Touring with BrokenPhones in France! Three days, three cities and an abundance of epicness! I had the privilege of joining MC Homeless and Swordplay in France for their “Broken Phones” tour. This duo kept me entertained on and off the stage. Like hearing about their matching mosquito tattoos they got a few days prior, or […]
New Arts Festival Review: Athens! Arriving in Athens, I was so pumped for the 5th New Arts Festival. Straight to the bus, which was packed full of performers, artists, producers and a few odd balls like me. The festivities kicked off there and then. As the bus filled with smoke, songs were sung and tasty
Richmond Raps, Pt. 1: Killroy the Ghost unleashes Bloody Sunday on Northside! Richmond Raps is a new series of artist profiles at DoHipHop, each curated by Swordplay and featuring the work of an emcee or producer from his hometown of Richmond, VA. For our first installation, we are proud to present Killroy the Ghost, aka Killroy G,
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Incredible Emapea’s Zoning Out Volume 2!! On these icy winter mornings make sure your ear’s are covered with some some quality phones, pen-in-hand and beats so hot they may just be the cause of global warming altogether!! All jokes aside… The power-house producer form Poland “Emapea” delivers nothing but the most severe quality production time
The Soul Voyage of InnerSoul!! Underground Hip Hop (especially locally) does not get enough appreciation. This I believe is the reason for do hiphop’s existence. That being said, here’s a gem from a very little known producer from the Eastern Cape who goes by the name of InnerSoul. InnerSoul makes very contemplative Hip Hop instrumentals
Keep it Simple with VersOne!!! Munich producer VersOne just dropped one serious beat tape aimed right at the freestyle’s and sketch artists like myself who just wanna slap on some banging beats and be wholeheartedly inspired with what creeps up out of the woodwork as a result… Admittedly, I’ve kinda got lost in the all
An Intimate atmosphere at the Green Room last night, 6 June 2019. This home vibe venue and is exactly as described, a room that’s green. Fans traveled from all over to this sleepy North English town in Stockton to see the legend Ceschi Ramos. Kicking off with Ste from Teesside darlings Mouses who really put his
After a fair space of time and focus on other projects as well as finalizing his studies… We’re ecstatic to reveal that the one and only Swordplay released this extremely fresh re-issue of his 2009 solo album “Malista” on MilledPavement Records and what an album it is!! Continuing on with his completely unique flow-patterns and
Ceschi & Factor Chandelier’s “Sad, Fat Luck”. When was the last time you listened to an album and afterwards were so completely taken back, that you sat in silence for the next 30 plus minutes reflecting on what you’ve just listened to..!? Well, for me anyway Ceschi’s all new “Sad, Fat Luck” album did just
Milwaukee native emcee Taiyamo Denku teams up with producer Jihad Baracus to give you the original mix of “Riot Control”!! Lifted from Taiyamo Denku’s slick new Maxi Single due to drop April 16, 2019, this track features the likes of Flipmode/Outsidaz first lady Rah Digga, ever popular west coast lyricist Gavlyn and Kansas City’s own Perseph
