Alphabetical Slaughter - [G] is for Game Over Internet (Bringing the Slaughter to the Masses)

“Alphabetical Slaughter is a weekly feature that has been employed to shine a light on artists, whom otherwise, may go unnoticed.”

Rewind your minds to a couple of months ago. A thread in the music section of our forums posed the question of “how important of a role does image play in the music industry”? Unfortunately, my answer was that I can be extremely judgmental and that image plays a significant role in whether or not I give artists a chance. This next entry in my Alphabetical Slaughter series was my latest victim. I have known about Grieves for a while now, being an avid Rhymesayers listener, but because the kid was white and decided to sport a lip ring and shaggy hair,  I let him fall completely off my radar. I mean, everyone knows to be a successful rapper you need to have a clean fade and wear the latest spring line from (insert hipster brand here). Needless to say, I slept hard. An edgier, less whiny Outasight, Grieves brings us slick lyricism and smooth vocals on his latest release titled Together/Apart. It comes highly recommended (by me) as the soundtrack to your summer.

For those that are just now tuning in, I try to include three separate levels of artists: a hip hop act, a non-hip hop act, and a whatever the hell I please act. Inception. Thus said, the next act I would like to showcase is an indie group out of Lafayette. Their name is Givers and although they recently got their shine on The Jimmy Fallon Show, I am going to pretend I got to them first. Take it away, Tiffany Lamson.

And last but not least, a group quickly gaining fame in the DMV hip hop scene: Gods’Illa. A trio of brothers that overcome differing styles to produce high quality boom bap, Gods’Illa has received co-signs from hip hop greats such as 9th Wonder and now (more importantly).. yours truly. Get your hands on CPR: The Blend Tape ASAP.

To see previous installments,  join the forums. There, you can feel free to read up on other members’ entries and to submit your own. Thanks for another fun week and I will see you next Sunday. Til then.. ONE LOVE.