Over the past several weeks, awareness of the social injustices many Black people face in America is at an all time high. Through countless reposts of information including petitions, videos, and history, many are being educated not only on police brutality, but how a country that was built on racism keeps this structure intact. Artists […]
The year is 2018. It feels just like any other day. I’m aimlessly scrolling through the Instagram app —just like many of us find ourselves doing way too often. I find myself in a typical explore page wormhole, sifting through all the sports, music, food, and influencer posts that pop up. After a few minutes […]
16 bars takes a dive into artists that sprung up and became intertwined in the early 2010s changing the rap landscape. Black Hippy, OPM and Odd Future held down the West while A$AP Mob and Beast Coast (Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers) represented the East. During this time Drake was up north in Canada […]
Apollo Bebop from Santa Ana Live at JITV HQ in Los Angeles, CA 2018. Apollo Bebop with be at Nothing Fest on Saturday, July 9, 2019. Get tickets to Nothing Fest at: bit.ly/nothingfest
Quite possibly one of the most underrated pop-music artists and rappers in the game right now, Oliver Tree performed to a sold out show on Valentine’s Day at The Roxy, where he’ll be playing to a sold out show the next day as well. Oliver Tree’s high-energy performance did not disappoint. With only an EP […]
Around April last year, during my search for up-and-coming artists, I came across Bakar’s electric performance of his rock-punk-hip-hop song Scott Free on the COLORS Youtube channel. At first, I didn’t think too much of him and his singles out until I heard his feature on Yeek’s Sebastian (2017), and Bakar’s own freshman project Badkid. Coming from Camden Town, Bakar […]
On August 25th, NothingMagTV had the honor of covering the Roses That Grew From Concrete music festival at the Esports Arena in Santa Ana, CA hosted by Santa Ana Unidos. It was a celebration that brought Hip-Hop, art, education, and advocacy together in an effort to combat the ongoing incarceration problem in California where the […]
At the beginning of summer last year, I vividly remember doing my usual digital crate digging on Spotify, SoundCloud, and Apple Music, etc. searching for something brand new that I haven’t heard of before. I was in the mood for something exciting; something that wasn’t on the front page of these music platforms. After about […]