When there are literally thousands of competitors vying for the exact same thing, how do you stand out amongst the crowd? Well, if you’re Dee Goodz, apparently you forgo the handshakes and hugs, then properly welcome yourself with a debut LP named The Introduction Of Donald G. Read the rest of this entry »

Dee Goodz drops bars over The Firm’s classic “Phone Tap” instrumental as he prepares his first quarter power play, Introduction Of Donald G., his debut LP. Read the rest of this entry »

With the weekend approaching, there’s a million ways to waste away your non-working days. While he continues to prepare his Donald G. LP, Dee Goodz took a break for a quick trip with a chick and ended up feeling inspired enough to pen “Miami For The Weekend.” The end result is a butter-smooth, melodic mack track produced by wehateBJones Read the rest of this entry »

Nashville had an entertaining week from Sunday, October 9th to Sunday, October 16th and experienced great live performances due to tour routing that led to several Hip-Hop acts converging on the city in a seven day span. One Sunday saw our LivexDirectTN stage – a merger of the Hip-Hop & Love (Murs, tabi Bonney, Ski Beatz, e. al.) and L-R-Generations (9th Wonder, Freddie Gibbs, etc.) tours – followed by a Thursday night show featuring Das Racist and Danny Brown Read the rest of this entry »

Mi hermano DJ Crisis kicked off week one of his Shut And Listen College Tour last weekend, covering Middle Tennessee State University and UT-Martin in two consecutive nights. Check the clip below featuring Crisis, comedian Zach Boog and Dee Goodz as they document their travels while running through your college town. Read the rest of this entry »

Every rapper has a life full of experiences at the ready to share and here three key Nashville emcees – Stix, Dee and newcomer Brit – each take a turn using their storytelling skills and flair for the melodramatic over the Fate Eastwood-produced track, titled “Run.” Read the rest of this entry »

DJ Crisis has been holding it down for several years now, dominating the airwaves of Nashville’s largest urban station, the city’s clubs and playing tour DJ across the country for several artists. Now, the DJ’s taking his Shut Up… series of mixtapes and turntable skills on the road for the “Shut & Listen” Tour. Read the rest of this entry »

Dee Goodz goes for his with the latest visual entitled, “Gotta Have It” from off his most recent project, Floetic Justice 2. The clip’s directed by Cleary Clark for CASSO films and Dee tosses in a few “motherf*ckers” for everybody not hearing him yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Always on the go, Dee Goodz stops long enough to release a visual for “On The Grind” from his Floetic Justice 2 mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s left for us to say when both K.R.I.T. and his DJ, Wally Sparks, call Saturday night’s show “one of the top 10 shows” they’ve ever done? Pretty much nothing, to be quite honest. Our work is done. Video footage will be coming soon, but check the pics from the day as a whole, beginning with the in-store at PhatKaps to the nightcap which included snapping shots with the last few attendees hanging around the venue. Read the rest of this entry »

Never looking to stay quiet for long, young gangster Goodz is already in the lab prepping his debut EP after having just released his FJ2 mixtape. For the little in between time that does exist, he drops a new set of verses for listeners by going over Don Kennedy’s recent release, “Grind’n,” Read the rest of this entry »

Big K.R.I.T is coming to Nashville, and, even if you’re not local, TSS has partnered with our friends at Rocksmith to bring you something special! We have three different prize packs for three different winners. All you have to do is follow, tweet and win. Read the rest of this entry »

Nashville show announcements involving TSS are starting to become a regular part of the action around here. Yet, bringing Big K.R.I.T. to the city is a special one. The upstart’s grind to gain the spotlight is one we’ve watched and documented since early 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

My good chum and fellow music scribe Sean Maloney at the alternative weekly Nashville Scene has been entrenched in all sides of Nashville’s music culture but with even deeper roots in the Hip-Hop community. After many here watched rap culture seemingly lay dormant here for several years, a newfound vitality & support system have emerged and Maloney documents the growth for today’s online edition of the Scene, Read the rest of this entry »

Quick reminder for any and all in the 615 area. Hip-Hop will be in the building tomorrow at the Cannery. Come drink and be merry while live music plays in the ‘Ville. Read the rest of this entry »