DOWN ON THE CORNER: The Corner, our favorite one monthly live hiphop night down at the Rendezvous, has its one-year anniversary tonight. (Already?!) As usual, Oldominioner Candidt has put together a stellar line-up: JFK of Grayskul, Silent Lambs Project with Lisa Loud, and UW reps Rudy & The Rhetoric; he'll also throw in a set of his own. So solid. We've been looking forward to this for months now! more ›

Some of the best hiphop artists in Seattle today are affiliated with Sportn' Life Records. The best example is the name on everyone's lips right now: Fatal Lucciauno, a reknown battle rapper back in action after an unfortunately timed hiatus last year. Sportn' Life just released a free download of their 2003 compilation album, available for "a week or two" (according to CEO Devon Manier), and Seattlest cannot recommend strongly enough that you please download the album while it's available. Go! Go! Fatal's on there, as are D.Black, BeanOne (he even raps), Kuddie Mak, Silent Lambs Project and many others. more ›