Category: Listening To
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Midwest Hip-Hop artist Austin Hitte ends the year with new single “Ain’t Got Time”
Columbus Ohio artist Austin Hitte ends the year with an upbeat record titled “Ain’t Got Time”. The track boasts freely about motivating yourself to get up and take action. Austin is hoping this release will help add a fresh variety of sounds to his catalog, and new listeners to his discography. This single will cap…
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Deo Cane reflects on his most memorable performance, upcoming projects in 2024
CE: What inspired you to start making music? Biggest influences? DC: When I was a kid I was in the church choir, so I got used to performing at a young age. It kind of came naturally to me. I had mutual friends that wanted to start making music and I figured why not try…
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Five Drake songs that flex his lyricism
It’s no secret that Drake, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole have been the big three in Hip-hop for the last decade. The latter two are considered all-time great lyricists and have deep, thought-provoking lyrics, while Drake has always taken a different approach. He’s more direct and cuts deep with his words. Over the years, Drake…
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Austin Hitte reveals his Mt. Rushmore of producers and teases upcoming projects
CE: How did you get into making music? AH: I got into music when I was very young. My pops was always starting various bands growing up so I was ALWAYS around some instruments. I feel like my earliest, most distant memory as a kid was playing my tiny 3 piece drum set in my bedroom…
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McKinley Dixon Beloved! Paradise! Jazz?! review
Virginia rapper, McKinley Dixon does not disappoint on his album Beloved! Paradise! Jazz?! One thing that’s unique about Dixon is he can effortlessly switch his flow on songs and do it well. One moment he sounds calm, cool and collective and just floats over jazz produced beats, before shifting gears and delivering rigid bars. This…
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Billy Woods & Kenny Segal “Maps” review
Listening to this album for the first time was A LOT to process. By the second listen, I was really feeling the majority of this project. I listened to it the first time with an open mind and by the end I thought “this is interesting”. The second time I had the lyrics open on…
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Domo Genesis & The Alchemist “No Idols” review
As it stands this is a top three project so far for me this year. The morning this album dropped, a few of my friends hit me up saying that this project reminds them of the old Odd Future days and it does take you down memory lane. It feels like I jumped in a…
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Erika Fernandez on the connection between music and sports, the benefits of social media
CE: How did you get involved in sports journalism? EF: Oh man, this career is pushing 9 1/2 years old and it’s still wild to me that i’m here and thankfully thriving. I originally thought I wanted a career in music and then switched to PR, and then I remembered that my passion ultimately lies…
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Zach Harley’s most memorable moment on stage and his path through the comedy ranks
CE: How did you get into stand-up comedy? ZH: It’s something I always wanted to do but never thought it could be something I could do because of stage fright. So instead I chose the route of tv and radio where you can hide behind a mic or a camera and delusionally make yourself think…
Blaze Review 