The Blog Era will be celebrated on Sept 12 in Long Beach for the Ctrl + Alt + Del show. The lineup features a broad representation of the artists who defined a distinct run in hip hop. What made the Blog Era so special? It was a time of original and regional sounds thriving simultaneously. It was also the last era in hip hop where real music fans dictated what was hot and what should be elevated to a wider audience. The lineup brings out Big Sean, Miguel, Dom Kennedy, Curren

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Gina Views has been booked and busy this year, from hosting Effective Immediately with DJ Hed to landing her own shows on SiriusXM and BET. She took a moment to celebrate last week for both her birthday and the release of her mixtape, a project she had been working on for two years. It is easily going to go down as one of the best parties of 2026. The album cover themed event had attendees dressing up as Beyoncé, Drake, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, and more, complete with a photo boo

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PROLIFIC: THE EXPERIENCE is an exclusive album release celebration for PROLIFIC, the collaborative project from Nipsey Hussle and Bino Rideaux. Fans will experience the album front-to-back before its official release, followed by a live conversation hosted by a special guest moderator featuring Bino Rideaux alongside special guests such as select producers, engineers, and creative collaborators who helped bring the project to life. Additional participants will be announced.

Jimmy Waters just wrapped up his Be Legendary Tour and it is really a symbol of what independent artists can really achieve. He pulled off a totally self funded headline tour successfully. While on the tour he said he wants to double back this winter and hit a new set of cities. We caught the final tour stop out in LA where he performed in front of a completely full crowd. Jimmy rocked the room for a full hour, brought out Will Hill, and even bought a round of drinks for ever

The Blue Note LA has hosted an elite run of headlining acts since its Grand Opening in 2025. That streak continued last week when DRAM delivered his back to back sets. The artist currently goes by Shelley but for the sake of this review we are going to call him DRAM. He has cycled through as many names as genres over the years. Walking into the venue carried a bit of unexpectedness regarding how he would navigate his hour long set. Many attendees expected him to stick to h

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Hopefully you read our Top 5 SXSW 2026 Performance list, but we cannot only mention our Top 5. We became fans of pretty much everyone we heard, which is a testament to the talented artists who perform night after night at SXSW. So, this list will not be in any particular ranking order; instead, we are ordering it by the day and time that we caught their sets. Grace Sorenson We kicked off our SXSW days in the early afternoon with some local R&B vibes from Austin native Grace

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SXSW wrapped up a few weeks ago, and we are still recovering from the seemingly endless music sets across seven nights. We attended at least 20 different performances throughout the week, navigating from venue to venue with a highly calculated walking schedule. If we could have been in two places at once, we would have attended twice as many shows. In this story, we are going to break down the top five showcases we had the opportunity to attend. You will recognize some of the