Hassle Land Radio Program #4: NEW hip hop, electronic music, metal & more
If you prefer you can also listen on our soundcloud…. Hassle Land Radio Program #4 Somewhat regular transmissions from Dan Shea &…
hip hop
Revalation & GoD iLLa Drop Epic Visuals with EMS Crew for Single “I Been”
There aren’t many acts keeping old school hip-hop alive quite like Boston collective EMS (Experimental Mind State). Their catalog speaks for itself,…
Boston Hassle Interviews Billy Dean Thomas
Local cultural developer and Harlem-transplant, Billy Dean Thomas has been hyper-focused on expanding the quality and reach of Boston’s hip hop scene. …
Suck City Sounds: Kiki.D’s “Flex On Me” is a tirade against poseurs and a...
OK, so, first, just to clarify, “Suck City Sounds” are good. Maybe that wasn’t totally clear at first. Maybe “Sounds of…
Premo.Dee – “MaddenMadMan (Freestyle) ”
Somewhere along the astral plane lies the raps of Brockton native Premo.Dee. The introspective artist nonchalantly spits over beats that are sleek…
The long interview w/ the incomparable Kool Keith
He's just released a new 12" called "Distortion" w/ Scorn & Submerged on OHM RESISTANCE and he's got a lot going on. Talking Chuck D, his other hip hop peers, Napalm Death, recording + more...
Pareto Grapples with His Inner Voice on Introspective New Single “Voices”
You’ve definitely heard it before, and yet you probably can’t explain what it is or where it comes from. Psychologists refer…
Genesis Owusu – Smiling With No Teeth
On his debut album Smiling With No Teeth, Genesis Owusu makes you believe you’re already intimately familiar with him. The Ghanaian-Austrailain…
Washy & Cameron Iandolo Collaborate on Moody Trap Banger “Cold Love”
At first listen, Massachusetts hip-hop artists Washy and Cameron Iandolo stylistically may not seem like an ideal match. Washy’s sound is typically…
FORKS – MERCY DEMO
The boys from Forks are deliberately evasive when speaking personally, refusing to mention who they are and where they’re from (although it’s…
DIJAHSB – “THROW THAT BACK”
Toronto-based rapper brings some sweet heat for the winter
JORD4NEVERDIED – Blur
There is a spectral moodiness entrenched in JORD4NEVERDIED’s music that makes you feel like you’re six Henny shots deep at a house…
