Basement Made
Northern Culture, Art, Hip Hop & Working Class
Von Alexander drinks the soul of his former self in the “Waves” video (April 28, 2016). The artist recently changed his name from Vonny Del Fresco to his current identity. This visual portrays the transition. Von Alexander chases Vonny down in the snowy thicket, ties him to a pine, extracts his soul into a bottle...
Von Alexander dropped V O N today (November 19), and it’s every bit as grimy as we wanted. Von used to go by Vonny Del Fresco but this artist has always had a way of bringing the sun down into the basement. Coming from the North Side of Milwaukee, life has been a real struggle...
Von Alexander can’t lose on this new wave (November 4, 2015). The raspy-voiced emcee hits with bars that stick every time he hops on a beat. Hear the Cream City lyricist take this Derelle Rideout-made “D R E A M S” beat and dismantle it. “Mom, I see you too, we all make mistakes Don’t...
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...
Von Alexander is “on his way,” there’s no denying that. He just dropped a flame engulfed Memoirs mixtape a few months back and has been all over the heat index since. Today we get “W A V E S,” a DMND-crafted smoker of a track. Vonny’s vibe is next level. Milwaukee is here. “You know...
Mike Regal served up some “Gold” on DJ Booth today (July 28). The Cream City rapper-producer flexes his Sir Michael Rocks flow on the slapper, but first he opens the floor for the young storyteller Vonny Del Fresco: “Gold in my mouth, head to the sky, pray to my Lord I don’t die Chains clank...
