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Album Review: EMPEE and MaxPtah "Listen!!!"

2010-06-27 17:31
Empee and MaxPtah have earned their stripes in the Memphis underground rap community.  Empee was a member of the duo Kontrast with Jason “Da Hater” Harris before going on to gain acclaim as a solo rapper/producer. MaxPtah has also made a name for himself on the mic and behind the...

Review: MaxPtah-Absolute Zero EP

2010-06-17 13:48
  MaxPtah, has been a mainstay of the Memphis underground hip-hop community for years. Originally in the group Pirana U, Ptah has come into his own over the years as a solo artist and producer for several hip-hop artists such as the Iron Mic Coalition. His latest EP, Absolute Zero,...

Mad Men

2009-10-07 17:30
  Good day world, it’s your Queen of Hearts, Jane and I must say it feels SO muthafuckin’ good to be back…and with a special treat for my readers. I had a chance to FINALLY catch up two of my favorite producers, Empee and MaxPtah and do an interview for their new album Listen!!!: The ...

Video: Empee & MaxPtah - Confessions Of A Vinyl Addict

2009-08-04 19:25
Who else can totally identify with this vid and song? LOL, I can seeing that I've spent many a dollar on wax and have no plans of stopping. "Confessions Of A Vinyl Addict" is the fun, free wheeling ode to all of us crate diggin', vinyl sifting "pretentious assholes" known as record ...

Old Hands and New Bands

2008-12-24 14:12
Top 10 Local Albums: 1. Matador Singles '08 — Jay Reatard (Matador): The onetime enfant terrible who named his first two albums (with the Reatards) Teenage Hate and Grown Up, Fucked Up gave growing up a good name in 2008. A decade into one of modern Memphis music's most prolific and most...