Roc Nation artist Darnell Williams, known to many as simply Darnell, is a busy man. He’s been on full court press all year dropping an onslaught of consecutive singles and EP’s, and now he’s back with his latest effort, the six song EP Bail Money, out on the newly founded and already highly respected 12 Tone records, home to heavyweights like Anderson .Paak and more. With six songs, all running less than 3 minutes, it’s clear that the young artist isn’t wasting any time on this project. Darnell is highly ambitous, highly energetic, and highly confident, and Bail Money is a bold testament marking his official arrival in the rap game.
Kÿpe is a musician out of Atlanta, GA with a passion for writing music and changing peoples lives through the power of song. For 6 years, he’s have honed his craft, mixing, mastering, and writing every lyric. Check out his most recent single “I Just Feel Alive Again” out now on Soundcloud and other major platforms. Over an energetic but ambient trap beat Kÿpe’s relentless flows and dynamic vocals are unlinke anything else we’ve heard.
Fire is coming, fire is coming,” a David Lynch narration opens our ears as young heads circle around an outdated room listening to iconic horror tales of Tommy — a moment, captivating in its nod of old on-air chronicles and the story of the world’s burnings. The shapeshifting Steven Ellison, better known by his moniker Flying Lotus, made his first incendiary contribution to Denver’s newest venue, The Mission Ballroom, this past Friday night and goosebumps ensued.
Electronica artist MissSaiyah presents her brand new single Paralyzed, a dreamy and serene track with mesmerizing instruments and addictive rhythms as a foundation for MissSaiyah’s angelic and psychedelic vocals. Check it out here first and get lost in this trippy soundscape!
Continuing it’s meteoric rise as a globally respected movement championing Asian culture and artistry, 88Rising is proud to reveal the full, diversified lineup for the second annual Head in the Clouds Festival taking place on August 17th, which now includes a brand new electronic music stage! Tickets are on sale now, get yours here.
On the heels of his acclaimed new album Flamagra, producer Flying Lotus is back on tour, and he’s making a stop at Denver’s newest venue, Mission Ballroom. We’re psyched to see what he brings to the table this time, and he certainly has plenty of new material to choose from on his new 27 track album. If you haven’t seen FlyLo before you’re in for a treat. His sets always include a creative and unique, often psychedelic visual display, that perfectly accomanies his one of a kind brand of bass heavy beats. Being that it is the “3D Tour” we can only imagine what he’s got in store. Get familiar with Flamagra now, including the jam “More” featuring man of the year Anderson .Paak, and don’t miss what’s sure to be one of the hottest concerts of the summer. Be sure to get your tickets, available here, before it’s too late, and look out for our photo recap after the show!
On July 15th, 20th Century Fox, dropped the official teaser trailer for “The King’s Man”. The plot takes place in history where we discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency. In theaters February 14, 2020!!
Post and Thugger recently dropped a new track called “Goodbyes”. This is the first time Post and Thug collaborated on a track and is Post’s first single of 2019. In this slightly gruesome music video, a zombified Post Malone emerges from his grave and walks around his town in search of the girl who left him for dead.
Singer and songwriter Jamila Woods has been paying dues in the music industry for quite a while now, and she’s finally getting some much deserved spotlight with her sophomore album LEGACY! LEGACY!, a soul kissed modern masterpiece which dropped last month. In addition to the chart spots and critical acclaim the album is recieving, Woods has been on the road for weeks serenading adoring fans at packed and sold out nights across the country. We caught one of the closing nights of the tour at the historic Star Theatre in downtown Portland, Oregon. With tour openers Nitty Scott and one-woman-show Duendita (who was incredible) to set things off, everyone was more than ready when Jamily finally floated onto the stage with her excellent band. Playing most of the material from LEGACY! LEGACY!, Jamila displayed some serious star power with a pitch perfect and energetic performance. Glowing with a huge smile between each song, it was evident that Jamila she hasn’t quite gotten used to seeing sold out crowds singing every word along with her. Check out the photo recap courtesy of Robb Perry and be sure to check out Jamila Woods’ LEGACY! LEGACY! out now!
