Talilo Marfil Refuses to Let the Stories and Losses of “122nd” Be Forgotten
Cover Photo / Art by Alex Chiu After a year that saw a record 92 homicides in the Rose City…
Seattle’s Social Justice Film Festival Kicks Off Online Screenings
The Seattle-based Social Justice Film Festival, founded in 2009, touts a mission “to support activist filmmakers.” This year, the festival…
Trox Places Beat on Lute’s “Myself”
Portland legend Trox, long known for placing beats with industry standouts such as 50 Cent and Snoop, is back in…
R4PC4MP, Dug & Happy Tooth – Meet Me Where the Sidewalk Ends (ft. Alex Toast & Smoke M2D6)
R4PC4MP has been up to their shenanigans again, this time with “Meet Me Where the Sidewalk Ends” they are taking…
Covi – Outside [MUSIC VIDEO]
Portland’s Barry White-voiced rapper Covi gets harmonic on his new track about the increased anxiety Black folks faced in the…
Bocha Gets Personal In Visual for Album Opener “BLOCK”
Cover Photo by Reclusive. That Portland Produce section is looking pretty promising… At the tail end of November, we received…
Vursatyl – Let Me Know [VIDEO]
“Let me know when it’s gonna go down…” In his latest release, Portland mainstay Vursatyl (of the famed Lifesavas) uses…
Summer of George: Civil Rights Activism
After spending years in the same hip-hop orbit without really getting to know each other, well-known local DJ Ronin Roc…
Feel It: Urban Decay Pt. II – Rasheed Jamal ft. DookDaGenius
Cover photo by Mohammed Alkhadher. In mid May, I pressed play on Rasheed Jamal’s video for “Urban Decay Pt. II,”…
To Be Honest, No One Cares – Take it From Marcus McCauley
Cover Photo by Robert Schmeltzer. The first time I cried in a coffee shop, Marcus McCauley made me do it.…