The Breaks: This Week in DMV Hip-Hop
In August’s first installment of the Breaks, I consider the runaway power of Shy Glizzy’s street anthem "Awwsome," a posse cut from producer local export Tittsworth, the introduction of Rob Regal, and...
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The Breaks: This Week in Local Hip-Hop
This week, the Breaks revisits the power of Shy Glizzy's "Awwsome" and features new music from Hassaan Mackey and Kev Brown, Nike Nando and Prince Akeem, and Surock. Special guest Marcus J. Moore joins...
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Sounds About Right: The Best Local Albums of 2014
There was experimental jazz, sludge, and soul; there were fresh takes on punk and new renderings of jazz classics. There was the wistful darkwave of winter, the synth-pop sing-alongs of spring, the...
View ArticleThe Breaks: The First Hip-Hop Happenings of 2015
2015's first volume of the Breaks includes new music from Fat Trel, videos from Awthentik and Rob Regal, and proof that Shy Glizzy's popularity is spreading. Shy Glizzy's Mainstream Surge Continues...
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The Breaks: Local Rappers Get Honest
Honesty was a theme for the Breaks this week. Listen to unapologetic music from Logic and Big K.R.I.T., Shy Glizzy's brazen words, and Rob Regal baring his soul. Logic and Big K.R.I.T. Don’t Care If...
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The Breaks: The Busy March Edition
March begins with a loaded installation of the Breaks as Marcus Moore joins the mix once again. Logic’s return to Maryland, Martell Webster’s introduction as a rapper, a refreshing 1978ers remix, and...
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Get Semi-Excited: GoldLink and Shy Glizzy Made XXL’s Freshman Class
The unveiling of this year’s XXL Freshman Class, the publication’s annual "who’s who" of rising hip-hop acts, was largely forgotten about until it abruptly materialized yesterday. Per the usual, there...
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Head to Head: Brandon vs. BRNDA
A series in which two local figures share their thoughts on D.C.-area culture. In this edition, we pit Brandon Wetherbee, Brightest Young Things’ managing editor and host of the “You, Me, Them,...
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Shy Glizzy Arrested in Silver Spring
Local rapper Shy Glizzy was arrested in Silver Spring last night. An onlooker captured the arrest in a video on Instagram, which shows Glizzy bent over the hood of a cop car while two officers search...
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Arts Roundup: A Time and a Place Edition
9:30 Club is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a massive, 264-page oral and pictorial history book. [Arts Desk] A holiday gift guide to local private press records. [DCist] Watch Janel Leppin...
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