Qwst

To be successful you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart. See how QWST is doing both!

MusicGabriel BarrioAugust 19, 2020QWST, Duke City, Albuquerque, Hip Hop, Southwest Hip Hop, Southwest, Southwest Indie, Southwest RapComment

Aeon Primitive

Highly anticipated album reviews are here. We breakdown the album, give you a rating and let you know what we think can be improved! Step your game up and get Arrogant! Check out “We Are Watching”!

Searching

What is it like to go for broke? What is it like to have doubt and trepidation but push through the worst of situations to find some peace of mind and success? This is what it is like!

Tae Zu

The approach to art a creative person takes is evident in their work. A martial artist would practice their art and would make a habit out of being a good steward of the art they hold dear. Tae Zu is that artist, that practitioner and that person who makes music with a dedication to its philosophies.

Gu$to•

Gu$to is an artist that is creating a powerful message and overcoming all adversity. Learn about his story here.

MusicGabriel BarrioMay 21, 2020Gu$to°, Gusmaniiac, Hip Hop, Southwest Hip Hop, Southwest Rap, Southwest Indie, Indie MusicComment

Day Ones Rooted

A clothing brand, a movement, a Universal Battle Realm favorite battler, and a musician. Organized in large due to Phrase Frazier. Learn about the man and the message.

Magadino The Chemist

To appreciate the light we must also have darkness, to enjoy the highs we must also have experienced the lows. Learn how Magadino reminds us how to be human and how art and hip hop is always been about honesty in expression.

Mazerati Vinci

Born of chaos, used to struggle, ability to transcend and create lasting art. This is an unusual time but the circumstances are typical, hustle, eat, survive, thrive.

Rookie of The Year

To be hungry in the music game isn’t enough. You have to be smart, didactic and be able to make moves that help you grow daily. Watch Kraft as he makes those moves and makes music to inspire others.

MusicGabriel BarrioMarch 11, 2020Kraft, Southwest, Southwest Hip Hop, Southwest Rap, Southwest Indie, Hip Hop, New Mexico, New ReleaseComment

Came Up On My Own

How to survive on your own, the come up, the game and how one artist makes it through it all.

MusicGabriel BarrioFebruary 26, 2020Lil Doe, Indie Rap, Southwest Indie, Southwest, Southwest Rap, Southwest Hip Hop, Came Up On My OwnComment

Gunz and Ginzuz

A dose of reality for the state of hip hop and the State of New Mexico.

MusicGabriel BarrioFebruary 25, 2020D.We$t, Hip Hop, Southwest, Southwest Hip Hop, Southwest Rap, Southwest IndieComment

You Gone Need

The streets are littered with those who were not focused enough to reach the end of its path. Rarely do artists come out against all odds, S.L.B. is one of those artists that is doing just that and is telling his story.

MusicGabriel BarrioJanuary 29, 2020S.L.B., Sterling The Paperboy, Southwest Hip Hop, Southwest Indie, Southwest Rap, Indie Rap, RapComment

The Opposite of Energy

Sub-genres be damned. SHYWILL breaks convention and creates art, pure unadulterated, not stepped on, pure, addictive new music/art.

Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones is the latest project from one of the hardest working emcees in the Southwest. Catch it on all streaming platforms!

Rhyme Related

The rap supergroup from the Desert Southwest returns with another track featuring battle rap icon Rum Nitty and production done by Dreamlife. This group continues to work with wildly popular artists in their own right and make it genuinely Southwest fire!

Music, Battle RapGabriel BarrioDecember 17, 2019Rhyme Related, 2ndVerse, Rum Nitty, Dreamlife, Southwest, Southwest Hip Hop, Southwest Rap, Southwest Indie, Rap, Indie RapComment

Bingo

The hustle is the game, the game is a gamble, only the truest can out hustle the game.

I Luma

The exceptional art of a southwestern phenomenon and her travels throughout the world to spread the gospel of her music, wisdom and creation.