The Story of DC’s R Street Studios
Press play above to hear the story of R Street Studios in Washington, D.C., founded by Holly Baynham....
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Coolzey on New Album ‘Coolzey and the God Damned Friend Killers,’ Tension between Truth and Censorship
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Coolzey, the artist behind the...
If Baltimore’s JPEGMAFIA Does Not Blow Up in Near Future, World is Cruelly Unfair (Concert Review and Photo Gallery)
By Jack M. Angelo, Senior Content Producer The city of Baltimore has participated in the culture of Hip-Hop...
Amaru on the Real: How Poetry, Lyricism, and Classical Training Inform His Music
In the latest episode of on the Real, DC’s Amaru discusses his background in poetry, wanting to be...
Leschea, Host of LescheaShow, on Her History, Show, and Why She’s Hip-Hop First
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down with Leschea (above, in a photo by Camilla Cherry), host...
Mujer con Voz on the Real: Her Poetry and Navigating Two Cultural Identities as a Dominican Immigrant in America
In the latest episode of on the Real, poet Mujer con Voz describes the limbo of existing between...
The Arsonist’s Q-Unique on Group’s New Album Release, Support for Underground Hip-Hop
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with The Arsonist’s Q-Unique, to discuss...
Kil Ripkin on New Album ‘M.O.R. (Medulla Oblongata Rap)’ and the Spiritual Journey Underlying It
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Coney Island, BK, emcee Kil...
Evidence on New Album ‘Weather or Not,’ Fatherhood, and the Gentrification of Venice Beach
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Evidence (above, in a courtesy...
on the Real: Mic Handz, Star of ‘Rap Star’ Web Series, on Coming Up in Brooklyn, Boot Camp, and Losing His Mother
In the latest episode of on the Real, Flatbush, BK’s, Mic Handz, star of the Maino-produced web series...