hip hop Archives

Song of the DayJul 25, 2025Jul 25, 2025

LYNN: “Slow Dreamz”

Kileen-based rapper LYNN has bars for days and enough butter in her emotive, croony tunes to get Kerbey Lane […]

Song of the DayApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 2025

L.A.’s DUCKWRTH has an adept knack for genre-bending around hip-hop, indie, and electronic music, massaging whatever effect he wants […]

Song of the DayJan 20, 2025Jan 20, 2025

As Love Austin Music Month marches on, I’d like to revisit one of my favorite Studio 1A sessions from […]

This Week in Texas Music HistoryAug 20, 2024Aug 20, 2024

This Week in Texas Music History we meet the most sonorous mc of Houston’s Screwed Up Click. Episodes written […]

This Week in Texas Music HistoryJun 25, 2024Jun 25, 2024

This Week in Texas Music History a DIY DJ lays down Houston’s perennial summer soundtrack.

The BreaksFeb 21, 2023

How Wu-Tang changed the record industry, DJ Premier’s beat on D’Angelo’s “Devil’s Pie,” the original beat for “Nuthin But […]

The BreaksFeb 1, 2023Feb 1, 2023

Every week as part of our Saturday night hip hop show The Breaks, hosts Confucius and Fresh present facts […]

The BreaksJan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023

Cam’ron hops on the love train; uncredited Aaliyah features; Drill music’s origin story, and more.

The BreaksNov 1, 2022Jan 11, 2023

Every week as part of our Saturday night hip hop show The Breaks, hosts Confucius and Fresh present facts […]

Austin Music MinuteJun 28, 2022Jun 28, 2022

Rakim and GZA perform at Empire Garage tonight, Tue. Jan. 28…

Austin Music MinuteNov 16, 2021Nov 16, 2021

BMI Vibes at The Far Out Lounge and Stage, Tue. Nov. 16…

ShowAug 3, 2021Jan 1, 2026

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