Call It ‘Trap Gospel’: Pilate’s Synthesized Soul Music
Maryland soul group Pilate describes its new track “1000 Leagues” as a song “for the struggle” and “the spirit of…
Marcus J. Moore
Marcus J. Moore is a freelance writer who covers music for Bandwidth, Washington City Paper, the Washington Post, HipHopDX and other outlets.
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Kane Mayfield Mocks Mainstream Rappers On ‘Cars Jewels Clothes’
Warning: Explicit lyrics. It’s easy to call Kane Mayfield a “rappity-rap” lyricist if you’re not paying attention. A big guy…
Track Work: The 1978ers, ‘Sacreligious’
“God is good,” rapper yU proclaims at the beginning of “Sacreligious” (sic), a standout from his exceptional new album with…
Track Work: Dunc, ‘Through The Storm’
In 2009, Maryland producer Duncan Wintermyer emerged as a young producer with an old soul. His drums pulled from 1990s…
Track Work: Ras Nebyu, ‘Queens’
This song contains explicit lyrics. Ras Nebyu doesn’t have time for misogynistic rap music. He admits that he’s no saint—the…
Track Work: Tabi Bonney, ‘Poom Poom’
In 2006, D.C. rapper Tabi Bonney scored a breakout hit with “The Pocket,” an off-kilter jam that celebrated regional slang…
Track Work: Fatz Da Big Fella, ‘Grew Up’
This song contains explicit lyrics. As a kid growing up in Northeast D.C., Antoine Williams played AAU basketball. “I thought…
D.C. Hip-Hop Producers You Should Know: SlimKat78 And Kev Brown
Rappers might be the face of D.C.’s growing hip-hop scene, but producers are its pulse. In this multipart series, Bandwidth…
D.C. Hip-Hop Producers You Should Know: Dunc And Drew Dave
Rappers might be the face of D.C.’s growing hip-hop scene, but producers are its pulse. In this multipart series, Bandwidth…
Video Premiere: Asheru’s ‘Funky D.C.’
Asheru is a man about town—the world, even. Before hip-hop stepped out of go-go’s shadow in D.C., the artist named…
Track Work: Maimouna Youssef, ‘Student Loans’
The idea for Maimouna Youssef’s new single, “Student Loans,” came during a performance at the University of Maryland in College…