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, intrigued by the fact that he wrote and produced the entire thing.
July 13, 2020 in Album Reviews, Music, Producers, Video by Akunna Amaefule
To Be Honest, No One Cares – Take it From Marcus McCauley
February 28, 2018 in Features, Music, Producers, remixes by Kyle Iverson
Epp- Sammich (Sxlxmxn Remix)
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. This time around he decided to Remix his fellow EYRST artist Epp’s banger “Sammich“. This song is gritty and guttural at first with heavy drops
January 16, 2018 in Music, Producers by Mac Smiff
SL333P – Vol. 2 [Instrumental]
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 out his latest beat tape, Vol. 2. I’m glad I did. I don’t do much any rapping these days, but the warm and mellow production
January 14, 2018 in Music, Producers by Mac Smiff
Fountaine – Blue ? (Blue Questions)
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 goodness that I’ve come to love from the young Scorpio, and even without raps the EP is remarkably clear in it’s message. The 20-track project
August 30, 2017 in Music, Producers, Rain Drops by Kyle Iverson
HV Gutter- Blaze Jays 2
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 his 19th project recorded to date. Many of the beats will sound a bit familiar, as they are remixes to popular joints that have dropped
July 7, 2017 in Music, Producers, Video, Women by Mac Smiff
Cory O & Raquel Divar – Vandals [VIDEO]
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 the video. The high energy video – shot by none other than Tim Slew – successfully captures Divar’s intense and explosive rap persona almost as
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
January 6, 2017 in Music, Producers by SamuelThe1st
Mat Randol & Snugsworth – Libero EP
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 after a quick Twitter check by Snugsworth, I have been informed that the EP is based around the Italian word meaning “free”. My WOHM colleague
November 10, 2016 in Music, Producers, Rain Drops by Mac Smiff
Tieren Simon – Seasons [EP]
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 after 30-60 seconds, and instead found myself doubly confirming that I was listening to an unsigned artist. Seasons is a masterfully produced project that utilizes an array
August 12, 2016 in Live Music, Producers by Staff
Crate Diggers II: Second Blood
Crate Diggers is a podcast all about our connections and influences in music. Hosted by The Thesis resident DJ, Verbz and engineered by his brother, hip hop producer, Steez; Crate Diggers has featured some of Portland’s best talent its two years of production. Past guests include WOHM favorites like Tope,Blossom, Maze Koroma, and more. Friday, August 12th, Crate Diggers is throwing their second live podcast and