Words & Photos by: Brendan Lee MAR 22, 2017 – It’s safe to say that Top Dawg Entertainment helped propel a new age revival of west coast rap with the fame of Kendrick Lamar and the depths of its supporting cast with artists like Ab – Soul, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock and SZA. Though not from California … Read more
Tre Nyce stopped by HHV studios to drop a freestyle over the classic cut from the K-os album ‘Exit’. ‘This is the first installment of a new live performance series from Self Hired and HHV. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more videos!
Photos by: Brendan Lee FEB 28, 2017 – The mighty Ghostface Killah, a man with more monikers than one can keep up with at this point, is no stranger to Vancouver. In fact, he seems to tour quite often for no apparent reason at all, however, this won’t stop loyal Wu-Tang followers from showing up … Read more
Quannum MCs Tour Blackalicious & Latyrx (Lyrics Born & Lateef the Truthspeaker) Venue Nightclub – 02/25/17 Bay Area underground hip hop was definitely in the house last weekend in Vancouver, as Venue Nightclub played host to Blackalicious (Gift of Gab and DJ Chief Xcel), Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truthspeaker (Latryx). The rappers who represent … Read more
Words and Photos by: Brendan Lee FEB 8, 2017 – Killer Mike and El-P, better known together as Run the Jewels, are arguably the biggest duo in hip-hop right now. They have released 3 critically acclaimed albums in the last 4 years and have toured non-stop during this time as well. To say that these guys have … Read more