If you’ve been a TECB reader for any span of time, then you should know these three dudes — Swann Notty x j.DePina x Chachi Carvlho — are favorites of mine. That said, it’s no surprise I’m ecstatic to hear news of the brothers from The Bucket gathering for a full-length album under the name [...]
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“Business is picking up in a big way for this gifted and charismatic tandem, as Strange Famous Records has jumped onboard as the exclusive distributor for the duo’s debut EP, The Mechanics.” -Chris Conti “People can slave over multi-syllabic rhyme schemes and concepts all they want, but if they can’t deliver the words with charisma [...]
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We’ve been steady bloggin’ for a few years now. We’ve trimmed the fat, updated the site here and there, but overall Chris and I are pretty happy with the what TECB has become. It’s humbling to see people visit our site everyday and read our daily diatribes on Twitter and Facebook. People even stopped by [...]
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Last year I was able to catch one of the best hip-hop shows I’ve ever been to when I scoped out the 4th annual “How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour” in San Diego. That line-up included opening acts named Los Rakas (who did their set entirely in Spanish, yet the predominately English-speaking crowd never lost interest), [...]
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