Grammy Award Winner Anderson .Paak is one of the hardest workers in the game right now. Only months after the release of his award winning third studio album Oxnard and subsequent Andy’s Beach Club World Tour, the prolific artist has dropped yet another full length LP, Ventura, a return to his Soul, Funk,and R&B roots. Now he’s back on the road (yet again) for his Best Teef In The Game tour. Lucky for the fine people of Denver, the tour will be making a stop at Red Rocks Amphitheatre for Paak’s debut headline performance at the legendary Venue. With opening acts Earl Sweatshirt and the eternally funky Thundercat, this will probably be the show of the summer for hip hop and r&b heads! Check out some choice cuts from Ventura below if you haven’t gotten familiar yet. The show sold out in a matter of minutes, so if you don’t have tickets you’re out of luck, but look out for our photo recap to see highlights from what’s sure to be an unforgettable night.
SWATCH, the world renowned Swiss watchmaking company dropped a Collab with the highly popularized Japanese clothing brand BAPE. The six watches that are featured in this Collab are The Global watch, The Uk watch, The Switzerland watch, The New York Specific watch, The Tokyo watch, and The Paris watch.
Gordon Ramsay, known for being the chef from hell (Hells Kitchen Host) is actually a bit softer then the cameras perceive him to be. Heres a video that shows 10 confessions from the chef himself that you will not believe!!!
Music critic, theneedledrop, had a lot of negative things to say about DJ Khaled’s new album, Father Of Asahd. His album featured big names such as Jay-Z, Beyonce, Nipsey Hussle, John Legend, Lil wayne, Post Malone, and many more. What do you guys think of his latest work?!!
Legendary Los Angeles duo Blu & Exile are back at it, touring North America in support of their brand new EP True & Livin’, released earlier this month. The tour will also feature the rest of Exile’s Dirty Science crew including Pistol McFly, Dag Savage, SirPlus as well as LA native Choosey, who just released his excellent sophomore album Black Beans last month. We’re proud to be teaming up with our friends DJ Low Key & DJ Lazy Eyez to present the Denver stop of the tour for The Solution Showcase #20, hosted at The Black Box in capitol hill on June 2nd. With opening performances from Denver’s own Fast4ward and Sedrick Avenue, this is sure to be a great night of hip hop and beats on a truly spectacular sound system. Seeing Exile flex on the MPC live is definitely a sight to see, and catching him performing alongside Blu himself is rare opportunity you don’t want to miss. Get tickets at www.blackboxdenver.co now, and be sure to get familiar with Blu & Exile’s latest drop “True and Livin'” out now on spotify and all other major platforms.
In this video Berner explains Cookies’ vision and how they will make it a worldwide reality some day. They’re one of the first lifestyle brands in the cannabis industry and by far the most popular. You’ve got rappers spitting bars about their strains of cannabis, people rocking their clothing brand, and even getting cookies tatted on their bodies. All and all Cookies is crushing it and Berners taking over!
The official teaser trailer for the movie “IT CHAPTER TWO” was released a couple days ago. If you haven’t seen the most recent IT then I highly suggest you do before this one. Not only was IT the highest-grossing horror film of all time, but it was actually pretty horrifying. Since the events of this movie happen every 27 years, the children of the first movie will be all grown up and have to face IT once again.
On one of the newest additions of The Smokebox, B Real hosts the infamous Joe Rogan and gets him high as shit!! They also discuss being productive as stoners, the awesome benefits of CBD products and real life examples of its success with patients, how people should be more open minded about the use of cannabis + More.
Earlier this month, two of the most lyrically inclined hip hop artists collaborated and dropped a song called homicide. Logic and Eminem threw all sorts of lyrical acrobats on this track and went crazy on the beat. Towards the end of the track it sounds like a horrible impersonation of a rapper rapping, but it actually is. Comedian Chris D’Elia impersonated Em in one of his comedy skits, and Eminem and Logic decided to add it to the end of the song, which is hilarious.
