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ArtistRecordLabel
1 CREEPING DEATH Wretched Illusions Eone
2 OF MICE AND MEN EARTHANDSKY Rise
3 VALLEYS “Moon Child” [Single] Tragic Hero
4 HELLYEAH Welcome Home Eleven Seven
5 KNOCKED LOOSE A Different Shade Of Blue Pure Noise
6 LOWEST CREATURE Sacrilegious Pain Isolation Rec.
7 WORN THIN Worn Thin [EP] Self-Released
8 KORN The Nothing Roadrunner
9 CARNIFEX World War X Nuclear Blast
10 GATECREEPER “From the Ashes” [Single] Relapse
Fashion and music have shown correlated trends for decades. This article will focus on some big fashion and music icons in the world of hip hop.
Kanye West:
Kanye West was known for flashiness like shutter shades, being the “Louis Vuitton Don” and collaborating with Nike with the Red October sneaker in the early days of his career. More recently, his YEEZY campaigns, collaborations with Adidas and overall personal style has changed to being very athleisure-centric and relaxed, and yet contemporary minimalist.
Outkast:
Outkast (Big Boi and Andre 3000) was known in the 90s and the 00s for putting together ensembles that shook the early hip-hop world. They took masculine hip-hop looks, but turned them avant garde and less intimidating. They frequently wore bright colors like blues, greens, oranges and pinks or rocked fuzzy pants, wigs, silly hats or intricate hairstyles. And they always looked good.
Missy Elliot:
Missy’s looks compliment the strong and fun attitude that she possesses. She wears mostly street style looks like sneakers, track suits, denim tight or baggy fits and bright colors, with Adidas being her brand of choice. Missy also loves to wear an array of accessories to feminize her looks.
A$AP Rocky:
Rocky eloquently mixes street style with brand-whore by frequently wearing Fendi or Gucci. He can mix elitist fur coat, but can also wear sweatpants or an ensemble that is brightly colored. Rocky also loves to layer a coat or jacket, bringing an element of cohesiveness. All in all, he’s a hard one to pin down, but his mystery in his style is what keeps his looks fresh.
Rico Na$ty:
Rico Na$ty has recently been showing off what being a black goth is all about. She incorporates emo, punk and gothic styles for a fun, cute, scary, but really well put together almost costume-like ensemble. Platform boots, spiked up hair, long wigs, dark, artistic makeup and lots of fishnet makes for a Na$ty look indeed. Rico really makes being a badass mom look like fun.
Lil Kim:
Lil Kim’s fashion statements of the 90s are still being seen today amongst female artists like Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna. Lil Kim loved to show off a monochromatic look, barely there tops, bikini bottoms, heeled boots and furry overcoats were staple pieces and she often had a colored wig to match. Being a bad bitch came easy to Kim and her fashion didn’t fall short of the persona she emulated.
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Last Sunday, while rapper, CupcakKe was on her “10k Tour,” she posted a live video saying she’s quitting the music industry. On her live, CupcakKe sits on her bed in her hotel talking about her career up until then, she says that she’s “letting go” of music. CupcakKe is very well known for her sexually explicit lyrics and vulgar language, but that’s where a lot of her appeal comes in. In the live video CupcakKe states, at my “all age shows,” “I feel as though I’m corrupting them with my songs.” She also tearfully admits to a gambling addiction that cost her $700,000 and got her involved with bad people. CupcakKe is an artist who is truly honest and caring about her listeners; she’s been known to offer housing and safety for a number of her LGBT fans. As she cries, wrapped up in a blanket, listing all of her past faults to her fans and giving up music because of them, you have to wonder what it’s like to be under the pressure of the music industry while still trying to be true to yourself and your art.
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-Andrew Evans
Finding new music has become so much easier in this technological age. There are even services dedicated solely to helping people with this and since my show (2k indie) is dedicated to sharing the newest of indie music, I thought I’d share some ways I’ve learned to find good new music fast.
Spotify – I have to say (#notsponsored) that Spotify has been a huge tool of mine for finding new music. Because of the algorithms that it uses, the more you use the service and save music the more you’ll get suggested music tailored to your liking. Since I started DJing my music library has grown A LOT and I’ve noticed that this has helped Spotify in suggesting artists that sound similar to the ones I have liked before. Now it’s as simple as going to a favorite artists of mine and clicking ‘Fans Also Like’ and bam, I have a lot of new artists to start looking into.
2. Blogs – Thanks to the power of google it’s pretty easy to find music based blogs. There are blogs that list out good artists, albums, songs and some even review them for you (which is super helpful). Someone has already gone through the work to find and listen to the music, so this is a good secondary way to find music.
3. Indieshuffle.com – This website has been incredibly useful to me as well, there might be others like it but this one is definitely worth checking out. You can sort the music by genre, popularity and even go random. It gives you new music and tells you what the artist sounds like, tags related to the piece, and a short description along with a sample of the music. This is a quick and really organized way to find new tunes, and it’s definitely worth trying out. They range from really known artists to smaller artists, so there’s a pretty diverse range of music available.
4. Youtube – This one kind of goes with the blogs. You can find plenty of album reviews and channels dedicated to new music, and there’s also a lot of playlists for this too. Album Review TV (ARTV) is a nice channel to start with. There’s also TheLazylazyme who posts a lot of random new tracks. (and I’m sure there’s plenty more)
5. Your Favorite Artists – This is a fun way to find music you like, since you’re favorite artists likely listen to music you would like too. Some artists these days have Spotify’s or other accounts where they make playlists of their favorite stuff, and since it’s likely you have similar taste in music, it’s a good place to look.
