You can miss the St. Louis Force with generic ramblings of country grammar to piggyback off some stereotype. Instead, they’re out to give the world their own unfiltered brand of raw rap and it continues tonight in their Midwest sister city of Columbus, OH. Read the rest of this entry »

Birds in the sky and fish in the sea have nothing on Sean Falyon, the rap pugilist who manages to Be Everywhere you can possibly think of at the same time. After his first act of ubiquity gained some traction, the East Coast-born, Dirty South resident decided it was necessary to remind you of his globetrotting abilities. Read the rest of this entry »

First off: If you’re not making Kissing Suzy Kolber a daily go-to site, then your RSS feed means nothing to me. As part of the site’s auxiliary football coverage they post mock drafts where commenters pick their favorites out of a bevy of weekly categories: celebrity to have dinner with, food to survive on, etc. Last week, they had a draft for celebrities you’d want to have follow you around while singing. Read the rest of this entry »

St. Louis has been clean out of control in Twenty Eleven, earning more highlights for WSHH fiascoes than on the real rap scene. That simply won’t do and Tech Supreme — the multifaceted producer slash rapper slasher artist extraordinaire — has rounded up some of the finest talent in Missouri’s should be capital to reign a true Supremacy on the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Jay Electronica. Dr Dre. Rockwell Knuckles.

Some artists do things on their own schedule, happy to let anticipation build up before releasing new material when it’s just right, and not a moment before. It’s been over a year since Choose Your Own Adventure, but You’re F*ckin Out, I’m F*ckin In is worth the wait. Read the rest of this entry »

Rocky’s so far ahead of us normal humanoids that he’s probably in 2012 by now. Thankfully he’s left us some goodies to bring in 2011 with this video for “Silly Human.” The track plays up the more idiosyncratic, unique parts of his character with his trademark flair and rhyming abilities. The video complements the song nicely, highlighting Rocky’s thematic affinity for robot adventurer themes while keeping the viewer’s attention on his performance. Read the rest of this entry »

Tis the season of giving and Tef Poe comes bearing gifts in the form of a new mixtape. Of course, War Machine may not be something you play while walking over the hills and through the woods to grammas house, unless your family’s matriarch is into loud beats and boisterous, twisted lyrics from STL’s rising star. Read the rest of this entry »

Every month or so I pick fifteen-to-twenty of my personal favorite joints to move from computer to compact disc and ride out the rest of the month to. After just hearing Rockwell Knuckles’ rewind-required and taco-neck-inducing, “Bouncing,” I’m already clearing room on said playlist. Read the rest of this entry »

Humans enjoy the chase more than anything else on the planet. It’s why scientists spend countless hours trying to understand our vast universe. It’s why heroin addicts still scrounge up dollar bills to try and feel that feeling they first felt when needle hit vein. It’s why Black Spade’s success is always building and also why his latest video catches the St. Louis native in some sweatpants following the one thing we chase the most Read the rest of this entry »

Given the strength in numbers, we could prolly mention The Force on a daily as the loose, multifaceted collective is consistently dropping material and finding angles to approach listeners. On “Crazy,” Tech Supreme’s upbeat tempo sets the pace as a young lady pushes Poe to the brink of going berserk Read the rest of this entry »

Every SXSW creates new stars. It’s undeniable. Everyone that attends leaves the event excited about the performance of a relative unknown, claiming that said artist is going to be the next big music star. Last year was my first SXSW and the artist I pinpointed for greatness was B.o.B. This year I pegged two acts for stardom: Yelawolf and Rockwell Knuckles. Read the rest of this entry »

In a weekend that saw 18,000 ecstatic concert-goers swamped in hives to enjoy Pitchfork’s annual music festival, the sweltering avenue of W. Chicago found another reason to be excited about an live event. Yelawolf, the Alabama smooth talker who commanded the rookie spotlight with his immaculate mixtape Trunk Muzik earlier this year, had finally made his way to the Windy City. Read the rest of this entry »

This one has been a long time coming. Not only will Build And Destroy be Black Spade’s first solo project since 2008′s critically acclaimed To Serve With Love, it’s also one I’ve been waiting to be a part of. Spade’s a remarkable talent who’s able to produce, sing and rap and do all with equal skill. I fell so far in love with To Serve…, it’s almost my chosen duty to let as many people know about this brother’s music. Read the rest of this entry »

As we begin to crank up our our summer outreach program, our Austin connection Knuckle Rumbler and YeaMan! will be hosting YelaWolf at Chicago locale The Darkroom on July 17th with performances by Rockwell Knuckles, Hollywood Holt and BBU. Powered By RubyHornet, FADER and TSS. There’s also a chance of a few surprise guests. More details to come as the date draws near.

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This is a posse cut in every sense of the word, each of these guys with a Cardinals New Era worn proudly. Every notable rap gang in the Lou makes an appearance here including The Force, Family Affair and the St. Lunatics. The surprising thing is everyone’s verse is strong, each one combating for the listener’s vote for which emcee killed it. In the end, it’s a victory for all as the home team wins big on “Anomaly.” Read the rest of this entry »