Tulsa Ten Tulsa Rappers Share Whys And Rhymes Go big or go home. That’s the sentiment I always get watching an Aaron Sawyer performance. The emcee, battle rapper, and mental health advocate has performed on many Tulsa stages throughout his career, all while helping to build platforms and cultivate relationships within Tulsa hip-hop. Ryan Anderson 18 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Gold Nuggets: The Other Monday Open Mic The Other Monday Open Mic The BLU House Oakland March 25, 2024 A laminated sign on the gate had graphics of hanging plants. It read, “The BLU House,” with the Stacey Peters 29 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford A Hidden Hip-Hop Artery Pulsates On A Monday Night Open Mic The Artery Creative Space Bloomfield, Conn. Jan. 8, 2024 By the time I found the front door to The Artery Creative Space, I’d had to ask two Jamil Ragland 9 Jan 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa The Festival That Started With A Dream Dreamland Festival Guthrie Green Nov. 4, 2023 “If you build it, they will come”: This could be Steph Simon’s mantra. The Dreamland Festival (originally the World Culture Music Festival) Ryan Anderson 10 Nov 2023 · 3 min read
Hartford 50 Years Down: Wadsworth Celebrates Hip-Hop Gardens and Galleries | Celebrating Hip-Hop at 50 The Wadsworth Atheneum Hartford Nov. 2, 2023 When “Ms. Fat Booty” by Mos Def came on, I knew it was my type of Jamil Ragland 3 Nov 2023 · 3 min read
Hartford 50 Cent Goes 50 – 50 “Excuse me, what are you writing?” I looked up from my notepad. A short Latina with bright eyes and wavy brown hair was standing over me. I was sitting on Jamil Ragland 14 Aug 2023 · 4 min read