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Tweet Share A few weeks back, The BlackSon continued a wintertime hot streak with a single called “Uncle Fester.” The track serves as a reminder to stay true to yourself and not lose sight of who you are. Last week, he followed that with “Thanking God in Advance,” a song-and-video package that builds on the message. This time, the standout MC carries his confidence into manifesting growth and success. “I’m workin’ hard, don’t fuck up the feng shui,” he raps, dancing around the beat in the second of several verses. “I channel Ze...

Tweet Photo: Andre Shipp Too often, we find ourselves praising those we admire only after they’re no longer with us. Whether that takes the form of a “long-live” post on Instagram, remembering someone in conversation with others or something else, the people we love sometimes don’t get to hear these kind words in person.  Nashville native Quez Cantrell, who we recognized as Best Hip-Hop Newcomer in Best of Nashville 2020, explores this idea in “Flowers,” a track released last week. The song is a collective effort from Cantrell, fellow local rapper D.O....

Year in Music 2020 We talk with Kyshona Armstrong, Lilly Hiatt and Becca Mancari, count down the year’s top local albums and much more Dec 17, 2020 5 AM Tweet Share It’s been very easy to feel overwhelmed in 2020, when it seems like the rules get rewritten every day — by a global pandemic, a long-overdue public conversation about systemic racism and more. But faced with an industry and a society undergoing all kinds of turbulence, musicians and business folk across Nashville’s constellation of music scenes responded with ingenuity an...

Tweet Share Brian BrownPhoto: Justin Causey Despite the unprecedented difficulties that the music industry has faced in 2020, it’s been one of the best years Nashville hip-hop has seen yet. We’ve seen key releases from major players, impressive debuts by up-and-comers and increased attention from national fans and tastemakers, making for an exciting year when it could’ve been anything but. One of the earliest key hip-hop releases this year was Journey, the highly anticipated debut full-length album from East Side native Brian Brown. Journey came in at No. ...