Funk Volume

Hopsin took to Facebook to announce that Funk Volume has broken up and he is continuing as an independent artist.

We sat down with Hopsin, Dizzy Wright and Jarren Benton to talk about the history and evolution of their record label Funk Volume.

The Funk Volume crew, which consists of rappers Jarren Benton, Hopsin and Dizzy Wright, is laying down the gauntlet and challenging any other crew to a $500,000 battle.

Many rappers can come across like they’re bulletproof humans. With all the braggadocios raps, alluring videos and behind-the-scenes footage of tours mixed with everyday rap life, some of our favorite rappers can seem immune to regular problems, thoughts and ideas. Howe...

Hopsin is mid-sentence, talking about his plans to go out on tour with his Funk Volume labelmates Dizzy Wright and Jarren Benton later this year, when he stops himself and trails off. "My mom's calling me," he says, reaching into his pocket for his phone with a slightly embarrassed smile...

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For the summer of 2015, Civil Regime will be introducing a new collection titled "Earn Your Stripes." The collection includes an array of garments, ideal for the summer weather. Civil Regime's summer 2015 "Earn Your Stripes" lookbook consists of graphic button-down shirts, extended graphic tees, shorts and jeans...

Funk Volume artist Dizzy Wright has announced that his new album, The Growing Process, will be released next month, on May 26. The album is preceded by singles "Train Your Mind" and "Floyd Money Mayweather," the latter of which pays tribute to the champion boxer who represents Wright's native Las Vegas. Thi...

Dizzy Wright is counting the days. On "Train Your Mind," Funk Volume's secret weapon frames his life in long-running release schedules. Throughout the song, a droning voice reminds you that it's been exactly "20 years since 1995," while Dizzy rattles off the albums that dropped that year and became formative experiences for him: Tupac's Me Against The World, E-40's In A Major W

Last week, Atlanta native Jarren Benton released his brand new EP Slow Motion Vol. 1. The eight-track project honors the memory of his fallen friend and manager Jahmal “Slow Motion” Pryor and is one of Benton’s most personal projects to date. On Slow Motio...

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