08/27/24
Memphis music is truly unstoppable. Each month welcomes more and more incredible new projects. Here are just 5 weâre highlighting for August that weâve had on repeat: Bleu Levees ft. Dame Mufasa – âHashtagâ Thereâs truly nothing better than when two formidable artists link up and join forces. Together they can elevate an already great…
07/26/24
For the past half century, hip-hop DJs and producers have been in a constant state of competition to find the perfect sample to help bring a track to life. Unsurprisingly, the music of Memphisâparticularly â60s and â70s soulâhas proven to be an especially fruitful source for the perfect snippet. Although weâd love to list the…
06/18/24
Memphis music is truly unstoppable. Each month welcomes more and more incredible new projects. Here are just 5 weâre highlighting for June that weâve had on repeat: Lawrence Matthews ft. Idi x Teco – âOnce More & Again (Our Mourning)â We told you back in January that Memphis musician Lawrence Matthewsâ forthcoming album was something…
06/12/24
Story by Ezra Wheeler; Photos c/o Winston “SnapGod” Taylor Last month, Memphis musician Rose Gold Jones released his newest album Beautiful Things Donât Ask For Attention, which eludes traditional narratives of rap glamour to explore the complexities of self, strife, romance, and resilience. We caught up with the artist to discuss the album, his background,…
05/20/24
Memphis music is truly unstoppable. Each month welcomes more and more incredible new projects. Here are just 5 weâre highlighting for May that weâve had on repeat: MonoNeon ft. George Clinton – âQuilted!â One thingâs for sure, thereâs no shortage of funk in musician MonoNeonâs music. But if yâall had any doubts, he kicked…
05/14/24
On June 12, Music Export Memphis will be heading to the Great White North (Toronto, to be exact) for this yearâs NXNE Music Festival, one of the best ways for up-and-coming artists to gain more widespread exposure. MEM will be bringing 5 Memphis artistsâMak Ro, Raneem Imam, Lukah, Jai Musiq and Deonna Sirodâfor a showcase…
04/19/24
By Katie Kelly Last month, Memphis rapper Bleu Levees dropped his latest project The LSD Tapes Vol 1. The experimental EP spans 3 tracks â all of which impressively showcase his growing stylistic range while still maintaining a cohesive narrative. This duality is no happy accident. To say Bleu Levees is an intentional artist would…
04/15/24
Memphis music is truly unstoppable. Each month welcomes more and more incredible new projects. Here are just 5 weâre highlighting for April that weâve had on repeat: R.U.D.Y – âShine Onâ Memphis rapper R.U.D.Y is special. We saw it on his first single âShow Improvementâ and we see it yet again on his latest song,…
03/21/24
Story by Ezra Wheeler Photos by Shane Smith Lukah, the South Memphis rapper with a rapidly growing profile, seems to take the idiom âstrike while the ironâs hotâ as a personal mantra, releasing an astounding 5 full-length albums over the past three years. âI want to see a change in the way that hip-hop has…
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