Articles by Joshua

COO of UL Sounds.com, a boutique publishing admin firm based in Sacramento, COO of Pac Ave Records (Stockton, CA), writer for Indie Music Discovery.com. Father of 3, all around jedi.

Crescent City Classic by A.Levy

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 16, 2013 11:46 am Tagged With: New Orleans

NOLA Hip Hop Awards Cypher video by Reel Spotlite TV on YouTube stream/share/download Crescent City Classic album on Bandcamp | Spotify | iTunes Reaching Higher PR | ALevyWorld.com | Twitter @ALEVYWORLD solidifies his spot as a staple in the New Orleans underground hip-hop community with sophomore album, “Crescent City Classic“. The record features 14 graphic tracks for every type of music fan, and is the personification of life […]

Christmas Rules Everything Around Me by Murs

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 15, 2013 1:44 pm Tagged With: Holiday

single at soundcloud.com/murs316/christmas-rules-everything MursWorld.com | Twitter [@murs] | Facebook | Instagram [@label316] | Twitter [@curtissking] Los Angeles rapper Murs presents “Christmas Rules Everything Around Me”, his new single produced by Curtiss King. “If you know me you know I LOVE Christmas,” says Murs. “I’ve always wanted to make Xmas song. It’s corny it’s silly it’s fun and I LOVE it! […]

Xi.me.na Borges Makes Joyful Noise…But Not Like You’re Expecting To Hear

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 14, 2013 9:28 am Tagged With: Experimental, jazz

One woman + 1 voice + 1 body + 0 instruments + 5 languages = Xi.me.na Borges and her new vocal experimental album, Joyful Noise. “In my experience, Christmas is chaos filled with love. I wanted to make something that represented that and by finding all the different voices inside myself I realized I […]

Billy Roberts and The Rough Riders

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 11, 2013 11:57 am Tagged With: Blues, Country, Folk, Rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxknxxbQ6dk Billy Roberts recently sent over a few tracks from his upcoming album for us to check out. At first glance, I thought we might be taking a sonic trip through the Texas deserts but Mr. Roberts is from the Land Down Under – more specifically, Moree, Australia. Interestingly enough, Billy’s genre choices have left […]

Senior Dues by Yamin Semali

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 11, 2013 10:41 am

album at yaminsemali.bandcamp.com YenDollarMusic.com | Facebook | Twitter [@yaminallday] East Point, GA rapper/producer Yamin, formerly known as DJ AmDex, presents Senior Dues, his new album featuring Tha Dogg Pound’s Kurupt, Count Bass D, J-Live, Boog Brown, Phene, Small Eyez, Joe D and Sa-Roc as well as production from from Illastrate, Dublohskytzo, and Sam Brown. Senior Dues is the newest release […]

New Orleans Hip Hop Archive

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 10, 2013 11:05 am Tagged With: New Orleans

video at youtube.com/watch?v=RtH9L1R-xDs the New Orleans Hip Hop Archive Kickstarter page Twitter [@nohiphoparchive] | Facebook | Amistad Research Center The NOLA Hiphop Archive was founded in 2012 as an effort to collect, document, and make accessible to the public the oral histories of New Orleans’ influential rappers, producers and DJs who helped to create and popularize hiphop […]

Heavily Medicated by Shay Briggs

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 9, 2013 7:55 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ddfvzgr2Y video at YouTube | single download stream/share Heavily Medicated single on Soundcloud Reaching Higher PR | ShayBriggs.com | Facebook | on Twitter Reaching Higher PR presents Pittsburgh hip-hop artist @ShayBriggs3 new video and single, “Heavily Medicated“. The music is produced by Loyola University of New Orleans collaborator @Ant_Stew and is the first single from her debut album “Interphase“. The song’s concept takes you on a […]

My Role by Ro Akin

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 7, 2013 1:52 pm

Atlanta artist “Ro Akin” aka Rapheal Akinyemi started his music career as a member of the Outsyders, a songwriting and production crew that spawned Britney Spears # 1 Hit “Womanizer.” A rapper from the start, Ro dropped his first single, “My Role,” from his upcoming new mixtape, Mixed Feelings, Auguest 2013. Here is a video […]

Sell Coke To White Folks by Tomorrow Kings

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 7, 2013 11:08 am

video at youtube.com/watch?v=cYdr50han5o N***er Rigged TIme Machine at tomorrowkings.bandcamp.com Twitter [@tomorrowkings] | Facebook ReservedRec.com | Facebook | Twitter [@reservedrecords] Chicago rap crew Tomorrow Kings presents the Green Sllime-directed music video for their vyle-produced single “Sell Coke To White Folks”. The song appears on N***er Rigged Time Machine, their new album produced by Chicago beatmaker/MC Vyle of Nacrobats […]

Rollin Clean by Prez P, J NiCS, and Lil Champ Fway

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 5, 2013 11:39 am

video at youtube.com/watch?v=B-D94RctfYg&feature=youtu.be Prez P’s album The Ambiance on DatPiff Twitter [@prezp_becampin] | dacampsite.tumblr.com Twitter [@fwaygod] | Twitter [@jnics305] | Twitter [@fvck_this_] North Miami rapper Prez P features on “Rollin’ Clean”, the new single produced by Mr. Sisco and featuring fellow Miami rappers Lil Champ Fway and J NiCS. “Rollin’” will appear on Champ’s upcoming album […]