Nixon
WMI hits the 5iviet CD listening party
by (jquatrine)
Submitted 07-26-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Hip-hop artist Rick Chyme and the 5iveit family invited us to hang out at the fabulous CD listening party for their latest project 5iveit at The Mexicains Sans Frontieres Gallery (the beautiful home/studio of Hugo Claudin). We met many of the...
The evolution of Grand Rapids hip-hop
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 05-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Let's be honest, you don't like rap. It has been a tumultuous twenty-plus years since rap became more recognizable as an art form in the mainstream, including assassinations of artists, threats laid down in songs, misogynist content...
A Q&A with Hip Hop Producer Nixon
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 06-11-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Nixon is arguably the most preeminent producer in the local scene having captured a number of Grand Rapids Hip Hop Coalition awards in recent years. He is also one of the most sought-after emcees in the local landscape. Everyone involved...
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...