Basement Made
Northern Culture, Art, Hip Hop & Working Class
First Class is thinking outside the box in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Although there are a lot of positive things happening with Hip Hop in the city now, The Mil is still afflicted with many serious issues. In the midst of the chaos, Skyy Phreshh has gathered a tight-knit team around his blood relatives to go full...
Vincent VanGREAT and Blizz McFly of SAFS Crew throw it back to the 90s on the Fresh Prince-inspired record “Bel-Air” (May 16, 2016). The two emcees trade verses filled with style markers and jabs at opposition over a jiggy sample. It’s a good break from the common sounds of today. “Bel Air” is the second...
The SAFS Crew emcee has sumn to say. A couple days ago, Reggie Bonds stated that he was “the best rapper from Milwaukee”. Then Pizzle and others responded. Blizz McFly has bars too. Regardless of how ya feel about Reggie’s artistry or Pizzle’s flow, this rapper can do punchlines. Plus, Blizz sampled that hilarious Jordan...
Blizz McFly premieres his BLK GOLD project with a couple shots – “Bang Bang” (January 22, 2016). This record is nothing short of a SAFS Crew sensation, starting with a pair of savage guest verses from Klassik and Vincent VanGREAT. The hook is powerful. Vincent “did the beat, hook and rap, triple double on the...
Bring in January 1, 2016 with the loopy Blizz McFly record. The SAFS Crew founding father takes a beat – that sounds like ADOTHEGOD made it from default Fruity Loops instruments – and turns it to a playable record. Also known as Brandel McCloud, the artist recently came back from a hiatus. His sound needs an...
Mike Regal premiered the first track of the “Eyes Open Series” yesterday (November 10, 2015). The Brew City artist features Safs Crew lyricist Blizz McFly on the motivational “Masta P” collaboration. Both of em went in on the Regal-made beat. The rapper-producer says: “Distractions done captured my whole generation I get on that beat and...
From the Vice article published October 19, 2015: “Milwaukee, Wisconsin has never been known as much of a hip-hop city. It’s had its moments: Coo Coo Cal’s 2001 hit “My Projects” topped the rap charts and made it to number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. Rico Love, who has origins in the city, broke...
