When you hear the name JFK the first thing you think about is the assassinated president or the airport in New York. Today we are gonna introduce you to JFK aka Jay Fre$h Kick$. The kid has went from local producer to the dude supplying hot tracks for some of today’s hot artists, such as EPMD, Eve and Julez Santana. With artists like this under his belt he is definitely an artist to look out for. He’s a humble cat that will never tell you “I told you so” but he’ll show you so… JFK aka Jay Fre$h Kick$ is in the building!!!
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While I was out in Cali a few months ago, I had the opportunity to meet this cat by the name of E Reece. The hard penetrating, self-reflective vocals of this MC poignantly illustrate that true school hip hop is alive and well. Born in the Midwest, raised in Maryland, and schooled in the business in NYC, E Reece is unlike any artist you have ever heard or seen. This talented and hard-working lyricist, songwriter, poet, and musician keeps your attention at every turn and will make you challenge yourself. His music speaks of love, life, and staying true to yourself.
His latest album, L.I.S.n 2 This Live.In.Studio, with his live band Core Elements is everything jazz hip hop fans are craving. Hit the cut to get to know E Reece and check a preview of the album…
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Inner Loop Records recording artist, J-$crilla, recently released his first solo production album, Culture of Honor. With big name features such as Oddisee, General Steele, JR Writer, Cassidy and more, it’s definitely an album worth checking out.
We had the opportunity to catch up with the producer and find out more about him and his work. Hit the jump to get to know J-$crilla…
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Somebody hand me a late pass… I just recently heard of M. Will when we posted his Father’s Day tribute video two months ago. His remake of Marly Marl’s “Set It Off” was spot on and had me checking out M. Will the Shogun’s previous work. If M. Will inherited anything from his father, it’s his talent. At only 16 years of age, he has a bright future ahead of him.
I’ve gotten the opportunity to build with M.Will lately, as we will be exclusively hosting his new instrumental mixtape dropping tomorrow. M. Will was also a part of our Michael Jackson Beat It contest and has a few joints on the tribute tape, which we dropped this past Saturday. Hit the jump to learn a little more about M.Will the Shogun…
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Every now and then there comes a new artist on the scene that I personally really take a liking to. Last year, I can name two artists of the top of my head that did that… Trav Williams and Nobody Famous. This year, the one artist that sticks out in my head the most is this dude right here… know:juander.
As both an emcee and a producer, know:juander has a talent that is rare amongst others. There are few that do both and even fewer that do both well. His latest effort, A Kid Love, beta [download], sounds to me like a young Kanye in his prime. In fact, I’ll even go as far as putting A Kid Love, beta up against College Dropout any day of the week. If know:juander is putting out music this good already, you can only imagine what he’s got in store next. Whatever his next project will be, I’ve already extended the offer to put him out on HiPNOTT Records… welcome to the fam!
Let’s get to know know:juander after the cut…
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New York producer Hannibal King has a new project set to drop tomorrow, Eating Cornbread on the Millenium Falcon. Obviously inspired by the movie, Star Wars, the free EP features emcees from the likes of Donny Goines, El Prez, Jabee, Brown Bag AllStars, Cambatta, Nero, K. Sparks and others. We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Hannibal King to talk about his music and inspirations. Get to know Hannibal after the cut…
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J. Blitz is one of the best kept secrets in the the New Orleans underground scene. While most outside the state associate the city with former powerhouse labels like Cash Money and No Limit, the city has a new hip hop scene with artists breaking the stigma of the typical New Orleans sound. J. Blitz is one of the leaders in that scene and looking to make a major breakthrough with a big year planned for 2009. We had the chance to talk to J and here’s your chance to get to know the talented emcee.
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About a month ago we highlighted a mixtape from Baltimore’s The Black Sunn and producer Mydus, Born Alone Die Alone [download]. The joint was so hot, that we hit up the emcee to find out what he’s all about. Hit the jump to get to know The Black Sunn…
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Rasheed Chappell is truly an exception to the current rule of click’s and cliche’s. Rasheed is an artist whose music is a sonic backdrop to life as he sees it, lives it and dreams it. Rasheed’s gift is only second to his tireless work ethic and his constant pursuit of elevation, to push himself and the genre to new heights and dimensions.
He is the child of an era when Hip-Hop Legends such as Rakim, Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick were considered prophets among men by their command of the English language on the microphone.
Rasheed’s words are able to capture and convey cinematic emotion, it’s as if you are watching a movie more than listening to music. He has the ability to weaves tales of tragedy and triumph into soulful melodies that reflect his environment and love of Hip-Hop culture.
Rasheed Chappell has a story to tell….let’s get to know the man.
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We recently featured Phoenix Jones‘ latest mixtape, The Family Guy [download], on the site and it’s turning out to be one of my favorite tapes of the year so far. So I wanted to hit up this Cleveland emcee and find out what he’s all about. Get to know Phoenix Jones after the cut…
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Always looking to break out of the box here at KevinNottingham.com, we had the opportunity recently to talk with music video director J6Ahn. Though still on the come up, J6Ahn has an amazing potential as proven in the work he’s done with Wax & EOM. Hit the jump to see how the interview went down and make sure you bookmark this page. This dude is seriously gonna be famous one day!
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Nastee is a man that has been around the game for almost 20 years. He started out as a DJ then made the smooth transition into producing. In the mid 90’s he was mixing classic albums by Big Pun, Mobb Deep, and Dead Prez. Hit the cut to Get To Know Nastee…
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Serving up as the production half of the DMV duo Panacea, K-Murdock grew up during the 88-97 Golden Era of hip hop, being inspired by the jazz and soul samples ATCQ frontman Q-Tip and producers like DJ Premier and Pete Rock were flipping in the 90s. K-Murdock has producing as Panacea for roughly 5 1/2 years yet his production credits also range from neo-soul, jazz-funk, electronica and even progressive rock.
We had the chance to catch up with K-Murdock recently. K-Murdock sat down with us and well as gave us the exclusive on a yet unreleased track that he produced for Raheem DeVaughn. You can listen to that after you Get To Know K-Murdock…
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Martin Jackson aka Muggsy Malone is from the talent rich DMV (D.C./Maryland/No. Virginia area) and has a story to tell. Without a mixtape flooding the market or a strong internet buzz the D.C. native was able to secure his deal with Warpath Records after a label executive heard his music on his MySpace page.
Muggsy’s road to this point in his career included homelessness, a life changing event while in the US Military, and other road blocks before reaching this goal. Muggsy’s passion and work ethic shows in his music and his mindset regarding this game.
Hit the cut to hear what the man has to say…
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You may have noticed his name from our most recent “Take Off” Remix Contest, you may have heard his widely played and acclaimed hit single “Paper Chase,” or you may have just seen the name around the site (like when he got the party started off right for the Gza Concert), JD Era has certainly been around the circuit long enough for anyone to notice him. Born and bred in Canada, Era has put in work to become an established emcee not only in the Canadian hip hop scene, but around the continent. As he’s worked alongside other Canadian heavy weights like Kardinal Offishall, Saukrates, and Drake (with whom he’s all very close friends with), he’s planted his footprint in the sands of hip hop as one to watch out for. JD Era got a chance to sit down with KevinNottingham.com and talks about ….
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