By Caleb Hoze So, you may wonder, what does Mokoomba mean? Mokoomba, according to lead guitarist Trustworth Samende, “is the deep respect that we have for the Zambezi River as a source of life.” … [Read more...]
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As COVID-19 Tore Us Apart, Black Music Kept Us Together
President Joe Biden declared June to be Black Music Appreciation Month, a time to celebrate the powerful influence Black music has had on American culture and heritage. Originally created by former … [Read more...]
C-Mill$ Dedicates Sophomore Album to Milwaukee’s Hip Hop Mom with “Long Live Mama Mills”
By Dylan Deprey At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, C-Mill$ laid low, but remained laser focused. Though the world felt as if it was at a standstill, he managed to drop his debut album, “I’m … [Read more...]
Meccah Maloh Stays Busy in the Studio and Preps the MKE Pad Masters for New Season
By Dylan Deprey Meccah Maloh is a certified “studio geek.” He lives to make music. He’s got an apartment, but he sleeps in his studio. He surrounds himself with instruments, drum machines, … [Read more...]
NilexNile’s “Free Lunch” Mixtape is a Reawakening Consciously and Sonically
By Dylan Deprey While some artists had their creative breakthroughs during pandemic quarantine, NilexNile (Nile) found himself on the complete opposite side of the spectrum. The 24-year-old … [Read more...]
Traxx Sanders Sets his own Standards with His Debut Album “Skhizo”
By Dylan Deprey There’s no putting Traxx Sanders in a box. First, he’d color all over it and start dancing on it. Then he’d cut it into a thousand pieces, put it back together, just to douse … [Read more...]
Jabril Yousef’s Debut Album “WILD LOVE” is a Documentation of Their Self-love Journey
By Dylan Deprey A spark of inspiration can come from anywhere. No one really knows when the mythical bulb floating above their head will ignite, but for Jabril Yousef, it took around a thousand … [Read more...]
The MT Twins Stay True to Themselves with “Blue Hearts”
By Dylan Deprey Before the Marshall Twins were hanging from a sunroof in an SUV with their faces plastered across the side, they were flying down the basketball court finishing up their senior … [Read more...]
Advocate in Three Ways
By Nyesha Stone He wanted to explore the galaxy to be closer to the stars because his mom said there were angels who were watching him, but who is this him and what happened to reaching the … [Read more...]
Calling All Wisconsin Artists
By Nyesha Stone Some would say Milwaukee is in the middle of a renaissance. Entire neighborhoods are being redeveloped, healthy grocery stores are being placed in the hood, murals are being … [Read more...]