Fresh off the heels of his decidedly impressive remix of Drake’s Portland, the city’s youngest rap veteran, Yung Mil, and his self-owned video production company Aeon Visual dropped a video gem for his latest single, God Bless. With thick religious themes and striking cinematography, it’s truly a joy to watch; and the song – produced by J.Ross & Simms
June 27, 2017 in Interviews, Producers, Video by Mac Smiff
P-Lo Discusses Portland Tour Stop & New Album, “More Than Anything”
Later tonight, Bay Area trendsetter P-Lo takes over the Hawthorne Theatre for what’s sure to be a great show featuring openers Rexx Life Raj, sxlxmxn (FKA Stewart Villain) and Donte Thomas. An originator of the Heart Break Gang (Kehlani, Sage The Gemini, Iamsu!), P-Lo touts fresh lyrics over insane production and is currently pushing his
June 17, 2017 in Music, Rain Drops, Video by Mac Smiff
Burn Money Music Presents: Bridge City Cypher #3
RC Spitta, Kid Indigo and the rest of the Burn Money Music camp light it up (both literally and figuratively) in this premeditated cypher vid. I’ll admit, I’m not too familiar with the squad, but I like what I hear and their studio space looks pretty awesome. Don’t be swayed by the nonchalant opening bars, these
June 17, 2017 in Music, Rain Drops, Video by Mac Smiff
Sadistik – God Complex [VIDEO]
Seattle rapper Sadistik dropped Alters back in April and his second single from the new project is wild. Impressive lyricism meets the ever-so-clean camera of Tim Slew for blasphemously gorgeous results. Safe to say Sadistik just keeps getting better. The video premiered on niche site Beautiful Bizarre, and if you like the song the related interview is certainly
June 17, 2017 in Music, Rain Drops by Mac Smiff
The Bad Tenants – Altitude Check
Seattle best (and only?) blues/rap band is at it again, with an upbeat new single in Altitude Check. The soulful hook-driven jam makes great use of the Tenant’s signature horns over production by Rudy Wilmington and the seemingly ever-present IG88. But don’t let the band vibe fool you, this song is explicit and the guys
June 10, 2017 in Music, R&B, Rain Drops, Women by Mac Smiff
China Marie ft. Ray J & Jamari – Policy [VIDEO]
Portland native China Marie has been making some crazy moves down in LA, most recently linking up with LA bad boy Ray J and rapper Jamari for her latest video single, Policy. The upbeat yet light and vibey track floats out of the speakers, and is certainly enjoyable enough. The video takes it to another level
June 10, 2017 in Album Reviews, Music by Mac Smiff
Al-One: The Remedy – Sharptongue [EP]
“Rey on the dang drums, motivate me to say su’um/ For real I been a microphone killa since day one” From The Chosen, to Sandpeople, to Alphabet Stew, Al-One has been one of Portland’s most respected underground MCs since the late nineties and never strays from his roots. His latest solo venture, Sharptongue, serves as a
June 10, 2017 in Music, Rain Drops by Mac Smiff
Astro King Phoenix ft. Taylar Elizaa Beth – Wake Up (Prod. by hansmjustin)
WOHM favorite Black hippie Astro King Phoenix is back, applying his metaphysical style to a curiously worldly song featuring Taylar Elizza Beth. The two minute diddy is just enough to wet your whistle. Check it out.
June 10, 2017 in Music, Rain Drops by Mac Smiff
J Plath ft. Stewart Villain – Jump Shot (Prod. By YT808)
I saw Stewart Villain last month at TheTHESIS, he insisted that he was done rapping… Yeah, whatever Stew. J Plath meanwhile is preparing for his solo debut project, Fuck My Rep, and released a trap single, Jump Shot, about a week ago. Much to my surprise, the single includes a featured verse from none other
June 1, 2017 in Live Music, Music by Mac Smiff
TheTHESIS: Ms. Lopez’ Birthday Celebration featuring Fountaine, Vytell, Lisa Vazquez, Dre C
In case you forgot, today’s the first of the month. It’s also Thursday which means, it’s first Thursday… so tonight is TheTHESIS! Don’t worry, such details never fail us and we’ve got an exemplary show in store for you tonight at Kelly’s Olympian. The big story, of course, is the return of Fountaine to our