Even though his music career is perpetually stalled in limbo, Buck’s still got the itch for making music and, thankfully, the knack for crafting quality material. He’s teamed up with DJ Crisis and Drumma Boy to release his new mixtape, Live Loyal, Die Rich Read the rest of this entry »

Consider this a business card in a .zip file. Fate Eastwood has been around for awhile now creating backdrops for a duffle bag full of rappers, but now is the time the man behind the boards receives some well deserved shine. 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 »

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 »

At least once or twice a week, Stix’ Mars… mixtape comes up in the rotation and I won’t even front. Most times I’ll let the tape roll just so I can get to track 17 with Young Rell. 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 »

Given the amount of music proliferating all arenas of my day, I’ve developed a Simon Crowell-like sixth sense to sample bits of new material and make a quick, accurate assessment. And the first time I watched and listened to Openmic perform live, my gut reaction was that he had the skills. Still not old enough to buy a drink at the bar, but in possession of the gift to use his words to open doors and minds. Read the rest of this entry »

Dee Goodz presents himself as a young MC but he’s pulling the wool over people’s eyes. What he actually should be characterized as is a well-versed student of the game, a maverick and a young hustler who knows how to rap. Read the rest of this entry »

Artists engage in self-aggrandizement out of necessity. If they aren’t given their chance to be a focal point at the podium, they’re left to shout their names from crowd or sometimes from outside the venue doors. As the adage goes, they must “toot their own horns” until they build a large enough band to play the instruments for them. Right now, Nashville’s building a band to support the artists and this past Wednesday’s Hip-Hop showcase, hosted by our friends DJ Crisis and Dee Goodz and sponsored by Rocksmith, Read the rest of this entry »

In the weekly mp3 chase, it’s easy to get swamped and drown. That’s why the DJ still plays a crucial role in this rap thing by putting their stamp on which tracks are even worth the listen. This week, I give the spotlight to the Nashville homie DJ Crisis for Shut Up & Listen Vol. 10, where’s he’s joined by Memphis native Drumma Boy playing the host position. Read the rest of this entry »

The young gunner Dee Goodz on the come up with a video to accompany his latest mixtape, CKDO & DJ Crisis Present Dee Goodz Vol. 1. The Roy Ayers sample is always a good selling point when trying to convince listeners to embrace your music. All you have to do is make sure you deliver lyrically and Dee manages to make good, no pun, by adequately dramatizing the uncertainty faced by new artists making their way in this thing called rap. Read the rest of this entry »

Nashville’s got it for cheap, all the way to the tune of free as Starlito & DJ Crisis bring it back together to deliver the third edition in the the self-proclaimed prince of the city’s chronicles of rhymes and crimes. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh off I Love You, Too, Starlito’s not slowing down. Back in effect with DJ Crisis, this “We Run…” Starstyle is the first leak off Tennakeyan 3. Just in time for fall, local HBCU football, homecoming parties & all that good stuff.

Oh yeah, Star blacks out.

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Download — All-Star – “Run This Town” (Starstyle)

Shouts to TNT

Previously Posted — All-Star – “International” Video

Some early morning Starlito since The Tennekeyan 2 has been dominating my listening rotation the past few days & weeks.

“Nuh-uh, don’t shake my hand, you done dissed my man, Half these rap aggins think this shit is run by Vince McMahon, Still ‘Cage Match Star,’ I got so many bars, Cashville Tenna-what, where, It ain’t 10 for ours…”

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All-Star – “Uh-Huh” (Starstyle)

“I don’t want my first video to be some cop footage…”

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All-Star – “Shoot Me Down” (Starstyle)

“Soulja Boy, brick in my waist, bird-walking…”

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All-Star – “Payback Music”

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EXTRA — All-Star Feat. Mike J. & Trouble – “Moving Oz’s”

Previously Posted — “Who The Hell Is All-Star?” | “Get Busy With It…”