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In June, Minneapolis based Doomtree member Dessa released her second studio album, Parts of Speech. She’s currently on tour (find dates near you here) with her live band to promote the record. Texas native Alex Wilder (@notawilder) and I caught up with her. It’s been about a month now since Parts of Speech was released and you’ve been touring extensively in …
“Be real; conscious rap failed us” – Busdriver, 2009 If we as rap fans can be real for a second, we bring a lot of this frustration on ourselves. Unlike most (all) other types of music, hip hop’s Larger Conversation includes every imaginable subgenre, obscure offshoot, regional scene, or stylistic variation rap’s got to offer. …
Earlier this week, I caught up with Tony the Scribe (@killstreakmpls), the rapping half of Minneapolis duo, KILLSTREAK. Their album, Janus, is out now at killstreak.info and wherever underfunded indie rap records are sold. I was lucky enough to be in the studio for some of the sessions and you can even hear yours truly …