INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS AND VIDEO BY DJ FAM PRODUCTIONS AND JOHN SHORE It has been said time and time again that the youth are the future, and they will lead the way to better times. NODIS is no… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ROBERT MCFARLAND Taking inspiration from historical black leaders, such as Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcom X, as well as religious and cultural influences in hip hop, ROBERT MCFARLAND is taking… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY BWARD PHOTOGRAPHY AND JASON COFFEY Though he is relatively new to the Hampton Roads rap and R&B scene, vocalist Jason Coffey, who is also known as JAE, is a native of Newport News,… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS AND VIDEO PROVIDED BY NATHAN SWIHART Though you probably haven’t heard of NAY NAY yet, this 20-year-old rapper from Virginia Beach is on the verge of breaking out of the underground and into the eyes… Continue Reading
Lost In Space by NAY NAY https://naynay.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-space ALBUM REVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK Though he is no stranger to the rap game, 20-year-old Virginia Beach resident Nathan Swihart, who prefers to go by his nickname NAY NAY, is on the verge… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY HOUSTON HEARD Though he is still an up and coming rapper from an unlikely music scene, HOUSTON HEARD from Williamsburg, Va. is a name you should know. Finding influences in the alternative hip-hop… Continue Reading
Above Below Average by HOUSTON HEARD https://houstonheardmusic.bandcamp.com/releases ALBUM REVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK On his debut, 11-track album Above Below Average, alternative rapper and composer HOUSTON HEARD delivers sharp, quick rhymes with a flow so eloquent you might forget that he… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY MARIANNA CAMPANO PHOTOS PROVIDED BY GRITTY CITY RECORDS I met a few of the guys from GRITTY CITY RECORDS at their destination of choice, Sidewalk Café, in the heart of Richmond’s Fan district. Little did I know they’d… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY ZACH MCCOY PHOTOS BY 20 VIIZION VIDEO BY JACK THRILLER With nothing to lose and everything to prove, he walks up to the mic, a crowd of people behind him preparing to judge his every word. The beat… Continue Reading
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ROBERT MCFARLAND Over the past few years, Virginia Beach native ROBERT MCFARLAND has been coming up as one of the need-to-know names in hip-hop. Through social media, he has been steadily building a following… Continue Reading