The Music Miner

White Rappers on the rise

noreply@blogger.com (logan_gregg13) — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:13:00 +0000

As it has been since the beginning of hip hop, the genre has been dominated by rappers of black heritage. Recently however, there have been a few white rappers to emerge with something to bring to the table. Here are just a few who have shown some promise....

Mac Miller

Ok.. so you probably have heard of this guy before if you pay attention to rap at all. I thought I'd put him on here anyways though.

Yelawolf

Yelawolf is an american rapper currently signed with Shady records. In many of his songs he talks about coming from a small town in Alabama. His debut album with Shady records named Radioactive was released on November 21, 2011. It appeared on the billboard top 200 at #27.

Mike Stud

Mike Stud began making his name from the beginning from something other than his rap game. He was known as one of the best baseball players to come out of the Providence, Rhode Island area earning the states 2006 Gatorade Player of the year award. While he was injured during his sophomore season he began rapping to pass the time. Many of his teammates and friends noticed how lyrically talented he was and encouraged him to pursue it more. Now he has established himself as a rising force in the rap game with hundreds of thousands of views of his videos on youtube. He even collaberated with former Dukie Mike Posner.

Indie Fix

noreply@blogger.com (logan_gregg13) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:46:00 +0000

Check out these indie artists looking to rise through the ranks in 2012.....

Electric Guest

Matthew Comptom and Asa Taccone are the duo who came together to form the band Electric Guest. This indie pop duo is based out of Los Angeles, California. They have worked with popular producer Dangermouse to produce many of their tunes. Check out "This head I hold" off their debut studio album Mondo which is set to release on April 24th.

Walk the Moon

Walk the Moon is an Indie Rock Based quartet hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio. They released their first album I want! I want! in November 2010. The marquee single from that album "Anna Sun" has gotten them much positive reviews on the internet.

Gotye

Gotye is a Belgian-Australian multi instrumental musician and singer/songwriter. Born Wouter "Wally" De Backer his stage name Gotye is derived from Gaultier which is equivalent to Walter in English. He is also part of the the Australian indie pop band The Basics. The song below named "Somebody I used to know" reached #1 on the UK singles chart.

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noreply@blogger.com (logan_gregg13) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:50:00 +0000

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Convert youtube videos to mp3 free

noreply@blogger.com (logan_gregg13) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:16:00 +0000

Want to download music to your computer fast and easy? Well I found out this website while searching the web and I haven't used Frostwire, Itunes, or torrents ever since. Use this site to quickly and easily convert and download Youtube videos to mp3.

Hip Hop Artists on the Rise in 2012

noreply@blogger.com (logan_gregg13) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:39:00 +0000

Are you a fan of Hip Hop? Always looking for that new rapper emerging out of nowhere to bump in your car to? Well if so here are a few rappers set to make a big splash in the hip hop world in 2012.

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth or better known as Kendrick Lamar is a hip hop artist/songwriter signed with Top Dawg Entertainment. His mixtape O(verly) D(edicated) helped give him much exposure on the internet. He has already worked with with many big time artists including Wiz khalifa, Dr. Dre, Drake, and Snoop Dogg along with many others. Check out his song "ADHD" in which it has an oddly "Bone Thugs-N-Harmony feel to it.

ASAP Rocky

Asap Rocky born Rakim Mayers is a hip hop artist currently signed with Sony/RCA records. His single "Peso" was leaked on the radio in the summer of 2011 to receive much airplay on the very popular HOT 97 radio station in New York. His mixtape LiveLoveA$AP was released in October.

Los

Los is an american rapper/hip hop artists from Baltimore Maryland. His Lyrically inclined flow has gotten him hundreds of thousands of views on youtube. However, he hasn't yet reached his full potential. He has collaberated with many big artists including this one called "Finally Here" off his mixtape The Crown Ain't Safe with Twista.

XV is an american rapper/singer/songwriter from Witchita, Kansas. The name XV is derived from his age (15) when he started his rapping career. He gained much attention after the release of his twelfth mixtape Everybody's Nobody. XV announced on July 26, 2010 that he was signing with Warner Bros. records. Check out this song off his mixtape Zero Heroes properly named "Awesome.

Intro

noreply@blogger.com (logan_gregg13) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:52:00 +0000

You get in your car and turn on the radio to jam out to some tunes. However, the first thing you hear after you turn on the radio is another Lady Gaga song that's been at the top of the billboard charts for 2 months that you were sick of after 1 week. You decide against the radio, and you throw in a burned CD. You have quite possibly heard every song on this CD 50 times. It's times like this that you need a little help finding some new music. The Musical Miner will search and dig deep underground to find those "hidden gems" that you have not heard or noticed yet. We will not only keep your music library fresh, but you can brag to your friends months later after a artist hits big with a, "yeah I had a few of his songs on one of my CD's back in December." So strap on your hardhat and let's go searching for your next favorite artists.