Bandwidth’s Favorite D.C. Songs Of 2014
For a growing share of D.C.’s population, life is comfortable — it’s healthy, convenient, increasingly safe and even luxurious. But luxury rarely produces great…
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For D.C. Hip-Hop Crew’s Videos, A Director Steeped In Jonze And Gondry
At first glance, the videos for Diamond District’s “First Step” and The 1978ers’ “OneNine7-T-8” look pretty familiar, with their guerilla-style…
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…
Diamond District Drops Another Excellent Single From ‘March On Washington’
D.C./New York hip-hop trio Diamond District is less than three weeks away from releasing March On Washington, its anticipated followup…
Track Work: Diamond District, ‘First Step’
Five years after the D.C.-rooted hip-hop trio unveiled its acclaimed full-length debut, Diamond District is gearing up to drop its followup…
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…
What D.C. Releases To Pay Attention To This Year
Bandwidth contributors tell us what local recordings they’re most looking forward to in 2014. Deleted Scenes, “Lithium Burn” April 15,…