Paving The Way To Paid Dues 2012 - TiRon & Ayomari [Artist Feature + Tickets On Sale]

TiRon & Ayomari: Bandcamp. Facebook. Last.FM
TiRon: Twitter. Ayomari: Twitter. Tumblr.

Welcome to yet another addition to Paving the Way to Paid Dues, for our fourth edition we feature the hip hop duo TiRon & Ayomari. Both gentlemen are impressive independent artists in their own right however when you put two great minds together you get this impeccable duo. Hailing from the streets of Los Angeles, California Crenshaw and Slauson to be exact, these two are not to be slept on. Their collaboration began when Ayomari was featured on TiRon's first mixtape "Ketchup" in early 2009 and three years later this collaboration of musicianship, skill, and talent is set to hit the stage at this years Paid Dues Hip Hop Festival.

BJ The Chicago Kid - Pineapple Now-Laters [Album Review]

BJ The Chicago Kid: Listen. Twitter. iTunes.

I purposefully took extra time to synthesize and produce the write up for this album. I wanted to ensure that that the caliber of work that your about to read only did the album as much justice as possible before you, my good people reading this, would listen to this incredible album for yourself. Funny thing about this album was it's timing; I remember standing outside the KPFK radio station after our "Love Chords" broadcast talking with Glockz and Microphone about the downfall of R&B and Soul like it was the fall of the Byzantine empire. We reminisced on "old school" tracks and artisits like, Tevin Campbell's "Can We Talk," New Edition, and Mint Condition. We talked about the lack of musicianship and quality contributions in recent R&B and Soul. With the anticipated and triumphant return of artist D'angelo to the music scene we all agreed and expect that great R&B and Soul will make a return as soon as D'angelo begins producing new music. But with the release of BJ The Chicago Kid's "Pinapple Now-Laters" album, it looks like we won't have to wait on D'angelo to bring the R&B and Soul back to it's glory days.