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On April 23, Talib Kweli came through Baltimore Soundstage. MC Bravado & The 9 5, Wish Granted, and John Wells held it down before the legend took the stage. printedraps Baltimore correspondent Shango $upreme was on the ground that night and caught up with three artists from the show: MC Bravado, John Wells, and Skillz Mega. Below is what they had to say. MC Bravado Shango $upreme: You just performed. Talib Kweli is on stage right now. How does it feel to share the stage with a legend like...

Denzel Curry was 16 years old when SpaceGhostPurrp brought him into Raider Klan. That was 2011. Thirteen years passed before he stepped back into the crew format, and when he did, he built something that actually makes sense for where he is right now. The Scythe is Curry, A$AP Ferg, TiaCorine, Bktherula, and Key Nyata. Their debut album Strictly 4 The Scythe dropped March 6 and it is eight tracks, 29 minutes, zero filler. Curry has been bouncing between massive concept albums and major...

Been waiting on this one for a while. Over a year ago MIKE mentioned a tape in the works with Surf Gang in an interview. Nothing materialized at the time. What came instead was something much bigger: a 33-track double album with Earl Sweatshirt, fully produced by Surf Gang, dropping April 3. The project is called POMPEII // UTILITY and it is one of the most anticipated releases in underground hip-hop in years, for good reason. If you know both artists even a little, this makes complete sense....