Seattle's Sportn' Life Records, Fatal Lucciauno has just released the first single from Respect, the follow up to 2007's extra-raw The Only Forgotten Son. Lucciauno has always had the skill to craft beautiful, painful ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Chali 2na
fatallucciauno.bandcamp.com The most gifted, and storied lyricist signed to Seattle's Sportn' Life Records, Fatal Lucciauno has just released the first single from Respect, the follow up to 2007's extra-raw The Only Forgotten Son. Lucciauno has always had the skill to craft beautiful, painful ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
Husky Pride: Jake One, Geologic, Sol and Preach Drop "Dawgs in the House" Single
U-Dub in this Bitch.Today is the University of Washington's 150th birthday and some musically-inclined alumni/fans have released a dope rap song in honor of the occaison. Jake One, Geologic, Sol and Preach (former UW football player Gregory Christine) combined forces for "Dawgs in the House," ... More >>
Blogs
July 18, 2011
Grynch Gets Nice, Channels a Legend on New Track "Mister Rogers"
It's a beautiful day in Grynch's neighborhood.Seattle's Grynch is a nice guy (see picture). So much so that if he comes off as anything but positive in one of his songs, it just might be cause for concern--something must be up. So with the release of his new single "Mister Rogers" today, it's ... More >>
Blogs
June 28, 2011
"These Moments" Preps You for The Physics' Next Seattle Summer Classic, Love Is a Business
The Physics have an inextricable connection with sunny, summer Seattle. The trio's debut Future Talk was released in June 2007, followed by High Society in June '09 and Three Piece last may--each full of soulful Justo beats and laid-back rhymes from Thig Natural and Monk Wordsmith. Right on schedule ... More >>
Music
June 15, 2011
An Incomplete History of Rhymesayers' Courtship of Seattle Hip-Hop
The Midwest indie-rap label continues its pattern of poaching our talent with Grieves' new album, Together/Apart.
Blogs
April 1, 2011
Also Tonight: Avatar Young Blaze and Araab Muzik Celebrate Danny Darko at HG Lodge
Still young, the Estonia-born, Central District-repping, Los Angeles-residing Avatar Young Blaze has been both wildly prolific and steadily improving. And on his latest project, Danny Darko, there are still weed anthems ("Smoke Somethin''), gun tracks ("Kalashnikov"), and the same ear for top ... More >>
Blogs
March 31, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends Big K.R.I.T.'s Return of 4Eva, the Week's Best Hip-Hop
That's right--despite the high-profile releases of Snoop Dogg's The Doggumentary (shout to Seattle's own Jake One for his contributions) and Wiz Khalifa's Rolling Papers (which in all fairness wasn't as disappointing as Cabin Fever, though it was certainly no Kush & OJ), the credit for this w ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2011
Four Things to Learn from Helluvastate's Debut Performance at the High Dive Last Night
Nick FeldmanTay Sean, aka Swan Coltraine.Helluvastate The High Dive Thursday, Jan. 20 1. There's a huge audience for hip-hop in Seattle. And a diverse one too. Despite three worthwhile events going on at the same time last night--including Jake One and Freeway with The Physics at Neumos and ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends Quoting House Party Along with Mash Hall at Central Cinema
If you're not already planning to see Champagne Champagne, Onry Ozzborn, and Helluvastate at The High Dive or Freeway and Jake One, The Physics and Vitamin D at Neumos, the neon fun going down at Central Cinema is an easy choice. The night has an impressive agenda: drawing its theme from 1990 ... More >>
Music
December 15, 2010
An Incomplete History of Seattle's New Hip-Hop Cinematography
From "My Volvo" to "Joe Metro."
