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Tag: Hip Hop
Watch | LOVE Culture’s new video checks all the boxes
Click play to watch one of our fave local Hip-hop acts fill the screen.
Meet Wolf Mason: The singer/rapper behind the #1 song in the 904
Purveyor of polished pop, Wolf Mason, is (secretly) one of the most popular artists in the 904.
Listen: A new (and very good) collection from Duval’s fave hip-hop collective L.O.V.E. Culture
With distinctive contributions from each member, "Vol. 2" is more proof that the sum of L.O.V.E. Culture is greater than the parts.
Culture-Preneurs: Label FULL PLATE documents Duval’s distinctive word-flow
A crucial label promoting the progressive production of the distinctive Duval hip-hop scene.
Listen: Al Pete traces past, present, and future on “Mr. Peterson’s Neighborhood”
Mr. Al Pete is all about community. While he admits that he’s somewhat of a witness and observer in this life, his latest and fifth full-length, Mister…
Listen: Women and Queer people making space in Jax’s hip hop scene
Meet the Jacksonville artists who are not just kicking down doors and challenging the region's gatekeepers, but opening up entryways to new spaces.
Watch: Dive #intothevoid with L.O.V.E. Culture’s “Shallow”
"While local hip-hop collective L.O.V.E. Culture boasts five artists who can stand on their own, the group takes a stance to turn off the ego and rol…
Listen: We’re sorry we only just heard Justin Time The Rookie’s “I Not Sorry”
Justin Time the Rookie's "I Not Sorry" proves he's one of Jacksonville's emerging pop talents.
Listen: flo.wav’s “No G00D” is top of the pops
Funky, dance-promoting Northeast Florida group flo.wav's newest tune "No G00d" is a saccharine, candy coated party starter that belongs at the top of l…
Listen: These eight The Black Toilet songs are well worth the 12 minutes
Ever since we were turned on to The Black Toilet's certifiably strange, yet astonishingly good 2018 release "What What", we've struggled to define the …
Deluxe Enterprise: Bebe Deluxe’s foray into 21st-Century Pop
In the past decade, BeBe Deluxe has become a de facto celebrity in the local Drag Queen scene and overall LGBT community. Outspoken, hilarious, and not…
Local Music Spotlight: Yellow Steve’s refreshingly odd sophomore release
Rhymes, beats, and audio lava. On his sophomore full-length, Yellow Steve serves up a sweet-sixteen collection of cosmic hip-hop, slo-glop tracks that …
Local Music Spotlight: Che Forreign steps out on solo EP “Self-ish”
Locals know Che Forreign as a member of L.O.V.E. Culture, the mercurial Duval collective known for consistently creating forward-thinking hip-hop. Now …
Portfolio: Toni Smailagic Captures Culture Both Born and Reborn
“Whether it’s the mood, or the diversity of an event, I want other people to see themselves reflected at those events, and see that there is joy in the…
Interview: L.O.V.E Culture is in a vibrant, Lo-Fi league of its own
Hip-hop can be as much about strong personalities as it is about powerful music. Rappers and DJs have been savvy to hyping themselves as lyrical legen…
Watch: L.O.V.E. Culture’s Che SELFishly goes solo
We can't get enough of local hip-hop collective L.O.V.E. Culture. We profiled the group earlier this summer. They tore down the packed house at our Vo…
Watch: Video for “Shade” shows L.O.V.E Culture’s got sound and vision
Savvy Void readers might have noticed that we have a whole lotta love for local hip-hop collective L.O.V.E. Culture. Their brand spankin’ new video fo…
Local Music Spotlight: Hunter Hileman invites us into the “Groove Inn”
Local musician Hunter Hileman sports a couple of creative hats. As a bassist, he plays with Faze Wave and Denver Hall’s live band; as well as being Ha…
#intothevoid: L.O.V.E. Culture inspires with “Molds”
As you've likely heard us say before: We love, love, love L.O.V.E. Culture. The Jax-based artist collective has been extremely prolific over the last …
35 Under 35: Geexella
Those resistant to the progressive pull of changes in today’s vernacular need step aside from the word-flow of Geexella. The Springfield-based singer…
Geexella goes #IntoTheVoid
Whether piloting a setup of turntables for an inclusive DJ set at a DIY venue, moderating a mayoral candidate Q&A in a formal setting, or rocking …
“The God MC” puts a feminist focus on hip-hop
Ebony Payne-English’s journey into sound began when she was just a young girl. She was born on the base at Camp Lejeune in July 1984, and her Marine C…
Bubbly Buzz: Sprite plugs Love Culture!
Sprite's kinda got it going on. Not only do the folks behind the lemon-lime-ish carbonated bevvie excel at getting some of the most famous humans on t…
Muzak Mondays: DeGreaser, LANNDS, DL is OK, Mr. Al Pete
We know there are naysayers out there. What with their “Remember the good ol’ days of music?”, their “Kids would rather play video games than play musi…