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Droppin’ Knowledge: On Dre Island’s Debut Album, Now I Rise, All Praises Go To The Most High

Seven years is an eternity in popular music. Trends, styles, tastes, and popularity divide, replicate and morph at an exhausting pace and even the greatest pop artists struggle to keep…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Brainorchestra

Each week, Backseat Mafia’s Droppin’ Knowledge talks to a musician, producer, or beat maker, to hear about their creative processes and how they approach making music. This week’s guest is…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Meet Brooklyn Hip Hop Duo 11roots

Brooklyn hip hop duo 11roots is poised to release their debut, self-titled album this summer. The pair, consisting of rhyme artist and producer Ur Maa and beat smith Brown_buddha, create…

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Premiere: King Shoji – Untitled [8], plus interview

Prolific Detroit electronic artist King Shoji keeps his incredibly creative and prolific streak up with a new album on Muzai Records, Vortex. Which drops on May 29th. It’s a nine…

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Meet: Hempolics Grippa Laybourne interview, plus new video for Get it Right

Ahead of the release of their sophomore album Kiss, Cuddle & Torture: Volume 2, out on July 3rd on their own label Zee Zee Records via Kartel Group Music, we’ve…

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Meet: Dead Meadow’s Jason Simon on his new solo record ‘A Venerable Wreck’ and more

Ahead of the release of his new album A Venerable Wreck, we tracked down Dead Meadow’s Jason Simon to tell us more. We’ve already fell for the single ‘Red Dust’…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Bozack Morris

Bozackula is in the house! For this week’s Behind The Boards, Backseat Mafia is joined by Bozack Morris, producer and musician extraordinaire, and co-founder and label head of GGBR Records,…

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Meet: I Like Trains’ David Martin on new material, how they work, lockdown and more

It’s been eight years since we last heard from I Like Trains, or at least that’s when their last album dropped. Maybe best remembered for their first two records –…

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Meet: LIZZI On her debut EP After Hours and more

East London singer-songwriter LIZZI has just released her debut EP ‘After Hours’, which mixes up a range of influences and Pushes them through a new soul hue. It’s more than…

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Meet: Leon Michels / El Michels Affair on new album Adult Themes and more

Leon Michels is a talented man. Inbetween working with a who’s who of talent as a musician, including a brief spell as part of Wu-Tang’s touring band, he started making…

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