6. Pay Attention When You’re Out – This is one of my absolute favorite ways to stumble on a new good song. Music is large in our world and can heard in so many different places, and if you hear something you like it’s now as easy as pulling out your phone and asking siri or Bixby or whatever what’s playing, and bam you have a new track on your list.
7. Listen to WKNC – Of course I had to save the best for last, make sure to tune in to the best in college radio for some new music too. With the new HD 1 and HD 2 you have a lot of options, we play different genres depending on the time of day on each. You can check it out at wknc.org/listen or through the Radio FX app. We have Spotify playlists too.
So how do you find new music?
– DJ Psyched
Right before I came to NC State my older sister (who went here as well) told me that college would be a time I would want to remember, and that I should find some ways to track my memories. I used to keep a small box of things and I also took a lot of pictures that I posted on Instagram meant to document my college experience. But I never really kept up with the box and although I do use the pictures still, I found another way to document this journey. With music.
One day during my first week at state it just dawned on me that my music taste would likely change a lot in college (I wanted to get more into the local music scene and smaller artists) so I decided that I would make a playlist every semester so I could see this change. And I’m so glad I did. Sometimes it’s funny to look back (especially at the first one I made) and see just how fitting some of the music is to the time when I was listening to it. For instance, you can tell when I had a crush versus when I was crushed (some semesters playlists are much happier than others). But it’s kind of cool to track where my mind was in a certain semester based on what kind of music I was listening to the most at the time.
The best part of all of this is that whenever I want to get into a nostalgic mood I just go back to an old playlist and let myself get swept away. We’ve all had those songs that remind of a certain time/place/person and I definitely see images and memories in my mind whenever I go back to these old playlists. I still make these playlists every semester and It’s something I plan to continue after college because it’s just been such a cool thing and it really keeps me searching for new music and changing up my style/ trying to find new and different things. I would definitely recommend tracking time with music to anyone who also has an obsession with making playlists.
– DJ Psyched
Artist Record Label
1 TORO Y MOI Outer Peace Carpark
2 LONE “Abraxas” [Single] Ancient Astronauts
3 KAYTRANADA Nothin Like U/Chances [EP] RCA
4 TOURIST Everyday Monday
5 GEORGE CLANTON Slide 100% Electronica
6 DORIAN CONCEPT The Nature Of Imitation Brainfeeder
7 KEDR LIVANSKIY Your Need 2MR
8 CHANNEL TRES Black Moses [EP] Godmode
9 LAURENCE GUY Making Music Is Bad For Your Self Esteeem [EP] Studio Barnhus
10 HOUSE OF FEELINGS New Lows Joyful Noise
Artist Record Label
1 CEREMONY In The Spirit World Now Relapse
2 OH ROSE While My Father Sleeps Park The Van
3 BODYWASH Comforter Luminelle
4 CHK CHK CHK (!!!) Wallop Warp
5 ROYAL CANOE Waver Paper Bag
6 (SANDY) ALEX G House Of Sugar Domino
7 ROYAL TRUX Pink Stuff [EP] Fat Possum
8 GRINGO STAR Controlled Burn Baby Robot
9 OH SEES Face Stabber Castle Face
10 HARMALEIGHS, THE She Won’t Make Sense Nettwerk
11 METZ Covers [EP] Sub Pop
12 FLORIST Emily Alone Double Double Whammy
13 JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD Magick Songs Dine Alone
14 CRUMB Jinx Self-Released
15 BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT At The Party With My Brown Friends Saddle Creek
16 ADA LEA What We Say In Private Saddle Creek
17 FRENCH VANILLA How Am I Not Myself? Danger Collective
18 CHRISTELLE BOFALE Swim Team [EP] Father/Daughter
19 PART TIME Spell #6 Burger
20 STRANGE RANGER Remembering The Rockets Tiny Engines
21 TEEN BODY Dreamo Broken Circles
22 SLOW PULP Big Day [EP] Self-Released
23 MARIKA HACKMAN Any Human Friend Sub Pop
24 MOLLY BURCH First Flower Captured Tracks
25 PHANTASTIC FERNITURE Phantastic Ferniture Polyvinyl
26 INFINITY CRUSH Virtual Heaven Joy Void
27 LOMELDA M For Empathy DDW
28 MISS JUNE Bad Luck Party Frenchkiss
29 JULIA SHAPIRO Perfect Version Hardly Art
30 FRANKIE COSMOS Close It Quietly Sub Pop
Artist Record Label
1 BROCKHAMPTON Ginger Question Everything/RCA
2 DON TOLIVER “No Idea” [Single] Cactus Jack/Atlantic
3 TIERRA WHACK “Clones” [Single] Self-Released
4 RICO NASTY “Sandy” [Single] Self-Released
5 SK, THE NOVELIST Baggage Self-Released
6 FLYING LOTUS Flamagra Warp
7 TYLER THE CREATOR Igor Columbia
8 KIDS SEE GHOSTS Kids See Ghosts GOOD, Def Jam
9 NONAME Room 25 Self-Released
10 BUDDY Harlan & Alondra Star Trak Entertainment, I Am Other, RCA, Interscope