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Animal Farm Won't Be Unknown For Longnew

Diverse beats and easy mic-sharing make for a solid debut on Animal Farm's The Unknown.
The Portland Mercury  |  Graham Barey  |  06-05-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Chaucer Barnes Creates Big Expectationsnew

As he describes himself while fronting the live hip-hop band Copacrescent, on their new release So Selective, "Chaucer Barnes is the new truth."
The Portland Mercury  |  Graham Barey  |  05-23-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Conundrum of Cool Nutznew

With his next record scheduled to drop in the summer of 2008 on a nationally known label, and his recent work the best of his career, why is Cool Nutz still fighting to gain a reputation as a legitimate artist in his hometown?
The Portland Mercury  |  Graham Barey  |  01-24-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Buck 65 is Totally Original. Totally.new

Hey, there are rappers in Nova Scotia. Who knew?
The Portland Mercury  |  Graham Barey  |  11-29-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Busdriver and Hip-hop Nownew

Busdriver is like the physical embodiment of Bob Dylan's lament on "Maggie's Farm": "I've got a head full of ideas that are driving me insane."
The Portland Mercury  |  Graham Barey  |  11-26-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

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