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.

The Network

An artist could be the most talented singer, lyricist or producer and we would never know if they didn’t try to reach us. This is how you reach an audience, you go to the people!

Marketing, MusicGabriel BarrioMarch 30, 2020Live Music Review, Creator CappComment

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

St. Bedlam

To transcend borders one has to exhibit the ability to speak a universal language. Listen to the artist who transcends borders and has support from around the world! St. Bedlam’s Midnight Matineee out on March 12th!

MusicGabriel BarrioMarch 8, 2020St. Bedlam, Hip Hop, Indie Rap, Indie Music, International Hip Hop, Album Release, Midnight MatineeComment

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

League Vs League

Universal Battle Realm’s 7th Anniversary presents a UBR vs BOTZ event filmed in both Albuquerque and San Jose. The leagues working together has created an inter-league promotion and an ultra-competitive demeanor. Watch the first release of Rahney vs Grey Fox here!

Battle RapGabriel BarrioFebruary 3, 2020Universal Battle Realm, UBR, BOTZ, Battle Rap, Rap BattlesComment

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.

Culture Fuzz

The soul needs a voice to speak for it, otherwise it is relegated to a silent, slow, and crushing existence.

CultureGabriel BarrioJanuary 27, 2020Culture Fuzz, Rissa, Blogger, Culture Curator, Art, Life Comment

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!

Bud Stones Smoke Shop

It has been said that Albuquerque looks like a city that has been through the purge. They aren’t wrong, and at the center of all of it is a place that one can find calm.

MarketingGabriel BarrioDecember 30, 2019Bud Stones Smoke Shop, Smoke Shop, UBR, Universal Battle Realm, 2ndVerse, Rahney, Albuquerque, CommunityComment

Mtha Fkn Apparel

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.

FashionGabriel BarrioDecember 19, 2019Mtha Fkn Apparel, Ecks Davis, Clothing, Fashion, Design, Businessman Comments

When Everything Was Changing

The sophomore release from Vagabond Mafia titled “When Everything Was Changing” is a story, a journey with the artists from start to finish. Something that is deeply personal, unapologetically public and announces their arrival.

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.

The Step

The young Norwegian singer Ronja releases her a light hearted and fun debut single with Kalim on production and WCI Productions the label that distributed it.

MusicGabriel BarrioNovember 14, 2019Ronja, Kalim, WCI Productions, Fun Tonight, Indie Music, Norway, Norwegian, EDM, Electro, Dance Music, SingerComment

Keeping it A Buck, 50

Random Guy recaps the first drop from The Fall Classic by Universal Battle Realm. This is Random Guy keeping it a buck, 50!

Battle RapGabriel BarrioNovember 12, 2019Universal Battle Realm, Cruces Battle League, Random Guy, UBR, CBL, Saint Mic, Avenu, Wronzy, A ClassComment

8 Bit

Niche markets, video games, nerdapalooza and why the southwest music scene matters more than anywhere else in the country right now.

MusicGabriel BarrioNovember 1, 2019Mega Ran, Arizona, Hip Hop, Southwest Hip Hop, Nerd Core, Video Games, Bag Of Tricks CatComment