What up to all the fresh people out there! I’d like to get to the point and make this short, and sweet! So, as you know it’s officially summer time and with the summer comes summer anthems, jams and joints. I’d like to introduce you to this Re-freshing young artist BUDDY! This young man is from…
Category: Reviews
Review: Lester Sanchez brings variety, versatility and emotion on “Mental Notes” EP
One thing that has become increasingly clear through the past few years is that R&B is in a period of transition. There is a phase currently going on that finds the genre in a position different that what was traditionally there. While the sound has generally focused on love, sex and bringing heartfelt harmony to…
Review: 40b focuses on the street’s highs and lows on “Trapped In The System”
Often times it’s easy to see that just because someone does a few bad acts doesn’t necessarily make them a bad person. In hip-hop the term “product of the environment” is one to keep in mind. People can often seem as if they are glorifying a lifestyle that is rooted in evils, but to believe…
ReFresh Fridays: Chill hop/Jazzy Hip-hop Edition
Hey Hey Hey, Hope you are ready for this week’s Re-Fresh Friday. This Friday I, of course, like every Friday wanted to do something different. This Re-Fresh Friday I wanted to focus on Chill hop, a.k.a. Jazzy Hip-hop, a.k.a. the dopeness! This week’s artist is Freddie Joachim. He is from San Diego, CA which explains…
Review: Izzy Strange welcomes you into the mind of the “bad guy”
Throughout time you may see quite the pattern as it pertains to hip-hop. Traditionally speaking the “bad guy” has always been glorified. From the rebellious ways of Run DMC, the glory days of gangsta rap with Eazy E and others, to more recent examples like 50 Cent and Future, the game allows for rule breakers…
RE-FRESH FRIDAYS
It’s FRIDAY!!!! This Re-Fresh Friday ….Straight outta the windy city, this breath of fresh air is really killing the hip-hop game!! From the Westside of Chicago…. SABA! Saba is part of a music collective entitled Pivot Gang. These young artist are attacking the music scene and blind-siding us with their talent! I particulary think you…
Review: Drake Shows Versatility and Awareness of His Status on “More Life”
Drake is a legend and it’s time to respect and approach him as such. Even If we’re going off of even the most google-accessible facts, the kid from Toronto has remained a fixture in the upper-echelon of rap since his 2009 breakout hit “Best I Ever Had”. Whether you like him or not you have…
Birdman Puts Young Thug On Prince & Michael Jackson’s Level –
Cash Money head Birdman has raised the stakes for Young Thug. The hip-hop executive has likened Thugger to late music icons Prince and Michael Jackson. A new clip has surfaced online and shows Baby boasting about YT’s greatness. Back in September, Thugger made history as the first musician with three Top 5 albums on the…
Sydney to get first vinyl pressing plant
Originally posted by The Vinyl Factory A state–the-art vinyl factory will open in Sydney this June – with the capacity to press three million records per year. As Tone Deaf reported yesterday (January 24), the new plant will include full analog mastering, a Neumann disc cutting system, stamper making facility and fully automated record presses. There will also…
Review: Ray Kincaid opens the doors to the “Bizarre Arcade” for a second time
Those of you who frequent 1DF may already be familiar with Ray Kincaid and his smooth forms of rap. If you aren’t, last year we took the time out to review his “Artistic Depression” project which we highly recommend. That project delved into his inner-thoughts and emotions dealing with depression. For his new release “Bizarre…
Everything You Need To Know About Famous Dex
Meet Famous Dex, a rarely exuberant maker of turn-up music from the South Side of Chicago. Famous Dex is a name often associated with the virally adored new wave artists of the South, like Atlanta’s Lil Yachty — with whom he shares a hairstyle (and color) — or Trill Sammy and Ugly God from…
Review: 40b showcases the pain from attraction on “Love Riot”
40b arrives at 1DF for the first time. The Orlando native blends a melodic style with certain elements of genres ranging from Trap, R&B to Dancehall lightly sprinkled into the mix. 40 has slowly built up to this moment with a background in songwriting and several lower profile tapes to his name.Though this is considered…
