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Breezo-The Mission @Akuwatkins
Breezo is a 19 year old black rapper born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. He just recently started putting out music 6 months ago and has a small but growing fan base in his hometown. His music focuses on the attention of a younger age group such as his latest release, the Minute Maid shot video, “The Mission”. Produced by Haven, the flick can be seen below. https://youtu.be/TiBVBqR8OyQ
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[Video] DJ Straxger – Gang Active | @djstraxger
DJ Straxger is a producer, rapper and DJ based in Rockford, Illinois. He’s influenced by legends like DJ Quik, Guru and Rakim. However, his biggest influence is channeled from funk bands such as Parliament-Funkadelic. Aside from this, the Midwest talent owns his own label, Brain Washed Records. He’s currently campaigning his latest video, the street-influenced, “Gang Active”. The song is strongly rooted in the nineties era of gangster music. He is using the release to set up his album “Something Funky To Ride To”, which is slated to drop in 2018. https://youtu.be/ZVOwaDMTvqE The production has a strong west coast old school g sound to it and is entirely self-produced by…
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[Video] The Last Wordbender – Fast Food & No Sleep @DjustinMcFly
Rockford’s The Last Wordbender is gearing up to debut his next, full length album this summer entitled “Rumble In The Rock”. We got a slight taste of what to expect from the project when Wordbender delivered the lead off single, “Fast Food & No Sleep”, at the start of 2017. During that time, the Illinois emcee and spoken word poet promised a video to back the DJ BrickRock-produced anthem for the starving artist. Well, that time has come as The Last Wordbender presents the official video, directed by fellow Rockford native, Pistolz Productions. TLW looks towards his own life experiences and some of Rockford’s go to fast food spots to…
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[Single] The Last Wordbender – “Fast Food & No Sleep” | @DjustinMcFly @DJBrickRock
“Fast Food & No Sleep” is the brand new single from Hip Hop emcee The Last Wordbender and producer DJ BrickRock. With his debut album and it’s Trap influenced remix project under his belt, Wordbender focuses his sights on his sophomore effort entitled “Rumble In The Rock”. Hailing from the third largest city in Illinois, Rockford, The Last Wordbender and DJ BrickRock present a song with topics ranging from their hometown, the plights of the independent artist and spending long nights eating out while chasing success. TLW isn’t just an emcee. He’s a spoken word poet that participates in poetry slams, teaches children and now is a devoted husband. Speaking…
