Mixtape Mayhem: M.O.T.Y.
Christopher Porter, now known as C-PO, was born in New Jersey. His new mixtape, M.O.T.Y., stands for Mixtape Of The Year and was realeased in late June. His mixtape has fourteen tracks, features guests Mr. Marathon and Jo Jo Pellegrino, and already has over 38,000 downloads on datpiff.com. C-PO got his start in the summer of 2007 [...]
Timeless Tuesday: The Ecstatic T-Shirt
Timeless Tuesday is a snapshot of a moment in Hip-Hop history. We take this time to highlight moments or events that were unique or huge for hip-hop culture. This week’s Timeless Tuesday focuses on the mighty Mos Def. Mos Def is a hip-hop legend that now goes by the name Yasiin Bey. For the sake [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: The Transition
YONAS, an emerging New York rapper, transcends into the rap game with a unique sound and lyrical style. The Transition, released on June 25th, is a futuristic rap sounding mixtape that shines light on YONAS lyrical talents. An interesting blend of club banging, soft singing, and lyrical music ringing, The Transition solidifies YONAS’ artistic style. [...]
“Professor @ Large” by Large Professor
Hip-Hop legend Large Professor recently released his newest album, Professor @ Large. This album is his newest since his 2009′s The LP. Also known as Large Pro or Xtra P, Large Professor is a New York hip-hop record producer and MC. He also helped founded the influential underground hip-hop group Main Source, which helped propel frequent [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Royalty
As the nation celebrated its birthday, Childish Gambino took the opportunity to release his latest project Royalty. Royalty is his first project since he released his debut album Camp last November. After listening to Royalty a few times, it is obvious to see that Gambino has been working on his craft. He has improved in [...]
Midnight Spotlight: Ross Maq
Each week, 889@Night will recognize local unsigned talent and promote their music on air as well as on our website. We highlight the talented few who got that “fire”. By the end of the week, we let our listeners choose whether they want these artists to be added to constant rotation or not. This week [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Rose Island Vol. 1
Theophilus London is making big moves in the alternative hip-hop scene. He’s currently touring Europe and just dropped his next mixtape, Rose Island Vol. 1. His style effortlessly blends R&B beats with alternative vocals and skilled rhyme schemes in his raps, always delivering a good, danceable beat. He attributes his inspiration to artists like Prince and Michael [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Awesome EP
How does XV feel after releasing his first EP on June 26th, 2012? AWESOME! Having fifteen mixtapes already under his belt, XV, an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Wichita, Kansas, just completed his Awesome EP! The hit single “Awesome ft. Pusha T” has XV rapping over a smooth combination of piano sounds. With his [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Gang Land
Chevy Woods is the 29 year-old hypeman of Wiz Khalifa and long time member of the Taylor Gang, Khalifa’s diverse entourage of rappers which includes Will Dzombak, Sledgren, and Motor. Woods released his mixtape Gang Land in early June. Previously know by the stage name Kev Tha Hustla, he frequently made appearances on Khalifa’s early [...]
Midnight Spotlight: Notoriety
Each week, 889@Night will recognize local unsigned talent and promote their music on air as well as on our website. We highlight the talented few who got that “fire”. By the end of the week, we let our listeners choose whether they want these artists to be added to constant rotation or not. This week [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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