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N.VS x First Song

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:16:25 +0000

The homie N.VS drops visuals for FIRST SONG off of his upcoming FOCUS EP directed by ARTISTIC MEDIA OUTLET.

TOPE x Life Of The Party

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:38:07 +0000

To celebrate making Willamette Week’s Best New Band list, TOPE decided to let go a free song from his recent album, UNTIL THE NEXT TIME WE MEET. TOPE pairs crew members Prem (Living Proof) and Epp (TxE) with the prolofic young producer Stewart Villain to bring you the Summer-Champagne-Anthem, “LIFE OF THE PARTY.”

Last week TOPE become the first solo hip hop artist to ever place top 10 in Willamette Week’s Best New Band poll, coming in at number 6! Read the full article HERE and be on the look out for a B-Sides EP later this month from TOPE available on Amigo/Amiga Records!

DOWNLOAD—> TOPE – Life Of The Party ft Prem & Epp produced by Stewart Villain

TOPE x Willamette Week Best New Band 2012

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:08:50 +0000

Via Willamette Week:

A few weeks ago, Anthony “Tope” Anderson performed in front of students at Central Catholic High School. Some kids thought the freshly shaven, baby-faced MC was one of them. “I almost wanted to lie,” he says. “When I don’t shave, I look 19.”

It has only been eight years since Anderson was one of those kids, playing Central Catholic talent shows while a student there. “Those were always really awkward,” says the 26-year-old MC-producer. “But it was kind of a big thing. Everyone knew I rapped, even then.”

Making it outside of Central Catholic has been trickier. “I kind of knew it would be one of those things where I’d have to put out like 10 albums before anyone knows who I am,” Anderson says. These days, anyone paying attention to the Portland hip-hop scene—or, considering his contributions to the PDX Pop Now! festival and last year’s record deal with respected local indie-rock imprint Amigo/Amiga, the Portland music scene in general—knows Tope’s smooth flow and soulful production. They might also know his other groups, Living Proof and TxE. (The latter, with rapper Epp and rapper-producer G_Force, collected almost enough votes to place on the poll alongside Tope.)

Anderson began his career as the teenage hype man to now-retired Portland MC Manic D (“I didn’t know what the hell I was doing,” he admits now). He was refining his flow and learning the basics of production at age 19 when his mom died. For a while, Anderson quit music altogether. “I just didn’t have anything to say,” he says. “But, after getting through the initial pain of it, I guess it was motivation. My mom was always a big supporter.”

Tope is committed to music these days—his latest solo album, Until the Next Time We Meet, garnered national praise and in April he paid his rent with music for the first time—but he says he’s still finding himself as an artist. His next EP, he says, will be his most personal project to date. “I’m not Luck-One, I’m not Illmaculate, I’m not Cool Nutz,” Anderson says. “I’m just trying to find my lane. I’ll never be one of the top five rappers in Portland, but hopefully someday I’ll have a top-10 album.” CASEY JARMAN.

TOPE x BV Imagery

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:01:07 +0000

Big THANK YOU to the homie Brenda Vaughn aka BV Imagery for shooting this past week. Big fan of her work, check out some more shots below.

SUPPORT—> BV Imagery

TOPE x Boat Shoes

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:01:02 +0000

She tried to play me like Wowwww!

Nipsey Hussle x DOM KENNEDY x I Need That

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:51:56 +0000

Roane Namuh & Reva Devito x TxE x DJ Kez x Mississippi Studios

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:26:10 +0000

Celebrating the release of Reva and Roane’s incredibly dope new project Cloudshine this Wednesday, May 9th at Mississippi Studio with special guest TxE and DJ Kez. If you haven’t checked out Cloudshine, stream or purchase it below, definitely one of my favorite projects so far in 2012.

SUPPORT —> Reva Devito & Roane Namuh – CLOUDSHINE

Kanye West x Lost In The World

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:02:25 +0000

Fresh Daily x We On Again

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:53:45 +0000

Something fresh.

DOWNLOAD—> FRESH DAILY – The Brooklyn Good Guy

Black Milk x Claps&Slaps Tour EP. 3

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:48:12 +0000