Iconic producer WLPWR talks the psychological skills of a music producer, Black artists in country music, and the death and the rebirth of hip hop By Katharina Moser It is Friday night in Music City, Tennessee, the dusk is falling on Nashville´s East Iris Studios, ice cubes are clacking in Whiskey glasses held in tattooed-upContinue reading “WLPWR: “I like to go in places that I’m not expected to be in, and I like to thrive in them””
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Yelawolf: “There is something beautiful about controlled insanity”
US rapper Yelawolf talks his double album War Story, embracing the craziness, and the broken heart of an artist By Katharina Moser Rays of warm sunshine peak through the half-opened thick curtains and illuminate the mixing desk in soft light. On the dock, it says “Trunk Muzik Forever”, next to it a sign adorned withContinue reading “Yelawolf: “There is something beautiful about controlled insanity””
Rapper Jae Ghost inspires with multicultural approach to hip hop
Germany-based rapper Jae Ghost talks about his youth in Ghana, American sound, the challenges of hip hop in a globalized world, and working with Jadakiss By Katharina Moser Sometimes the most exceptional talents are to be found in the most unusual of places. It is early afternoon in Koblenz, a middle-sized German town on theContinue reading “Rapper Jae Ghost inspires with multicultural approach to hip hop”
Suicideboys´ $crim releases lead single “paradise” off his new solo EP
Where the darkness and cold of a hopeless and desperate world meets an invincible will to conquer and prosper: that has always been the unique place of any and every song the infamous hip hop band $uicideboy$ has to offer. The New Orleans crew comprised of the two cousins $crim and Ruby Da Cherry, knownContinue reading “Suicideboys´ $crim releases lead single “paradise” off his new solo EP”
Two Lane James: From Anger to Energy, and Energy to Happiness
US artist Two Lane talks about fiddling with Yelawolf, the beauty in anger and the unique spirit of the American South By Katharina Moser Hip hop is arguably the most stereotyped genre in music history. This notwithstanding, countless hip hop artists have been swimming against the comforting current of the mainstream, crafting a lyricism thatContinue reading “Two Lane James: From Anger to Energy, and Energy to Happiness”
Caskey: “Tune out anything that doesn’t really resonate with your spirit”
Florida rapper Caskey about overcoming depression and addiction, learning to find happiness, and why he never listens to any tattoo advice. By Katharina Moser 808s blasting through the speakers of a shiny cadillac, polaroid-blue sky in the background, the leather-covered steering wheel in the tatted-up hands – that is how listeners might visualize the sceneContinue reading “Caskey: “Tune out anything that doesn’t really resonate with your spirit””
Taysty: “I love to start from nothing”
By Katharina Moser “In the kitchen and it´s taysty” – that´s the characteristic trademark words you might find when listening to songs produced by nobody else but Taysty himself, the notable producer and self-proclaimed tastemaker who has been shaking up the music industry for years. But taste is by far not the only thing thatContinue reading “Taysty: “I love to start from nothing””
“I represent those who have been counted out”
From prison bars to country melodies: Country singer and songwriter F1 of FMG speaks about urban country, music as a way of re-inventing yourself, and how cool it is to smile. By Katharina Moser Eight years is a hell of a long time, enough time to break you, or to make you. And what ofContinue reading ““I represent those who have been counted out””
Cowboy Killer: “I’m killing the cowboy to create a new one”
Tales of a Westerner: The rising rapper Cowboy Killer on a new generation of country rap, overcoming your past, and reconciling the West with the hood By Katharina Moser “It was a dangerous journey ahead for the Cowboy. Hard times hit, and by the time he reached out west, the wild country was on fire.Continue reading “Cowboy Killer: “I’m killing the cowboy to create a new one””
Help, I´ve Been Enchanted: A Concertgoer´s Notes on Rüfüs du Sol
Melodies that sound like from a universe far away, a voice vibrating on almost angelic frequencies, and beats that seem to be rising up from the depths of a deep, primordial void somewhere at the heart of our world, releasing sounds that seem to spring from aeons long before the beginning of time – thatContinue reading “Help, I´ve Been Enchanted: A Concertgoer´s Notes on Rüfüs du Sol”
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