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“When it comes to the children, Wu-Tang is for the children. We teach the children.” Back in 1998, Ol’ Dirty Bastard stormed the stage during the Grammy Awards and interrupted the acceptance speech for Song Of The Year with those words . Since then, the phrase “Wu-Tang is for the children” has become iconic and taken on a life of its own. It has been the source of countless memes, punchlines and more. Recently, however, an artist who was inspired by Wu-Tang Clan took the turn of phrase to a deeper place and created a work of art that merged the legendary Wu “W” logo with one of the most important issues facing all children on Earth: climate change. Read More...

Local artists rise up! The Seattle Public Library is now accepting submissions from Seattle musicians and bands to join their online local music collection that is called PlayBack. They’re even going to pay those they select! PlayBack actually has a really dope interface powered by the startup Rabble . They’ve created a sleek tool that allows local residents to discover music made in their backyard. This is really what RMR is all about! Artists are able to submit... Continue Reading...

Bay Area emcee Imerald Brown just dropped the Enigma album today. The 15 track project rides as a cohesive unit being produced in entirely by Seattle producer Cole Holland. The Oakland born artist explores numerous sounds on Enigma. She isn’t scared to be vulnerable in the musical content or beat selection, choosing to rap, sing, and manipulate words over keyboard heavy beats. Holland finds sounds and patterns that are remnant of... Continue Reading...

Recording artist K Good is a rising star out of Birmingham, Alabama and is eager to break into the mainstream radar with the release of his new video. Restless and ready to pop, he delivers his lavish new track titled “No More Waiting”.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently approved the final environmental impact report for the Consolidated Correctional Treatment Facility–otherwise known as the new “mental health jail”. The approval green lights, what opponents to the project are calling “a wasteful spending of over $2.2 billion to build nearly 4,000 new jail cells for an already failing jail system.” “Los Angeles County is the largest county in the U.S. with the largest jail system in the world,” explained Reform L.A. Jails Campaign Director Jasmyne Cannick. “Instead of planning on how to keep people out of jail we are planning for people to go to jail.” But the supervisors don’t quite see it that way. The new facility is meant, they said, to become a national model for in the way medical and mental health services are provided to the growing inmate-patient population in the criminal justice system. “By embarking on this project, the County is invested in... Continue Reading...