Hip-hop as a genre is getting more attention from the music industry in Nashville. A good thing! But not all hip-hop music is the same, nor are the ways in which hip-hop music is made. The old technique (i.e. sampling) is as popular as ever, but in certain aspects, it is different from when it […]
What will a Snoop and Dre bar downtown mean for Nashville hip-hop?
Country music celebrity bars dominate Lower Broadway, and now Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are opening the Still G.I.N. Lounge.
Nashville rapper SeddyMac makes the most of being invited to a songwriting camp by mistake
How Nashville rapper SeddyMac landed an unexpected songwriting opportunity.
With the nationwide release of ‘MLB,’ Tim Gent and A.B. Eastwood reach another level with Nashville hip-hop
The track “MLB” has the type of industry muscle behind it that Nashville hip-hop has rarely seen in the last two decades. Not that it had that sort of importance at the beginning, when it came out of a casual session in 2022.
A songwriting camp aims to build Nashville hip-hop’s industry connections
Nashville songwriting is big business. It supplies the country music industry with material — gospel and contemporary Christian too. But it’s largely shut out those who specialize in hip-hop and R&B. Now, two music companies are trying to change that.
Even total newbies are welcome at this grassroots hip-hop songwriting camp in Nashville
Nashville is, famously, a place where professional songsmiths gather with serious intentions of writing hits. It’s not known for casual writing sessions that are open to all comers. But that’s exactly what’s going down in local hip-hop at a songwriting camp that welcomes anyone who wants to get in the studio.
Southern women are shaping the sound of hip-hop’s future
In 2024, GloRilla, Latto and Doechii all delivered landmark rap albums. Not just because they had the best bars, but because each trusted themself enough to make an artistic and commercial leap.
Nashville rapper Daisha McBride goes viral — again — with a freestyle on the streets of L.A.
She had her first taste of viral fame a decade ago. Now McBride’s having an even bigger online moment thanks to improvising verses to the pop song “Hotel Party” on the spot.
Chuck iNDigo, artist and rapper
Nashville-native Chuck iNDigo is keeping his cool under a bright spotlight.
Chuck INDigo, longtime leader in the Nashville hip-hop scene, clarifies where he’s coming from
Chuck INDigo opens his seventh project, Until I Get There, with a song that establishes the album’s reflective tone. During one verse, over a gently lurching beat and burbling synths, he contrasts the old him with the new.
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