Results tagged “sportnlife”

We're starting to go stir-crazy at Seattlest HQ, though a spicy tuna roll and some grapefruit juice have provided a much-needed bracing nutritional slap on the back to keep us moving through the afternoon. The video below helped a lot, too, and so we're sharing it. Georgio Brown, with Coolout TV, has been filming and archiving Pacific NW hip-hop for almost eighteen years now. He's finally started to post some of his material on YouTube, and this one warmed our heart's cockles in particular because it features four of the best artists in local hip-hop today--all in one, condensed segment with astonishingly good audio quality. Dyme Def, Macklemore (performing the famous "White Privilege"), Fatal Lucciauno and D. Black star in this installment.

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.

Philly rapper Freeway at Chop Suey on Saturday: gruff, powerful, in control. Prodigious beard. His set was a pleasure to behold, with thick, thumping, meaty beats over which his growl sounded just right. Such sparkly bling, too! Our only complaints are that he cut off "It's Over" way too early and there were a couple too many a capellas, but the man can keep filthily perfect time and impresses regardless of the beat behind him. Freeway's a professional, plain and simple, and we hope he returns to Seattle now that he knows we'll show him love,Sportn' Life family style. (Who caught his rap session with JFK after the show? Put details in the comments!)

This year's chance to get your Houston gangsta rap on with Bun B—the living half of utterly bomb '90s gangsta duo UGK—is tonight at Neumo's.

What have you been up to for the past six months or so? Professionally, artistically, personally?