Blogs
November 29, 2010
New Visuals from Blue Scholars, Ripynt, and Avatar Young Blaze Continue Seattle's Trend of Prime Hip-Hop Cinematography
Shot by the phenomenal Zia Mohajerjasbi, responsible for all of those other Blue Scholars videos you love plus Jake One's "Home" and Mackelmore's "The Town," "Coffee and Snow 2" is not only another high mark for the Seattle duo but another perfect embodiment of the everyman rap that they've perfec ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
The Physics
Shot by the phenomenal Zia Mohajerjasbi, responsible for all of those other Blue Scholars videos you love plus Jake One's "Home" and Mackelmore's "The Town," "Coffee and Snow 2" is not only another high mark for the Seattle duo but another perfect embodiment of the everyman rap that they've perfec ... More >>
Blogs
November 19, 2010
Detroit's 14KT Takes 2010 Red Bull Big Tune Crown at Last Night's National Final in Chicago
From 14KT's TwitterLast night 2010's Red Bull Big Tune--the beat battle brainchild of local legends Vitamin D, J. Moore, DV One and Jake One--culminated with a final competition in Chicago. Origninally the Austin regional runner-up (behind Seattle ex-pat Budo), Ypsilanti, Mich. native 14KT to ... More >>
Blogs
September 29, 2010
What Is "Real" Gangsta Rap? Avatar Young Blaze Will Make You Question Your Assumptions
Avatar Young Blaze has quite the background: born in Estonia, the Russian emcee lived and banged in Seattle's Central District and attended Garfield High before moving to Los Angeles, his current home, at the beginning of the year. And with three mixtapes out in the last nine months, his drive is r ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2010
Also Tonight: The Red Bull Big Tune Producer Battle at Neumos with DJ Toomp and Nottz
Tonight marks the sixth edition of Vitamin D, J. Moore, DV One and Jake One's Big Tune producer battle, and its fourth go-'round with Red Bull support. It's a free event if you RSVP, and any donations go to the Boys and Girls Club. I got a chance to catch up with Vita and DV One the other day ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2010
Review: The Physics' Summer-Ready Three Piece EP
The Physics' Three Piece EP is available for free now.Time to heap more love onto local hip-hop outfit the Physics, who, along with their Pioneer Square studiomate Jake One, got air-kissed on NPR for "I Heart Beer": Until further notice, the Physics' "Coronas on Madrona" is the summer jam of ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2010
New Jake One & Freeway Video Airing May 2 on MTV
The video for Philly flamethrower Freeway and Seattle super-producer Jake One's Rick James-sampled "She Makes Me Feel Alright," off their debut collaboration The Stimulus Package, will premiere May 2 during a special edition of MTV Jams dedicated to the ironically titled City of Brotherly Love. (Sor ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2010
Tonight: Dark Time Sunshine at Neumos, Exene Cervenka at Easy Street
Dark Time Sunshine, with Jake One, Mash Hall, Tilson of the Saturday Knights, Helladope, Night Fox, DJ Swerveone. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $10. As their moniker suggests, the goth-hop duo Dark Time Sunshine (Seattle's Cape Cowen and Chicago's Zavala) celebrate the night as mu ... More >>
Music
April 14, 2010
The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows
Dark Time Sunshine, with Jake One, Mash Hall, Tilson of the Saturday Knights, Helladope, Night Fox, DJ Swerveone. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $10. As their moniker suggests, the goth-hop duo Dark Time Sunshine (Seattle's Cape Cowen and Chicago's Zavala) celebrate the night as mu ... More >>
Calendar
April 14, 2010
Dark Time Sunshine
Dark Time Sunshine, with Jake One, Mash Hall, Tilson of the Saturday Knights, Helladope, Night Fox, DJ Swerveone. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $10. As their moniker suggests, the goth-hop duo Dark Time Sunshine (Seattle's Cape Cowen and Chicago's Zavala) celebrate the night as mu ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2010
First Impressions: A Little Disquisition on Album Openings in Local Hip-Hop
The opener for The Stimulus Package, Jake One's collaboration with Freeway, sets the tone for the rest of the disc.Beginnings matter because they establish the rules of the game. They set the tone and define the scope of the artist's ambition, and it is because of these functions that we pay ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2010
Download Now: New (Free) Tunes from Grynch and Vitamin D
They've done it again. Some of the city's best have gone and released free tapes that go harder than most of the material you can pick up in stores. Feel lucky, because you're on the receiving end. Grynch - The Rapping About Rapping Mixtape: The latest from the local favorite, this 20-track ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2010
A.M. Music News: Paul McCartney Wants to Save Something Other Than Haiti
Seattle's Jake One -- Pitchfork gives Freeway/Jake One's The Stimulus Package a modest 6.5 review, "still enough to make the LP one of the stronger rap releases of 2010 thus far." Read Kevin Capp's feature on the duo over here. -- BBC: Paul McCartney hopes Abbey Road Studios can be saved. "I ... More >>
Blogs
February 12, 2010
More From Jake One on Freeway and The Stimulus Package
Jake OneHere are some additional insights from Jake One about The Stimulus Package, the album he produced for Phili MC Freeway: On Freeway's process: "It just surprised me how fast he worked. It was just kind of a trip seeing that. He came out [to Seattle] for, like, three or four days, and ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2010
