hip hop
Ed Nino and the Creative Process
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 05-30-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
I was listening to Ed Nino's "Welcome 2 Jericho," which he dropped off in my mailbox a few weeks back, and couldn't really think of how to do it justice. This is a guy, who I initially thought was a little too intense before I knew...
Dante Cope and the Couture Tape Co-Operative unite Division Ave.
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 05-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Cope is working on a project with a fellow Jackson native. They call their group "Grandson," as a play on the two cities' names. He thought they would be making their first album under this moniker over the next year and probably...
Chopping it up with Eastown J
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 05-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Eastown J is not one to pull any punches. In our approximately 45-minute conversation at Billy's on the night of his CD release party for "Style By No Style" project, he didn't mince words on the failure of some things in hip hop,...
An interview with Talib Kweli
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 04-30-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
On April 24, internationally renowned hiphop star Talib Kweli, came to the Intersection for his third show in a little more than five years. Opening acts featured local hip hop stalwarts Rick Chyme and La Famiglia, while Kweli featured his long-time...4/20 hiphop show: an interview with Suport
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 04-26-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
To celebrate an annual event on April 20 at the Intersection, I had the opportunity to interview one of Grand Rapids' up-and-coming hiphop artists, Sean Powell, who goes by the stage-name of Suport. Earlier in his career, he was LifeSkillz,...
A conversation with the SEVENth
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 04-26-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
I like to consider myself an astute listener to the local trends, and, in particular, the local music scene, especially as it relates to hip hop. So, it comes as somewhat of a surprise that I had never attended a show by the SEVENth (7th), or...Flying Without Wingz mixes up a masterpiece
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 03-16-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Last Wednesday I went to a great hip hop concert at The Intersection (133 Grandville SW). The Show featured two headline acts 88Keys and the Kidz in the Hall. Before the Headline act was a group that has been previously featured in the Rapidian...
VIDEO: Flying Without Wingz performed at Rock Out 2 Come Out
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 10-13-2009 under LOCAL LIFE
In this video, Flying Without Wingz performs at Rock Out 2 Come Out, the first ever large Gay and Lesbian community event in Grand Rapids, held October 11th at Rosa Parks Circle, celebrating National Coming Out Day. “We believe it is imperative to...