Jose S. Gutierrez Jr. is an editor, writer and producer. A graduate from Washington State University, he writes and edits the Pacific Northwest section of OZONE Magazine and hosts and produces Live From I-5 Radio every Friday at 3pm on jose@devastatorgroup.com
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Tech N9ne coming to Oly Tech N9ne will hit The Royal Lounge's stage Friday March 26. The Kansas City representative is a giant on the independent music scene. Example: he signed fellow underground legend Brotha Lynch Hung of Sac-Town to his Strange Music label last year. SP will host the joint
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One of the last MCs with soul had planned on spending most of the beginning of this year in the motherland, Africa, for a life journey, performances and more life learning. However, while in England, Gabriel Teodros' plans were thwarted by the British government who denied him passage from Europe
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I will say this much... Seattle is quickly - and I mean with a quickness - becoming a model of how to do things right in the Hip-Hop community. Of course this is a blanket statement and does not apply to each and every Seattleite, but it speaks to the
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Olympia MC, Afrok dominated the much scrutinized and criticized nominee list for the 2nd Annual 25360 Awards. Not only was he nominated for the most awards (three), but he won each category as voted on by the public. Afrok won in the categories of Best Come Up, awarded to the
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This weekend marks thr 8th Annual Hip-Hop 4 The Homeless/Haiti Benefit Weekend Saturday, Jan. 30, 4-10 p.m. at The Loft on Cherry in downtown Olympia. It will provide an opportunity for the community to donate and contribute to support, relief and resource services for the homeless and needy of
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Hip-Hop 4 The Homeless continues to thrive as an annual event that focuses on the increasing numbers of the homeless nation and raises food, clothing, resources and funding for the homeless and needy of Thurston, Pierce, Mason and Lewis counties and beyond. For the scoop, read my previous column here. The
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Hip-Hop 4 The Homeless will be held Saturday, Jan. 30, 4-10 p.m., at The Loft on Cherry in Olympia. It continues to thrive as an annual event that focuses on the increasing numbers of the homeless nation and raises food, clothing, resources and funding for the homeless and needy of
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The Year — she’s up Ahhh, The final installment of The 25360 for 2009. I’ve been at it since August 2008, hopefully providing some news, info, philosophy and insight about our Tacoma/Olympia hip-hop scene as it grows at a patient pace. The 25360 Awards 2009 — vote now! A flash in the pan
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DJ B-Mello’s vintage mixtapes Seattle-based World renowned celebrity DJ and hip-hop aficionado DJ B-Mello has been creating, developing and contributing to hip-hop culture since the ‘80s and much of his work is documented — accidentally on purpose. The decorated DJ/producer (West Coast 2006 DJ of The Year) has been producing, mixing
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Award-winning documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt will appear and give a talk at Pierce College Puyallup tonight as the inaugural speaker in part of the college’s 2009-2010 lecture series. Hurt’s acclaim comes from his lauded documentary, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes. He will speak and show his film at 7