Posts Tagged ‘hip hop’

Stuff You Should Listen To: Chapter 3

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

I simply cannot hype this guy enough. Astronautalis is a performer in a genre of his own creation, lately referred to as “Historical Fiction Hip Hop.” Astronautalis is an indy rapper, a signer, a theatrical performer, and an all around nice guy to talk to. His stage show is engaging and he can spin a solid 10 minute freestyle so comprehensive it will break you.

Astronautalis recently finished touring around the country to promote his new album This Is Our Science, which came out earlier in the fall. Here is one of the singles from that album. I encourage everyone, go check out all of his albums. I honestly cannot pick out a favorite.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib8kvZxpoTs

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Stuff You Should Listen To: Chapter 1

Friday, November 18th, 2011

As mentioned, I am pretty wrapped up with my new job, which is going well so far. No time for posters or video projects or photos or sarcastically written posts acting as a thinly veiled suicide note. Instead, please enjoy my new series, which I will be posting for the next few weeks.

This week, let’s discuss Macklemore, a rapper from Seattle. I was introduced to him through his song Irish Celebration, found below:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29UMACdfyZw

Recently, Macklemore has been been blowing up with his infectiously catchy single And We Danced, which has a music video that I can only really describe as “late 80s-tastic.”

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhf5cuXiLTA

You can check out more Macklemore on Amazon. His recent mixtapes are less than $5, short and to the point. For anyone in the Boston area, Macklemore will be at the Paradise Rock Club on Thursday December 8th.

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