11/19/2023 0 Comments 24 hour hip hop newsI have a ton of new music to catch up on, and coverage here is never complete. But there is an undeniable difference in the culture compared to how things were a decade back. Rappers have to talk that shit, it’s our fucking job, after all. Not that I’m accusing Real Ricky of modesty, of course. One thing that really sets the New Wave apart is the good attitudes, the strong networks, and the curiously small egos. It has been gratifying to see so many new talents growing to full potential. I am very proud of pretty much all of you. Expect a wild ride from some exceptionally skilled sonic architects.īig ups to Club Metronome and the Nectars family for always having space for hip hop. They’re kicking off a new series, Full Melt Thursdays, which starts October 12th. It’s month away and only tangentially hip hop, but the team at Full Melt has been a big supporter of beat culture here in Vermont, and brought a ton of left field production & performance talent through Burlington. He will be joined by Luke Bar$ of the incredible Van Buren Records collective, and Maari of, well, you already fuckin’ know. Chase Murphy will be headlining in celebration of his album Never in Debt, Forever Indebted, which is one hell of a polished product. There's a gang of ill rappers on the come up ( the real, actual, non-hype come up) from across New England landing at Club Metronome next Friday, September 15th. The format is a throwback to the 3rd Thursdays classics, with an early open mic, a "producer cypher," and a listening party for Es-K's upcoming LP with Lando at the close. You can catch Es-K live this sunday at Monkey House in Winooski, rocking a top notch lineup with Lando, The Productz, and Dirtydurdie. Trust me.Ī couple upcoming shows worth flagging for the few faithful who read all this: Break some bread investing in your product and you'll grow yourself a career. Working with standout talents who aren't name brands yet is an apex Win/Win Situation for aspiring artists. Or Imp Girl Art, Freddie Losambe, Teece Luvv, Konflik, Nastee, Eli Wood, Boxguts, Tyler Serrani - I could go on, but you get the idea, bud. We have a lot of those, and I often find myself wondering why more local artists aren't taking advantage of being able to connect with such incredible talents. There are plenty of hits waiting to happen in this mix.Įs-K is an incredible local resource. I also mention it because so many of these soundscapes would be a perfect fit for the kind of adventurous, low-end heavy, melodic, EDMR&B type wavy shit that so many new Burlington artists are into. Part of that speaks to his high standards, and part of that is downstream of how carefully he assembles tracklists for all of his solo releases. There are tons of truly whumping, catchy bangers in there, but to him, these are leftovers, side cuts, light work. I mention it here because the collection is an interesting insight into his process, especially his quality control. It's called The Stash, and it's well worth pressing play, whether you're a fan of instrumental hip hop or an artist looking for some luxury canvases to paint on. Vermont's real-deal superproducin' big dog Es-K recently dropped a monumental slab of beats. So if you're planning on being there for the Farewall Show, cop 'em now because that will likely sell out this week. I don't think anyone else has the reach, talent and balls to do it. Props to Jonny Wanzer for putting in a mammoth amount of work on that - what started as a joke about sad state of the Seven Daysies awards turned into a major cultural moment and I hope like hell he'll do it again next year. If you just want to see 99 win (and accept) the Best Hip Hop title, that's here. If you haven't seen The Wanzie Awards yet, set aside an hour to enjoy that. (Perhaps some of you reading this can pause to re-evaluate which of those goals you're currently pursuing.)ĩ9 won a Seven Daysie and a Wanzie award this year, for the same title, and they never once had to ask people to vote for them. Digital clout and viral fame are very fleeting things, but real world impact lasts for years. The level of momentum, support and name recognition they achieved just hits too hard to disappear, even in our attention deficit seizure of a culture. Let's be clear: technicalities aside, 99 Neighbors will exist as a legendary force of nature around these parts for quite some time. That's a shock for sure, and a lot of fans have been going through some emotions, like denial, grief, anger and "why are you quitting when you're just about to blow up?" Their transition into focusing on solo work and side collaborations has been underway for over a year now, of course, but ending the collective is still a surprise. First up, 99 Neighbors have just announced their "Farewell Show" at Higher Ground on October 20th.
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