I think I’m beginning to turn into one of those hated hip-hop purists. Don’t get me wrong, you’re not about to catch me in an oversized rugby and Girbaud jeans mouthing hip-hop lyrics in a room full of dudes drunk off Mickey’s and loneliness anytime soon, but I’m finding myself less interested in flowery lyrics and overproduced beats every day. Read the rest of this entry »

Quelle Chris and Danny Brown make a formidable Motor city pair that takes the title “Detroit Rock City” literally. The two – with the assistance of Roc Marciano – drop “Shotgun,” a single off Chris’ upcoming Shotgun & Sleek Rifle project. Read the rest of this entry »

Last time he showed up around these parts, Quelle Chris showed a little lo-fi ingenuity with “The Loop.” With seeming ease, the man turned a red screen and a single camera into a striking, hard-to-forget video. Now, he’s pulled off a similar feat. Read the rest of this entry »

The fearsome red glow at the bottom of this post may seem alarming at first glance. But when you can produce fire at will like Quelle, a little red light is just the natural byproduct of things. Ahem. You may have heard that sort of thing before. But excuse the hackneyed metaphor y’all, because whether it’s on the production tip with his work on Danny Brown’s The Hybrid Read the rest of this entry »