Monthly Archives: September 2010

It’s Ya Mans On the Street, Put It On Repeat

Posted on September 29, 2010 by JoeyMC

Photos by Kristian Sanford. I got to check Dead Prez at Chop Suey last night for SSG, concert review will be up over there soon. DP didn’t come on til damn near past 1 as, in typical rap show fashion, … Continue reading →

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Ramblings: The “Blowing Up” Conundrum, Puget Sound Edition

Posted on September 20, 2010 by JoeyMC

I just wrote a brief “new music” feature for SSG which you should read here. I talk about Eighty4 Fly’s new EP, The Eighty4Fly Project (get it for free here), focusing on lead single “So Cool.” Basically, as I said … Continue reading →

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Interview with State of the Artist

Posted on September 15, 2010 by JoeyMC

I got a chance to check out State of the Artist over at High Dive Saturday night, and you should go check out my review over at Seattle Show Gal by clicking right about… here. I also got the chance … Continue reading →

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The Really South End: A 253 Beginner’s Guide

Posted on September 11, 2010 by JoeyMC

I’ve been marinating on this one for a minute, and El Mizell already beat me to it with this week’s My Philosophy, but there’s a lot of good, mostly underappreciated hip-hop being made down in Tacoma. I say underappreciated because … Continue reading →

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Labor Days: Bumbershoot Wrap-Up Monday 9/6

Posted on September 8, 2010 by JoeyMC

What the hell is up Bumbershoot? How are you gonna schedule three of hip-hop’s biggest names against an indie kid’s wet dream? How are you gonna make someone choose between the triumverate of J.Cole, Drake, and Mary J. Blidge and … Continue reading →

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Labor Days: Bumbershoot Wrap-Up Sunday 9/5

Posted on September 6, 2010 by JoeyMC

Hip-hop is: An Experience. My day started with Fresh Espresso’s much-anticipated set at the State Farm (formerly Fisher Green) stage. I arrived just before MCs P Smoov and Rik Rude, DJ Terry Radjaw, and drummer Trent Moorman launched into “Diamond … Continue reading →

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Labor Days: Bumbershoot Wrap-Up Saturday 9/4

Posted on September 5, 2010 by JoeyMC

Like owning something North Face or drinking in parks, Bumbershoot is one of those things that every Seattle kid has experienced and can share as such with one another. That one last weekend before school starts, the sky turns grey, … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Playboy Tre – The Last Call

Posted on September 2, 2010 by JoeyMC

“Maaaannn…” Atlanta MC and self-appointed liquor store mascot Playboy Tre laments on his latest mixtape/album, The Last Call (which you can get for free here). Tre can’t stand what he sees around him: inferior, inauthentic rappers who don’t spit from … Continue reading →

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Album Review: D.Black and B.Brown – The Blackest Brown EP

Posted on September 2, 2010 by JoeyMC

In a genre where authenticity is everything, D.Black may be too real for hip-hop. Many a rapper mentions their devotion to God in passing, at least during their acceptance speech at the BET Awards, but few demonstrate this commitment in … Continue reading →

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