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MusicAlbum Review: The Hotboxed EP – THCThe Hotboxed EP is intended to be a showcase of his abilities as a songwriter, producer, and performer. The album incorporates many reggae elements and features local reggae talent Bad Kat, President Destine, and Spellbinder. The album dropped while opening for Afroman last year at the Moxi Theater.Cole Peterson · Mar 10, 2015

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Concert PhotosAesop Rock and Rob Sonic of “Hail Mary Mallon” @ The Aggie Theater, January 17th, 2015BandWagon Magazine · Jan 18, 2015

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MusicAlbum Review: J. Cole 2014 Forest Hills DriveSecond only to folk music, hip-hop is the paramount storytelling genre of all time.Clark Lamson · Jan 12, 2015

Nappy Roots performing at the Moxi Theatre: two performers sing into mics as a DJ works a laptop behind them.

Concert PhotosNappy Roots @ The Moxi Theatre , January 9th 2014BandWagon Magazine · Jan 10, 2015

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MusicAlbum Review: Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2Run The Jewels has never claimed (or wanted) to be anything other than themselves.Clark Lamson · Dec 15, 2014

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MusicAlbum Review: Crunchy Kids – MintWhen thinking of Minneapolis and hip-hop, Rhymesayers is the undeniable forefront.Rose Hedberg · Nov 17, 2014

Pigeon John performs at the Moxi Theater as a DJ works turntables under red and green stage lights.

Concert PhotosPigeon John @ the Moxi Theater, November 6th, 2014Photo’s by Halley ArmstrongBandWagon Magazine · Nov 7, 2014 Concert PhotosMike Jones @ The Moxi Theater October 22nd, 2014BandWagon Magazine · Nov 7, 2014

Mike Jones performs into a microphone under red stage lights, wearing sunglasses, a cap, and a purple hoodie.

Concert PhotosMike Jones @ The Moxi Theater, October 22nd, 2014BandWagon Magazine · Oct 24, 2014

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Chance the Rapper w/ KYGO at CU boulder October, 1stPhoto’s by: Clark LamsonBandWagon Magazine · Oct 3, 2014

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FeaturesHigh Art Hip Hop: Lyrics Born Rock With Chali 2naAs we all know, hip-hop has a revolving door of rappers. With contemporary artists being chewed up and spit out faster than you can say Lil Jon, the probability of a career spanning multiple decades is highly doubtful. Notable East Coast emcees such as KRS-One, Mos Def and Talib Kweli are among the few that can claim years of longevity. Lyrics Born (real name Tom Shimura), however, has been at it since the early ‘90s and is still going strong with his latest release, As U Were. Growing up in Berkley, Shimura had a hard time getting his hands on good hip-hop. Fortunately, he crossed paths with future label mates, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) and Lateef the Truthspeaker (Latyrx) while attending school at UC-Davis where the idea for Quannum Projects was born. In addition to putting out their own records, the three entrepreneurs started putting out material by artists like DJ Shadow, Lifesavas and Pigeon John under the Quannum moniker. As Lyrics Born, Shimura has reveled in plenty of success with his funk and soul-infused hip-hop, something he learned as a college radio DJ in California.Kyle Eustice · Sep 12, 2014

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FeaturesCooler Than A Polar Bear’s Toenails: OutKast Hits Up the Mad Decent Block Party in DenverWhen Big Boi walked out on to the Red Rocks Amphitheater stage in 2010 for a Rock the Bells performance, Andre 3000 was noticeably absent.Kyle Eustice · Aug 26, 2014

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FeaturesAtmosphere Speaks with the BandWagon About Their 8th Studio AlbumBy the sound of the new single, “Bitter,” on Atmosphere’s eighth official studio album, Southsiders, you’d never guess it almost didn’t make the record.Kyle Eustice · May 21, 2014 FeaturesThe Ultimate Freak: Sir Mix-a-Lot Still SwassIn the early ‘90s, Seattle native Sir Mix-a-Lot proudly proclaimed: “I like big butts and I cannot lie” on 1992’s Mack Daddy, his third studio album and first for Def American.Kyle Eustice · Apr 11, 2014

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FeaturesSan Francisco Based k.flay Is a Strong Female Voice in a Genre Driven by MenWith a string of solid EPs and some serious chops, her rap is intelligent (a degree in psychology and sociology from Stanford helps with that), frankly speaking to the things that make the average hip hop fan normal. She doesn’t boast about street cred or display an image of a rich kid roughing it, she simply tells her story. Oh and she’s fast.Jed Murphy · Mar 28, 2014

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MusicReview: Juvenile – “Juvie Tuesday”“Juvie Tuesday” is the first mixtape or album release since June for the 37-year-old rapper from New Orleans, Juvenile. What makes it so unique is that it features members from Cash Money’s group Hot Boys, such as Lil Wayne and Birdman, who have not rapped together in years.John Hann · Jan 15, 2013