[Feature] Don’t Sleep On Me: Perrion
With its lineage of historic emcees: Nas, Big L, Rakim, Chuck D, KRS-One, Jay-Z...the list goes on; New York City has always been the Mecca of hip-hop. In recent years, there has been a considerable amount of attention surrounding New York’s resurgence. The "new" New York rap scene has sprouted artists, groups, movements, and counter-movements quickly and is still growing. Decked with vast talent and variety of style, dozens of acts with notable buzz: Flatbush Zombies, Phony Ppl, The Underachievers, Pro Era, and A$AP have given us some very impressive works of art. Perrion's latest, From Perry With Love, is no exception and serves as yet another reminder of why you should never snooze on the city that never sleeps.Name: Perry Rodriguez (@PerryEats) Hometown: Harlem World, Uptown, New York City Influences: Everything that's fire Sounds Like: Perrion Latest Release: From Perry With Love Must-Listen Track(s): “Remedies” and “Follow Me”
What happened to people buying an album, listening to it and being happy with it until the artist was ready to release another full-length? Thanks to the internet, never before have we had such extensive access to music as we do today. With rappers facing irrelevancy, it’s kind of unfair to berate them for constantly putting out material. Although 50 cent & Lil Wayne did capitalized off of this marketing tactic, nowadays you're lucky if your album is listened to for longer than a month. Chicago emcee, Martin $ky doesn't turn a blind eye to this fact, but instead, uses it as fuel for his latest release: TIME(LESS) Read the full feature on Martin $ky after the jump. Name: 
Many great movies and Billboard hits have been inspired by the magic of summer. Raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, Malik "MTown" Townsend began documenting those social situations and life lessons into recordings for 
As summer arrives once again and festival season approaches, many musicians kick off their summer tours. During a visit to Asheville, North Carolina to witness Flying Lotus firsthand, it dawned on me how prevalent attending live shows has been in my upbringing. My elders introduced me to a wide variety of music from infancy, so my childhood was full of music. As a music lover - self-proclaimed melomaniac - I’m completely content with spending endless amounts of time indulging in audible sweetness. The excitement and energy of a concert is intoxicating, and I'm always left craving more! It seems that some people today surprisingly enjoy listening to music, but have never attended a live performance, live show, or concert. Why aren’t more people motivated to be a part of this concertgoer culture? Are you not aware of its perks?
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