Don’t Sleep | Teller Bank$ – The Skull Face Collection

Don’t sleep on these 5 new albums from Teller Bank$. They were all released on April 6th this year. I was kind of caught off guard by these releases. I knew that Teller Bank$ had been teasing a “Skull Face” project, but I didn’t know it was five different full-length projects. However, I’m obviously a […]

Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water 2022 Lineup: Tyler, The Creator, Run The Jewels, Pusha T & More

Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water Festival has faced a lot of obstacles since its inception in 2019, from being postponed for two years due to COVID-19 to a “toxic energy” in Williams’ hometown of Virginia Beach prompting the artist to move the festival’s location altogether. Now, however, the event has…Please click the link below to… […]

R.I.P. Andrew Woolfolk, Longtime Saxophonist for Earth, Wind, & Fire Dead at 71

Andrew Woolfolk, whose soaring soprano saxophone put some air into the classic Earth, Wind, & Fire lineup, died on Sunday at the age of 71. His passing was confirmed by the band’s vocalist Philip Bailey in an Instagram post. No exact cause has been given, but after noting that Woolfolk had…Please click the link below to… […]

Kick Rocks: Terrace Martin Will Stop Working With “Rap Friends”

Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty Jazz musician, rapper, and Hip-Hop producer Terrace Martin has served notice that he’s no longer going out of his way to work with “rap friends” any longer. The acclaimed musician took to social media on Friday (April 22nd) to share an open letter to those who he considers friends in… […]

Pusha T Explains Delay Behind Madlib-Produced Album

Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz As Pusha T enjoys the success of his latest album, he took some time to answer the questions of those wondering about the fate of the album he reportedly was working on with Madlib in an interview. The MC sat down for the first episode of the radio show on… […]

EP Review | Fatboi Sharif & LoneSword – Cyber City Society

This extended play was released on March 3rd this year. Fatboi Sharif put out one of the better albums of 2020 with Gandhi Loves Children, and he’s been killing features since then, so I was pretty excited to see how he would follow that last project up. I’m not really familiar with LoneSword at all, […]

Album Review | Benny the Butcher – Tana Talk 4

This album was released on March 11th this year. It’s the sequel to Tana Talk 3, which is still Benny the Butcher‘s most popular project. I enjoyed Tana Talk 3, but it didn’t blow me away like it did most people. I think it’s a good album, but I’m not head over heels in love […]

Melo Mylez – Murda Moves and Anthems (Hood Raps Crew Series 3) (Free Download)

Melo Miles Presents Hood Raps Crew – Murda Moves and Anthems Series 3 (Mixed Tape) This is one of my favorites similar to Freddie Ventura but the boss here is named “Sinaloa Perp” who works for a drug cartel. The Capo is based out of South-East Los Angeles but has crews in New York and other […]

About my Style (Note from Melo Mylez)

Early on in my sessions writing rap, I purposefully chose a wordy, complex style using big words and conscious themes. Why? To combat the idea that everybody that raps is ignorant. I also really liked being descriptive and telling stories even if they are not about me per se. I do it like a film […]

Melo Mylez – Freddie Ventura’s Bandana (Mixed Tape)

Melo Miles – Freddie Ventura’s Bandana (Mixed Tape) This was written and recorded a year ago. It’s about a capo named Freddie Ventura recorded on Madlib and Fred Gibbs masterpiece Bandana. In this piece I deal with social issues but also get into some self-therapy talking about my childhood and communities I lived in and worked […]