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Nicholas Whipps – Time’s Right @NicholasWhipps
“Time’s Right” is the first single off of “LIFE”, Nicholas Whipps’ brand new, full length project. Nicholas Whipps is an independent rapper and producer based out of Austin. Originally from south Texas, his lyrics are seeded in his Mexican heritage. With melodic raps layered over his spacey beats, he’s created his own lane in the hip-hop world.
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Lil Sad Cam London – TwentyFourSeven @lilsadcamlondon @hailstackz
Lil Sad Cam London’s “TwentyFourSeven” video is a take on the new wave editing style. Although, the song is of a beautiful love story, the video is meant to portray the heartache that love caused him. All the while being stuck in a virtual world, full of errors and reminders of his past relationship. Lil Sad Cam London is a 20 year old artist out of Austin, Texas. He is a rapper, producer and also a sound engineer. He has been building his brand in Austin, performing at multiple shows and open mics over the past 3 years. His music tells stories of love, heartache, and everyday struggles that he…
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Foolish Ty – LICK @FoolishTy
Foolish Ty is a Rapper/Singer from Austin, Texas planning on taking the game over with his new wave style with a little lyricism infused. He has just released his new project, “Foolish Notions”, which is now available on all streaming platforms. This guy is definitely someone to keep an eye out for. His Black Mayo produced “LICK” record has now been visualized by the lens of GVERO.VA as well. That video can be viewed right now, down below.
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Dreams Resurrected
It was a day like any other during my week at SXSW, but while sitting on a picnic table in front of the Austin Convention Center and scrolling facebook, I happened upon the picture above. This picture was posted by Tracey Shulz and captioned “The streets are littered with broken dreams”. The street was 6th Street and like most every street near downtown Austin, Texas during one of the biggest music festivals in the world I could absolutely agree with it being littered, but with broken dreams …that part I’d have to disagree with. After looking at the post and then again at my immediate surroundings I decided to pick…
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Austin Police Fatally Shot Black Unarmed Teenager
17-year-old, David Joseph has been identified as the naked teen who was shot and killed by an Austin police officer. According to Austin police Chief of Staff, Brian Manley, authorities were called on reports of a suspicious Black man in the area. The officer says the teen disobeyed orders and proceeded to charge at him. The incident took place away from the cruisers dash cam, so there wasn’t clear evidence if the teen was armed or if the officer used a taser before the fatal shot. In an interview with KDFW, Austin’s NAACP President, Nelson Linder, suspects the shooting death to be illegal. “We see a rush to judgment and as…
