Quality and consistency are two approaches that can change the game for an up-and-coming artist—quality because a local audience sometimes needs to be convinced that unisgned hype is worth their time, and the consistency that keeps the artist in the public…

Buffalo hip-hop artist Chae Hawk talks about his new album, Dance Party for the Heavy-Hearted, the way that athletes discuss their preparations for the Olympics.…

When he’s at his best, the smooth, deliberate flow of 21-year-old Buffalo rapper Romey Chop$ has a removed, observational tone—like he’s narrating his own life story as it actually…

Buffalo is home to many great things, and its music is quickly rising to the top of the list. A local hip-hop group by the name of Grind Hard Boyz (GHB) is helping to solidify this burgeoning scene…

“I’m under the bed of the monsters living under your bed”—a line from MarcMostro that serves as a kind of summary of the clever humor and dry braggadoccio of Prime Example,…

Say this about Jeremy Jermaine Jerome: he knows how to get into your head.

A tad mysterious—JJJ has alluded, in conversation, to a vagabond past, changing residencies from Buffalo to the American…

Mad Dukez, one of the hardest-working rappers you’re going to find coming out of Buffalo, is nothing if not prodigious. In just the past year, Dukez has released five…

Although Hurricane Sandy created catastrophe in New York City and along the East Coast, it didn’t trouble Buffalo very much. Still, the Queen City is feeling its effects in other ways, as a few local concerts have been postponed as a result of the storm.

Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Eric ‘Poetry’ Becker. Poetry is an educated and dynamic artist whose skill and talent has set him on the road to success in the music game! I’ve…

It is always interesting to hear what happens when a local artist teams up with a national talent -- and in the case of Buffalo rapper Romey Chop$, the results are impressive. Romey has a new single,…

Boulder, Colo. duo 3OH!3 will commandeer Town Ballroom on Saturday night in a show presented by After Dark Entertainment. The concert begins at 6 p.m. with openers Outasight—a current KISS 98.5…

In an underground scene that’s difficult to crack, Buffalo rapper Mad Dukez is doing all he can for exposure, trying to create a surge of momentum prior to the launch of his first album.

The rapper, who also fronts Type Relevant, released a free 11-song…

Buffalo is a city that celebrates the fringe—from outsider visual artists to aurally challenging musicians to avant-garde theater, there is a rich vein of anti-mainstream and, quite frankly, weird creativity that resonates through the region. It’s not…

Rapper Tech N9ne's fans may be passionate, rabid, even out of control. While that may occasionally result in a hazard for security, it also fosters an energetic atmosphere that turns a typical show into a surreal experience.

As part of Tech N9ne's "Hostile…

It’s almost here—it’s so close you can almost hear it. And on Friday, you actually will.

I am referring, of course, to Buffalo hip-pop king Chae Hawk’s long-awaited album,