Dope stuff drops this week in local hiphop! Grynch's EP Something More is finally available, and for free, at GetGrynch.com. And Grieves, currently traveling the nation with Mac Lethal on a Happy Holidays Tour (yes, the holidays already), just released this video for "Black Clover Posse Cut" off the fresh LP 88 Keys And Counting. The album features Budo on the production end--he's one of our favorite producers right now. (Check the selected new tracks......

It's a great weekend for hiphop, Seattle! On Saturday, Grynch is headlining a show with D.Black, XPerience, Khingz, and the hilarious Sonny Bonoho at Chop Suey. It's a well-balanced bill full of funny, talented performers who draw big crowds on their own steam, so on a line-up together--well, Chop Suey will be alive and on fire Saturday night! On Sunday night, Dyme Def officially releases their crazy-good new mixtape, 3 Bad Brothaaas, at Nectar. Naturally,......

Hiphop's King of Ballard, an inspired young emcee named Grynch, sat down with us over chicken satay (which he thought was delicious, and said so several times) to discuss everything from backpack rap to The Program. Here's what the man has to say. And catch his set tomorrow night at The Sunset--it's your last chance until June! Where in the family tree of hiphop would you place yourself? I think you can't really put......

Nectar was packed full of hiphop fans anticipating the power line-up on Saturday night. Macklemore, back from a tour in Europe, headlined in a masterful performance with special guests XPerience (out of Olympia) and Evan Roman; The Physics glowed with bright enthusiasm through their streamlined set; JFK of Grayskul (and his shaggy-haired little brother!) rocked some of his solo work, and we finally got to hear Wizdom do his thing. Wiz's solid work was......