Love Drug

February 8th, 2010 | By Persia

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The Chemistry Behind the Ultimate Natural High

Few experiences in life can compare with the feeling of being newly in love. In that juicy, adrenaline-laden stage of the relationship, the mere thought of your new-found lover creates feelings so intense and passionate that it’s nearly impossible to concentrate on anything else. Seemingly every minute of the day is preoccupied with fantasies and daydreams about your loved one and your desire to be near him or her is all-consuming. Sensations are heightened. Life seems surreal. Every cell feels alive and your spirit’s vibration is lifted to a higher frequency. In other words, you’re buzzed!

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Sound Factory

February 6th, 2010 | By Rob Franklin

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Madison has a rich and deep music performance history. The Steve Miller Band, Garbage, The Original Funky Drummer Clyde Stubblefield, even Otis Redding’s death has a Madison tie. One of the biggest strengths that Madison also offers is a history of great recording studios. 608 recently sat down with Jake Johnson and Bill Maynard from Paradyme Productions (www.paradymeproductions. com), Mark Whitcomb from DNA Studios (www.dnamusiclabs. com) and Mike Zirkel and Beau Sorenson from Smart Studios (www.smartgeeks.com) to get a look at what the studios are currently working on as well as their thoughts on the continuing emergence of Madison Hip-Hop as a fixture Continue Reading

Get Fish or Die Tryin

February 4th, 2010 | By Rob Franklin

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Ice Fishing. It’s not something most Hip-Hop heads would put on top of their street cred list. However, after venturing out on Lake Monona one chilly Friday morning, I learned that braving the elements to provide a meal for your family is about as gangster as it gets.

As we climbed through the snow to reach the ice, I really started to have my reservations. Living in Wisconsin we’re used to cold weather, but that’s usually only walking or shoveling snow. This was actually going on the middle of a lake with no flotation devices and setting up shop for a few hours. This is everyday life for some people.

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Blue Jeans and Nikes

February 1st, 2010 | By 608

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Recently a new local group, Superior Webbs, released their debut mixtape “Blue Jeans and Nikes.” Consisting of 17 songs, the mixtape features original beats from one of their members, Too Shade. With an original sound and creative lyrics Superior Webbs brings a new side to the Madison’s local hip hop scene. Besides self produced beats their mixtape includes a remix to “A million and One Questions” by Jay Z, “Finally Moving” produced by Pretty Lights and “Uncommonly Cold” produced by Joe Dean. As a local group it is important to understand where the artists grew up. The following paragraphs give a short bio on the two artists and their background.

Superior Webbs consists of two mc’s, Cody Banks, aka Too Shade, and Tyler Olson, aka TO. Their collaboration began when the Continue Reading

Romey – Rising Son

January 29th, 2010 | By 608

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“If Wisconsin was a province,” boasts rapper Jerome “Romey” Hunt, “I would be the Rap Prime Minister of it.”

As Romey shows me around his Soundcheck Studios on the lower level of the Genesis Enterprise Center in Madison, the 6’7” rapper is relaxed, funny, focused, introspective and self-assured. But his prime minister boast begs for a follow-up question: Do you have to have a tremendous ego to be a good rapper?

“I don’t have a big ego, but I do have a lot of confidence,” Romey says. “When your head gets too big, it makes people not want to work for you and not want to root for you. But with that being said, you do have to have a certain swagger and a certain confidence to be a good rapper.”

Having had to face an enormous amount of adversity in his Continue Reading