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 …
Tag: Rap
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 …
Local Music Spotlight: T.W.A.N.’s “Unrighteous” deals in harsh reality
In recent years, Duval hip-hop artist T.W.A.N. has wasted no time in sending out volleys of beats and rhymes. His latest release is a good example of t…
19 Songs We Needed in ’19: Hurricane Party, Cory Driscoll, The Young Step sweat the weather
2019 gave us much in the way of music to celebrate in Northeast Florida; a glorious and eclectic mix of output, to be sure. Here are three tunes we rea…
Local Music Spotlight: T.W.A.N.’s “The Wise Soul”
Even for a city that already boasts prolific hip-hop artists, Jacksonville-born T.W.A.N. has consistently released some primo 904 rap. In 2014 he dropp…
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…
#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…
Local Music Spotlight: The lyrical bite of Denver Hall’s ‘Winter’
The latest from hip hop artist Denver Hall is an evolution of his skillful combining of whip-tight music and lyrical bite. The four-song collection, Wi…
Local Music Spotlight: We Love, Love L.O.V.E Culture
Local hip-hop collective L.O.V.E. Culture is wasting no time in spreading their heady music with a lot of heart and skill. Last year the band released …
We Made a Record
In March, the team here at Void began inviting local acts into our office to play three song sets of original music. While far from a novel idea (NPR’s…
Watch & Listen: The Black Toilet’s “What What” is weirdly rewarding
Jot this down: The equation for this review is Hindu Kush Groove x Kona Skate Park = The Black Toilet. Digging deep into TBT (aka Quanza)’s Soundcloud …
Local Music Spotlight: Pop$hit Day Day’s “In Due Time”
This seven-song set of tunes from Duval hip hop artist Pop$hit Day Day is chock-a-block full of hazed-out production effects and rubbery beats. If ther…
Local Music Profile: Mr. Al Pete
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…
The Turntables Wobble, but Don’t Fall Down: Mr. Al Pete Spins on Contemporary DJ Culture
The technicalities and the skills of a disc jockey, also known as a DJ, have undergone dramatic changes in the half-decade since the birth of Hip Hop. …
Revelrous Local Rap Duo Drops Tracks Just in Time for Hurricane Season
The double-brained-child of RickoLus and Bleubird, Hurricane Party is a pop/rap (prap?) mashup project. On the sports-air-horn-and-rambling-rich episod…
Local Lookout — L.O.V.E. Culture
On the eve of hip hop’s 44th birthday, OG Thursdays was beginning to push forward with their third installment of the beat battle. With Nighthawks bein…
DEAFinitely Dope — Bringing Hip Hop to All
They say that the first impression should be your best impression. Well with my introduction to DEAFinitely Dope, it was indeed a lasting print left on…
Duval Fest Returns 4/15 — What to expect from the independent hip-hop festival
On Saturday, April 15 at Nighthawks, DuvalHipHop.com is hosting its six-year anniversary bash, which will also feature The Duval Star Awards. Twan D…