Basement Made
Northern Culture, Art, Hip Hop & Working Class
Carter was a serious person, about his grind and his education, but also a great friend. He’s the kinda person you never forget (January 29, 2017). When I met Carter for the first time, we connected on a few levels right away. We grew up on the same side of town. It was all respect...
I just won my 3rd MAMA! Anthony Lamarr recruited me for the “Breathe” record right before I left last year, and now we’re rewarded with a Madison Area Music Association award – “Hip Hop Song of the Year” – for the meaningful collaboration (June 19, 2016). Anthony Lamarr continues to lead by example, showing those...
The East Coast emcee delivers a screwed “Purple Version” of the “North Boy” record in honor of the recently fallen legend Prince (April 22, 2016). “Purple is Prince’s color, Screw music is usually represented by the color purple in Hip Hop,” he says. “Very heavy influence on my childhood, RIP.” Find the original on Prince...
Emmitt James does this one for his momma (March 31, 2016). The Milwaukee, Wisconsin native kicks the song off with a voicemail from his mom – showing love, sounding exhausted. Then he sends a message back with a minute of his story, from a transitional state in LA. He tags the song as “blues-hop”. Smooth....
Moses has returned (February 29, 2016). Milwaukee’s premiere producer has returned in the form of an adventurous boy in his latest video for “Run”. The doppelganger child finds some clothes in a box and gets the inspiration to explore in em. A young loner, the kid dances a lot with himself, does increasingly weirder shit...
