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Interview: Cosmos Discuss New Mixtape, ‘Moonshine’
By Kriston McConnell on March 20, 2017
Seattle is known as the home of grunge and rock ’n’ roll. It’s also a well known contributor to the Riot Girrrl movement. With the...
Run the Jewels’ EL-P & Killer Mike Run the Showbox Sodo
By Abby Williamson on March 2, 2017
In the last few weeks of 2016, most of us had a list compiled of the best records of the year. But alas – Run...
Go See This Artist: Oddisee
By Carradin Michel on October 30, 2015
It would be easy to dismiss Oddisee as an “everyman’s rapper,” yet to do so would be a disservice to one of the more premier...
After a decade hiatus, Blackalicious returns to Seattle
By Carradin Michel on October 3, 2015
There is a difference between artists who are really good, and artists who are bona-fide masters. Those in the former category who have exercised the...
SMI New Music Preview: Rick Ross ‘Mastermind’ (Full Album – You Tube)
By Greg Roth on April 11, 2014
by Billy Valentine You want a taste of Mastermind? Here you go: Bugatti stacks, Dom Perignon VIP booths, Benzo-to-Enzo come-ups and BitchesCokeMurderEngineRev. This should sound...
SMI New Music Preview: ScHoolboy Q ‘Oxymoron’
By Xander Deccio on March 2, 2014
By Billy Valentine Here comes another West Coast banger. That’s right, ScHoolboy Q — Los Angeles native and bucket hat aficionado — recently released Oxymoron,...
Remembering Adam “MCA” Yauch – August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012
By Greg Roth on May 4, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) reported yesterday that Adam Yauch, a rapper and founder of the innovative, groundbreaking and multimillion-selling hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, died on Friday in...