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Listen Now! "Seattle Is Burning" is the closing track of DARK SMITH's second release DEGRESSIVE, out May 24th on digital and cassette via Youth Riot Records. The song's creation and sound was heavily driven by years of circuiting Seattle house shows and navigating a sense of mounting aggression in the underground local scene. The band will next be playing their tape release show at The Central Saloon on May 25th and Victory Lounge on June 7th.

Read More by Jhantu Randall I personally think that the Soundcloud era of hip hop is both a good and a bad thing. On the plus side it allows creative people who never would've had a shot an opportunity to get themselves out to the public. For those who are truly serious about it, it gives the ability to turn a passionate hobby into a profitable career. On the flip side, it’s this same platform that almost enforces a sense of monotony. Lowering the barrier of entry and allowing sub-par rappers to flood the space, making it harder to discover actual MC’s. Those who still give thought to their content while challenging themselves to improve lyrically as they use words to paint pictures and transcribe their stories. I was asked to review an album, sWordsCool by a collaborative who perform under the same name. Appropriately referred to as a “Triple crown triumvirate,” sWordsCool is made up of Suntonio Bandanaz, Julie-C, and Ready Ron Beats. From the opening track, I heard an introductio...

Music Video for SCRIBES "Pass You By" ...  SCRIBES FULL LENGTH ALBUM "What was Lost" now available at http://www.scribesmusic.com   Director/Editor/Colorist/ B Cam; Jon Jon Augustavo DP: Mike Folden  Additional Footage Shot By: Phil Conover  PA: Drew Triplett  Produced By: Bean One  Performed By: Scribes http://www.scribesmusic.com

from TOWN HEROES - The Blank Canvas Movie Soundtrack , released April 20, 2013 TOWN HEROES - The Blank Canvas Movie Soundtrack by VARIOUS

from TOWN HEROES - The Blank Canvas Movie Soundtrack , released April 20, 2013 TOWN HEROES - The Blank Canvas Movie Soundtrack by VARIOUS

from TOWN HEROES - The Blank Canvas Movie Soundtrack , released April 20, 2013 TOWN HEROES - The Blank Canvas Movie Soundtrack by VARIOUS

Evidence Of Things Not Seen available here: http://gtandthechef.bandcamp.com/albu...   Gabriel Teodros & SoulChef ft. Shakiah "Greeny Jungle" Filmed by Scott Macklin & Eric Miller Edited by Eric Miller

"Soully" the leading song off of Seattle rapper Scribes's debut album "Sleepwalk". available at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/slee...   Scribes website : http://www.scribesmusic.com   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scribesone   Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scribesone

Buy This Track     ///    Buy Digital Album Produced by Vitamin D, Co-Produced by Infinite & E-Wreck. Scratches by Topspin and Vitamin D from Do The Math , released September 2, 1996 Do The Math by Topspin, B-Self, Samson S, Poetry, Vitamin D, H-Bomb, Truth, Shahrazad, Blak, Infinite, & E-Wreck

What artist(s) in Hip Hop have full on productions for their songs and not just a simply credited music video? Macklemore raises the bar with "Good Old Days" ft. Kesha

Written, performed and produced by Suntonio Bandanaz, Andrew Luck and Sleepyhead.  Hook sample written and performed by Unique Son. Mixed by Knowa KnowOne. Video directed and produced by Asun. Boogie Up The Block Written by: Suntonio Bandanaz Video executive produced by Heidi Jackson. Dedicated James "Talk Sick" Sullivan, the first swine flu casualty in Washington state. R.I.P. ahki.

Song: Compass  by Suntonio Bandanaz Prod. By Nathan Thirdeyebling Ard off the American Gangster Nerd LP feat. Alpha P on Fresh Chopped Beats / MADK Productions Shot/Edited by Justin Gallagher for OK Productions #Seattle #RapHard #RespectTheCulture

Do the Math is a 1996 compilation album by artists on the Tribal Music Inc. label. Predominantly produced, recorded and mixed by Tribal founder Vitamin D at his studio The Pharmacy, the album features songs performed by Ghetto Chilldren , Sinsemilla , Wordsayer, Phat Mob, Narcotik and Infinite, among others. Although never recognized nationally, it was heavily influential in the Seattle hip hop scene. As physical copies are very rare, the album is available as a free download on the label's Bandcamp page . Do The Math by Tribal Music Inc.

OUT HERE: The 206 Hustle EP by Suntonio Bandanaz

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