After a long road that's including a complete wrap-up and video interviews with legendary hip-hop journalist Elliott Wilson, "the Natural" Emilio Rojas and westside connection Dom Kennedy, we're bringing our epic SXSW coverage to a close today with producer/songwriter Renaissance man 88-Keys. In this exclusive video interview, DJBooth.net and RefinedHype correspondent Quentin Cuff catches up with 88 to talk about his upcoming reunion with Macy Gray, the history of his ascent to the top of the production game and his love for a certain piece of equipment called "Raw Dog." You'll have to watch to find out what I'm talking about. See more...
Having finally recovered from the musical Mardi Gras that was the annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, RefinedHype is finally ready to release some footage of the festivities. Having already interviewed legendary hip-hop journalist Elliott Wilson, today our very own Quentin Cuff catches up with "The Natural" Emilio Rojas to talk about the (mostly positive) response to his music, the story behind his "Sympathy for the Devil" video and why he's neck's so sore.
South by Southwest 2010 will forever be legendary for those who were a part of it and even more mythical for those who can only hear stories about it. Colorful streets filled with an array of artists, managers, producers, and bands PLUS they had food stands on every block. Allow me to translate: being the food & music connoisseur that I am, I was in heaven. Too much happened to tell you everything but let me try to give you the best play-by-play possible. See more...
This post is purely my opinion on who are some of the illest writers in Hip Hop. I have been writing for about two years (I’m 19 now) and the following people have been my inspiration to keep striving for success in music journalism. Trust me, it’s hard to finish inspiration within a profession where well-paying jobs are more rare than a mint condition Andy Pafko card. So comment, crucify, and cry all you want but this is my list and I can blog it if I want to.
The first time I heard Big L was when I was in the car with my brother (a Dip Set fanatic) in the summer of 2004. He was blaring a mix cd consisting mostly of some old Cam’ron. Suddenly, I hear this heavenly sound emit from the passenger speakers of my brother’s Impala. Um, who in the name of Nasir was this menacing emcee spitting the first verse!? No exaggeration, the guy had just blown my mind in only 50 seconds! “Who the hell was that? See more...
