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Tacoma doesn't get many victories. So, when something big comes to the Tacoma Dome and Seattle and the rest of the state has to come here, it's a win for us. There is no more Kingdome, so "The Dome" finally does refer to our house. We've seen Lady Gaga,
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SOUTH SOUND HIP HOP FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS IT >>> Leezy Soprano is doing it right now! He's getting props from The Seattle Times almost every time he drops a video, and he drops a lot of videos. These videos - plus his clever wordplay, cadence and all-around-coolness - have brought
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LOCAL HIP HOP FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS IT >>> I highly suggest hitting the one-year anniversary of S.P.'s "We Out Here Showcase." This goes down Saturday, June 18, at Clover Park Technical College in the McGavick Center, building #23. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.
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SOME OF THE SOUTH SOUND'S BEST >>> It all started with the DJ. This ain't a Hip-Hop 101, class, so I'm not going to break down the history, but when hip-hop started in the South Bronx, the DJ was the most important element. Fast-forward 30-some years and it's not quite the same.
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LOCAL HIP HOP FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS IT >>> Doughkain, one of the most respected artists on the streets, is back at us with Where The F*** Y'all At? You can get the new album free at reverbnation.com/doughkain. With production by BoomBox Massacre and a host of local up-and-comers, Doughkain's latest
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LOCAL HIP-HOP FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS IT >>> J-Mar Da Sik is back with Du4Self Records to hit us with another mixtape, Off With Their Heads. The mixtape drops May 27 and will be available on datpiff.com and du4self.com. Da Sik is celebrating the release of the mixtape with a ridiculously packed
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TACOMA HIP-HOP FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS IT >>> For the last couple years Second Family has been putting out high-quality lyrical gangsta s***. The group's music is steeped in Oakland/Madrona/Tac-City street vibes. And they always choose bangers, so they def' don't lack weight in the beat department. Second Family consists of two
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SOUTH SOUND HIP-HOP FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS IT >>> He's back. Only one MC from Tacoma has gotten big enough to where those two words mean anything. Not that he ever left us. The MC I speak of has consistently been opening for the biggest national acts that hit Sea-Tac. He's one of
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TALKIN' 253 HIP-HOP >>> Go back to 2005-06 in yo mind. What you'll find is hip-hop hustlers still selling their new releases out of the trunks of their rides. The only online promo action is MySpace. There's no Facebook, Twitter, Reverbnation or 253hiphop.com. It was just music and grind. These days were
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CHECK OUT HIS IBEAST MIXTAPE >>> ... What all of this shows me is Gazmo has a national grind right now. Granted, he may not be one of best-known 253 artists, but Gazmo looks to be getting a little more national shine than some of us. When I asked him to
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MIXTAPE HYPE >>> We've already had a bunch of high-profile mixtapes and/or albums drop this year from some of the top Tacoma MC's. One in particular is getting mad spins, critical acclaim and props from heads all over Sea-Tac. I speak of Havi Blaze's solo mixtape, Purple and Gold the Balance. To read
