One can be nice, but two always seem to be twice as good. At least, that seems to be the case when it comes to Hip-Hop. There may be no relationship more intimate than that between producer and MC. They just couldn't exist without each other, that is, unless the producer just wanted to make instrumentals or the MC just wanted to make acapella. Other than that, though, producers and MCs are like yin and yang, two opposite yet complementary aspects that, when brought together, produce a beautiful harmony. Here, the yin and yang are producer Tony Seltzer and rapper (and producer) MIKE. Their album, Pinball, dropped with little fanfare, being preceded only by the throwback single "R&B,… More
Where is Tisakorean? On the cover of his newest EP, MUMU 8818, the Texas-born rapper leans on the hood of a blood-red Corvette, limned by the setting sun, looking into the future, the oncoming dusk. He's outside; that's about all we can say. Actually, the more important question is: Where are you? If you're not here, listening to Tisakorean, you might as well be asleep. However, if you ever want to wake up and feel what it's like to be a lecherous bouncy ball, all you have to do is click that SoundCloud link up there and just let loose.
Tisakorean has said in interviews that he just makes the music that he wants to hear. One wishes that all… More