Video: A Sneak Peek At Freeway and Jake One's The Stimulus Package
Bookoo credit to Rhymesayers for tapping Brent Rollins to design the high-end packaging for Freeway's third solo album, The Stimulus Package, which is due out Feb. 16 and produced entirely by our own Jake One. Check the video below in order to see all the goodies awaiting those who grab a physical c ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Q&A: Spaceman Talks Taking His Time, Sobriety, and His Solo Debut
Spaceman performs Sat., Jan. 16, at Chop Suey. With Fresh Espresso, Steelo and Hella Dope."Ooo, he got that shotty," Spaceman says. The Seattle MC is at "my guy's house"--a studio in Pioneer Square--and he's kind of distracted. If I didn't know better, I'd say Spaceman is drunk. According to ... More >>
Calendar
January 13, 2010
Spaceman
Spaceman performs Sat., Jan. 16, at Chop Suey. With Fresh Espresso, Steelo and Hella Dope."Ooo, he got that shotty," Spaceman says. The Seattle MC is at "my guy's house"--a studio in Pioneer Square--and he's kind of distracted. If I didn't know better, I'd say Spaceman is drunk. According to ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2009
Free MP3: D. Black -- "Double Black Stax With No Cheese"
It's been well hyped that D. Black is having a record release party tonight. And if you read this article, you'll know that D. Black says he may be leaving hip-hop behind and focusing on ministry instead. If that's the case, tonight's show at the Crocodile may be one of his last. That's reaso ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2009
The Live at Hidmo Series Continues This Friday
For the past two weeks, there's been a new concert series taking place in the city's Central District and it's truly worth supporting. Believe it or not, there aren't very many (if any) places in the C.D. where community residents can see live music. Which really is a shame considering that n ... More >>
Blogs
May 28, 2009
Jake One's "Home" Video Finally Released.
There have been a number of quality music videos released locally over the past few months, but perhaps none have garnered as much buzz and anticipation as the video for Jake One's "Home." Everybody I know has been waiting to see the final version of this vid since it was shot in February here in ... More >>
Blogs
May 19, 2009
Choklate's New Album in Stores Today
Local R&B sensation Choklate's sophomore album, To Whom it May Concern, is officially available for purchase online and in local stores as of today. The Seattle-based singer has spent the past month on the road promoting the album, and based on show reviews, national blogs, and the current buzz on ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2009
Idols Series: Gabriel Teodros Interviews LA Rapper Abstract Rude
Longtime Los Angeles underground rapper Abstract Rude is in town playing a show in Seattle tomorrow night at Nectar in support of his new album, Rejuvenation which came out this week. Interestingly enough, there's a strong Seattle connection on the disc as Vitamin D produced the entire thing. The ... More >>
Music
April 22, 2009
Dyme Def: Three Bad Brothers
A local act merges old-school swagger with new-school appeal.
Blogs
February 27, 2009
Last Night: Red Bull 45s
Renee McMahonTilson, left, of The Saturday Knights, with DJ James PantsI might as well just throw this out there and get it over with: I am not entirely sure who "won" last night's DJ battle, which was not really much of a competition anyway. I think I either missed the announcement when I was in th ... More >>
Blogs
February 26, 2009
Tonight's Show Suggestions
Given that King Cobra's closing tomorrow, I'd suggest that you all try to make it out to Billy the Fridge's Million Dollar Fantasy Freak Show at the Cobra tonight; the Nite Owls and Grynch are performing, plus Seattle Semi Pro will make an appearance. There's also going to be a Lusty Lady dance-off. ... More >>
Calendar
February 25, 2009
Red Bull 45s DJ Battle
Thursday, February 26
Blogs
February 16, 2009
Free MP3: Spaceman, "This is That Fire," Produced by Jake One
Anyone who made it out to Chop Suey this past Friday night got a chance to see Seattle's Spaceman put on an impressive display of MC showmanship. From the moment I walked in the door, admittedly late, I was captivated by Spaceman's stage presence as I could tell he knows exactly what it means to be ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2009
Spaceman show at Chop Suey
Local rapper Spaceman is headlining his first show. All I have say is, "It's about friggin' time!" If you're not hip to one of Sportin' Life Records' most gifted talents, then peep his turn on "Big Homie Style," from producer Jake One's brilliant White Van Music. Space rocks it, as he will doubtles ... More >>
Calendar
December 12, 2007
The Program featuring the Blue Scholars
Tuesday, December 18
Arts
June 21, 2006
MC Mayor
Nickels seeks hip-hop nominations. Plus: Ten Tiny Dances, WET's season, and other news.
Music
June 15, 2005
Boom Bap Project
Nickels seeks hip-hop nominations. Plus: Ten Tiny Dances, WET's season, and other news.
Music
November 10, 2004
Jake One's Greatest Beats
A primer of his production work.
Music
November 10, 2004
Rocketship Blowing Up
De La Soul and Gift of Gab producer Jake One is Seattle's biggest hip-hop beatsmith.
Music
March 3, 2004
Essential Nutrients
Seattle hip-hopper Vitamin D steps into the national spotlight.
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