Read our latest "Rundown" interview with the DFW rising star, Fa$e, who was formerly known as Lil FaceTime. Setting the Texas scene ablaze in 2016, read on how he plans to lead a strong movement in 2017.
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AMEA has been singing for all her life as she has been raised by creators. Her mother also sings and her father is an artist. She got involved with the children’s choir at her church at only three-years-old and has been around music ever since. She has taken these past two years to experiment with her voice and be an independent singer. Read her story here
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1500 Records has been on a rise recently. With their immense roster, filled with nothing but other producers, artists, and rappers, it only makes sense that with all the work they’ve been doing independently and collectively is being noticed now towards the end of the year. One rapper from the collective, Lil Coupe, has been exceeding his expectations while still improvising his craft to match his hunger for success.
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The Rundown has laid the groundwork for artists to express themselves and share their music to the followers of Modern Life Mag. Covering artists from coast to coast, we land back in the homestead of the MLM headquarters and stumble a brash yet witty sound that's coming from the Houstock camp.
Seeing the creative collective from their humble beginnings, ByBreezy has single-handily created a lane where the indie acts of Houston can prosper, unite, and ultimately create a revolution amongst themselves to provide a refreshing versatile aura to the Houston music scene. Throughout the collective, it's many artists to offer, but OG Shyne stands out as one the lead general of the camp with her upfront attitude and will to win by any means.
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Indianapolis’ Xavier Clark is not someone that you can nail down; he refuses to let his sound be defined. Instead he prides himself on the eccentricity that he brings with him on every track; never sounding the same, always keeping the listener on the edge as to what he will do next.
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Young, Honest and going nowhere but up; Young Francis Thomas is stepping one deep onto Houston’s music scene with a vibe full of sincerity and a heart full rage, ready to assert himself as the next runner-up to lead the youth. Setting the tone and making a statement on his now and most recent project, “NIRVANIC” the young emcee shows and proves he has a knack for projecting meaningful and melody driven music, a lot of which is inspired by the new age driven sound of the South. He leads with his most successful single, “Sobriety” that’s peeked 12k plays and growing; backed with a visual behind his personal favorite track, “Oblivious”. He’s an artist that continuous to grow and aims as high as his wings will take him.
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When you think of Houston you think, DJ Screw, Pimp C, codeine in double cups, swangin’ in old schools with the ‘bows poking out and that Southern feel — at least when it comes to the music. As one of the major and most populated cities in America, you think versatility, openness, diversity. All of those things are what truly makes Houston known for what it is. I had the opportunity to chit-chat with one of Houston’s upcoming artists, Wes Blanco, and talked about influences, important things to consider in the game, past encounters that have changed his style and exciting things he has coming up in the future.
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We recently revamped "The Rundown” interview series with bringing emerging artists to the forefront and giving them the chance to tell their story. We sparked our first conversation with rising Houston rapper, Paris Le Rouge. He had an opportunity to speak on his stylistic approach to music, why he’s different from other artists in the city, and how he ultimately wants to separate himself.
We continue the series with speaking to Trevell Hudson, someone who’s been on our radar for quite sometime. Due to his different features on other people’s projects, he finally came with something of his own with his project, “For The Time Being”. Since then, we’ve been hooked on his serenading sound and how he brings the new elements and components of R&B to his music.
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Due to us focusing on other various projects, we stepped away from our annual interview series, "The Rundown". Recognizing the significance of breaking new artists and giving them the chance to speak their mind is the reason why we have "The Rundown" and it was only right for us to bring it back. Opening the platform and giving artists the chance to use their voice, we spoke to Paris Le Rouge, a rising artist in the Houston area who's going against the grain to break barriers and stereotypes of what a Houston artist is in this day of time.
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Roy Dale is a unique artist who's popped up on a radar not too long ago, Dale presents a very sleek style that embodies the 3rd Coast but at the same presents a new sense of modernism that's complete in his sound. The Texas landscape for new music is becoming more versatile, and you have to include Dale in that batch of artists who are emerging. Read our Interview with him here.
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Post Malone has opened the golden gates for the Dallas music scene to prosper on a national scale. The Triple D now have the world at their doorstep and one artist by the name of G.U.N. is making huge waves in the city. The rambunctious rapper from Memphis by the way of Dallas shared his story with us, read it here.
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The Dallas music scene has erupted in the past year. We have seen the likes of Rio Pourcel, Post Malone, Crit Life, G.U.N., and more make waves in the Triple D when it comes to pushing the sound. One of the budding producers from the area, Tay Slay has put himself in a high position with production credits for Travi$ Scott, Trinidad James, Bishop Neru, and more. Read our exclusive interview with him here.
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It's a lot of producers who are providing their own lane when it comes to their sound but it's no one who delivers an more erotic sound than ICYTWAT. His smooth rated X vibes are accompanied by vintage artwork of your favorite bayside babes. We recently had a chance to speak Icy about his mindset and more, read it here.
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ASAP Ant's Marino Gang has solidified themselves as one of the hardest indie collectives in hip hop right now. One of their most vital pieces to their puzzle is DJ Nick Marino. Read our exclusive interview with one of the hottest DJs who's breaking your favorite artist's records.
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Read our latest "Rundown" interview with Atlantastan representer, Thouxanbandfauni, the artist who is fusing his hard sounds with a smooth southern flare.
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