Music
Bruce Leroy’s (North)West Coast Hip-Hop
The Tacoma rapper’s latest makes a case for the PNW’s inclusion in the West Coast rap canon.
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Diogenes and Remember Face Reflect the Exciting Spectrum of Contemporary NW Hip-Hop
At their joint album-release party, sample a distinctive but broadening regional sound.
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When His Daughters Asked Hard Questions About Tamir Rice, Local Rapper Yirim Seck Made a Song
“We Call it Murder,” speaks to the psychological damage images of brutality are having on children.
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On ‘Hiding Places,’ Local Rapper/Producer Brakebill Puts His Past on the Table
The downcast ambient hip-hop record finds the artist wrestling with the sins of the father.
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Stasia Irons on Taking Over KEXP’s ‘Street Sounds’ and the State of Seattle Hip-Hop
The former THEESatisfaction frontwoman plans on keeping the show chill and focusing on the jams.
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On Crimewave’s Latest, Death Metal and Hip-Hop Join in an Awkward Marriage
The Tacoma artist’s ‘Cage W/Mirrored Bars’ EP attempts to innovate, but lands in a noisy jumble.
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Video Premiere: Khingz Issues a Rallying Cry With ‘Good Gangster’
Seattle Weekly’s 2009 ‘Best MC of the Year’ returns with a sobering new track.
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The Genre-Fluidity of Raven Matthews
‘Disco Christ’ is a raw, emotional, uncategorizable work of self-exploration.
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J’Von’s ‘Potato’ Is More Than Just Meat and Potatoes
The animator/MC’s latest has a simple surface that belies its lyrical and structural complexity.
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Tacoma Rapper Yung Fern Condemns Society, and Himself
‘Weekend at Fernie’s’ is the latest addition to the city’s new wave of hip-hop.
Arts & Culture
Ghoulavelii’s Dark, Punk-Infused Trap Epitomizes the New T-Town Sound
Take a whiff of the new Tacoma aroma—equal parts Marilyn Manson and flex-ready rap.
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Auburn Artist Ike Watson’s Latest Is a Local Entry in the New Age of R&B
On ‘To Venus From Mars,’ he can sing, he can rap, he can sing while he raps.
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Gifted Gab Takes R&B and G-Funk Back to Its Roots on ‘Gab the Most High’
“I like to sing about love. Not just trying to hit it.”
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SassyBlack’s Sci-Fi Seduction
“I remember going to Disneyland with my homegirl,” she says, giggling on a U District patio. “We went…
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ILLFIGHTYOU’s Mosh-Pit Trap Hits the Crocodile
You can find the Tacoma-based trio ILLFIGHTYOU at the corner where glass-rattling bass intersects with murder-mayhem lyricism.
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Campana Is a Grounded Space Cadet on ‘Eviction Notice’
The album, which chronicles the artist’s experience being evicted from his home, is impressive, especially considering it is…