Portland legend Trox, long known for placing beats with industry standouts such as 50 Cent and Snoop, is back in town for his birthday, taking a break from his current…

Cover Photo by Robert Schmeltzer. The first time I cried in a coffee shop, Marcus McCauley made me do it. I was listening to his latest album, No One Cares,…

The artist formerly known as Stewart Villain is one of my favorite producers in town. Sxlxmxn not only makes insane beats, but many different types, styles, and niches of them.…

SL333P (pronounced “sleep”, but not to be confused with Sleep of Oldominion) is a Portland producer who’s been making waves of late, and a few rappers have suggested I check…

Sometimes on Sundays, I just like to listen to instrumentals, and Fountaine’s latest drop makes for a great listen. The Cowboy Beep Bop-inspired Blue ? provides all of the moody…

Hv Gutter is always working and staying moving. If he’s not writing, he’s keeping busy producing. “Blaze Jays 2″ is a testament to that fact. The 19 track tape is…

The hip-hop tag team of bass specialist Cory O and lyricist Raquel Divar blessed TheTHESIS last night with a big screen debut of their new single, Vandals. This morning, they dropped…

  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…

The Webster definition of libero is “the rearmost, most defensive player in a volleyball match or soccer game”. The title name of this six track EP still intrigues me. But…

Underground Seattle producer Tieren Simon shot over his 3-track EP and it’s amazing, if not totally hip-hop. I pressed play during a work break, fully expecting to have to turn it off…