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“Rise Above” Music Video Release Party
Brad Real’s single “Rise Above,” featuring Indianapolis singer-songwriter Jason Firebaugh, has climbed to the top off the Indie-Music Hip-Hop Charts and generated strong internet buzz for over five months. The single has been featured on such blogs as Noise Porn, Kevin Nottingham, and Bringing Down the Band. So it’s no wonder Circle City-based production, art and design company, Spitten...
Concert Preview: Talib Kweli at The Vogue
Talib Kweli headlines at The Vogue on Sunday, April 17th.
Fresh off of his 2011 SXSW concert appearance, it’s clear that Talib Kweli has come a long way since teaming up with Mos Def to form the alternative hip hop duo Black Star. In the late 1990s, Kweli helped define the alt hip-hop genre, along with artists like De La Soul, KRS-One, The Fugees and A Tribe Called Quest. Now, this native Brooklynite...
TONIGHT! at Local’s Only: Oreo Jones with Jookabox, Andy D, Grey Granite for VH1 Save the Music
I know it’s short notice, but what else are you going to do on a cold Thursday night? This promises to be a great show by a great up-and-coming local artist. Oreo Jones caused a splash on the web (and was voted NUVO’s 2nd best hip hop act in Indy) with his first EP, Delicious, last spring. His follow-up, the Oreo Jones and Friends EP, is being released with considerably more fanfare,...
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Def Con Live – Melody Inn – 10/13/10 – Indianapolis, IN
Hip Hop Night – Melody Inn – 09/01/10 – Indianapolis, IN
Concert Review: Cypress Hill at The Vogue
B-Real and Sen Dog of Los Angeles' own Cypress Hill
I have a confession to make. I’ve never been a Cypress Hill fan. If The Vogue announced a Cypress Hill show at this time last year, I would’ve shrugged and said, “M’eh”. So what changed? What compelled me to brave 90-degree heat at 10 o’clock at night this past Monday to see a band best known for their cannabis culture tunes and...
Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Brad Real
I have to be honest. I do not like rap. I am sick of hearing songs from people who claim to be from the “ghetto” and have lived such terrible lives but yet drive nice cars and are covered in all of the nicest jewelry. I have a few rap artists that I listen to, like 50 Cent, Eminem, Dr. Dre, and a few others. I now have to add one more name to that list. Enter the voice that I am sitting...
Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Hum.V
Today I am taking a step in the world of hip-hop and R&B as I sit with Gregory Thomas Humrichouser, also known as Hum V. I have known Greg for a long time and used to do work with him before he made his push as a solo rap artist. Having seen him numerous times both solo and with others on stage supporting him, he always brings a packed house and has an MTV sound. His lyrics could be mixed with...
Music News: Rapper Dolla shot and killed in L.A.
Dolla, an up-and-coming rapper from Atlanta, was shot dead on Monday while waiting outside a Beverley Hills shopping mall.
The main suspect, Aubrey Berry, was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport shortly after the shooting. He informed police that he had a 9 MM gun in his possession. He was arrested and charged with the murder of the 21-year-old rapper. Police have expressed that a woman...
Indianapolis Concert: Lil’ Wayne, T-Pain, Gym Class Heroes, Keri Hilson at Conseco Fieldhouse
Don’t forget the lollipop man himself, Lil Wayne and a posse of amazing hip hop artist including, T-Pain, Gym Class Heroes, and Keri Hilson, will be in concert in Indianapolis this Saturday, March 21st, at Conseco Fieldhouse. After gaining fame with two other albums in the early 2000s, Lil Wayne reached higher popularity with 2004′s Tha Carter and its two subsequent albums Tha Carter...
