Chairman's Choice: King Drive, Open Mike Eagle
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King Drive hail from Chicago but clearly worship at the altar of NYC street sounds of yore. The duo’s...
Do you know your Klout score? "Celebrity Reduction Prayer," Open Mike Eagle's Oddisee-produced contribution to Mello Music Group's Persona compilation, picks up where his stellar Dark Comedy left off, picking apart the threads that stitch together our real and digital lives. The Ryan Calavano-...
Mello Music Group has finally delivered their label compilation, Persona. But the esteemed label warns against prejudging the record based on that qualifier: "These aren’t spare tracks," the album's description on Bandcamp reads. "They’re potent messages and poisonous darts." Sporting ...
Open Mike Eagle drops his latest track “Celebrity Reduction Prayer,” which was produced Oddisee. The song off of the Mello Music Group’s annual label compilation Persona. Persona hits stores March 10. Other artists and producers featured on the label compilation include Apollo Brown, L’Orange, Rapper Big Pooh, Red Pill, Quelle Chris, Masta Ace, Oh No, Kool Keith, yU, Nottz and others.
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