Rashad Thomas’ latest release I Was Promised There’d Be Gold is a Columbus one-man choir from who arrived ahead of the schedule in underground R&B. Rashad Thomas is a local beat maker who produced songs for famous people like Jack Harlow. Rashad’s family includes J. Sands of 90s indie rap…

I wasn’t surprised Columbus, Ohio’s RJD2’s new album is with North Carolina’s SUPASTITION. Supastition rapped from RJD2’s 2022 album with Philadelphia’s STS. We know there are various perspectives at understanding 2000’s underground rap.RJD2 is from Columbus. New York’s El-P and…

Trek Manifest + The AYE-1 Band’s Tosca’s Boy Sessions Part 1 is a live Hip Hop album recorded at Natalie’s Grandview. Trek introduces Tosca’s Boy Session 1 like Jay-Z’s unplugged channeled Frank Sinatra performing at Harlem’s Club Sudan. Trek segues into call and responses which combine T.I.…

I saw New Edition, Toni Braxton, and Boy2Men at the Schott. I didn’t quite think about everything that entailed. I just thought: New Edition – I know I’ve liked New Edition’s music my entire existence. I liked Jesus Love You. I found Sesame Street. Parents played Dylan and the Beatles. New Edition…