Chuck Knight
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Words. I've got a way with 'em.Stories (3/0)
Readers' Review: Half-A-Mil's 'Courtesy of Half-A-Mil'
If you’ve been paying attention to the West Coast in the past decade, you’d be hip to the thriving beat scene, and if you aren’t, you can’t deny the steady flow of genre-bending, trunk-rattling, hip-hop coming from the West Coast. This is a producers’ market, and an emcee’s playground. Out of this flourishing community comes two of the best, and most prolific creators in California, Hit-Boy and Dom Kennedy. Test my words by looking through the discography of both artists. It’s safe to say Hit-Boy has the sound on lock through the early 2010s, even grabbing a Grammy for “N**gas in Paris,” while Dom Kennedy has been pumping out all kinds of records, effectively running the LA indie scene with an iron fist. Of course, an iron fist dressed in a Gucci oven mitt, because Dom makes what I affectionately call “Barbecue Music.” You know what barbecue music is, that smooth vibe that also keeps the party going at peak pace. If you aren’t catching my drift right now, I’m not sure I want to be at your next cookout.
By Chuck Knight6 years ago in Beat
Readers' Review: Toro y Moi - Boo Boo
I've been an avid fan of Toro y Moi, Chaz Bundicks' multi-instrumental project band since 2011's Underneath The Pine , a thoughtful album that felt like the perfect intersection of Funk, R&B, and Electronica. I was interested, but it was really the
By Chuck Knight6 years ago in Beat
Readers' Review: Wretch 32 - 'FR32'
Reality can be a prison to us sometimes. Everyday life gets repetitive, your job starts to suck, and your family gets annoying. The mundane can often be confused for the uninspiring. For some, it can even get downright depressing, or even violent. Any man or woman in their late 20s/early 30s in urban, or rural America can attest to feeling this way once or twice in their lives, if not as they read this.
By Chuck Knight6 years ago in Beat