Descendent is from Newport News, Virginia and since childhood, music has been an important aspect in his life. Currently living in New York City, he continues to excel in his music career. Descendent is currently on a regional tour called R.U.H. (Revolutionary Understanding Heard) Tour. His style of music is a mix of soul, boom bap, and […]
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DJ and Producer Jakkz released his jersey club remix of MAW’s Work on November 12. We’re still bumping to it over at HangTime, and thought you guys should listen too. Check it out via SoundCloud
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With a New York State of Mind and a Midwestern Spirit, Singer/Songwriter iamchelseaiam, pulls on the heartstrings of listeners with her realist lyrics & soothing vocals on “Paperdoll” the second single (streaming now on Spotify, Apple Music) of her upcoming EP “A Beautiful Mess” (release date TBA). The imagery of “Paperdoll” seems childish,and the content […]
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NEU-JAQQ’D Neuropunk and Bojaq team up for a truly dense sound experience with NEUJAQ—weaving in sounds and textures across the spectrum of dance, including a hefty taste of action, gaming, and drum ‘n’ bass. In all, an East-Coast-West-Coast collaboration even Midwesterners need to tune in. “It sounds pretty dope, I like it.” -DJ Earl HangTime […]
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This past June, Jersey club phenom, UNIIQU3 teamed up with Yungkiidd for the premiere of the littest track of the Summer, “TRUNK.” The FADER says that it’s an infectious track because “it is still stuck in our heads,” and that’s straight facts! The year is coming to a close, and we’re still twerking when we hear that […]
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Forecast says that it’s going to be a cloudy day, Saturday, November 25, 2017. Unfortunately for weathermen everywhere, they couldn’t predict the high chances for artists in the tri-state area to receive an enormous amount of enlightening information from Platinum Boy Music‘s multi-platinum record producer Antwan “Amadeus” Thompson. In the past couple of weeks, notable […]
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Cultural appropriation is a sociological concept of relationships and cultures wrongly adopted, and violated, by other members of another group. At times it is framed as misappropriation, but for Appropriate Culture, it’s the complete opposite. During the month of November rapper-songwriter, producer, writer, actor and director Julian Stephen launches his newest project featuring some notable […]
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Although we nationally observe women on a single day, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t celebrate the many wonders and creativity that exhumes from them during the rest of the year. We all know a woman who has given us life, but there are also women that find themselves much later. Here are a few pieces that […]
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Prepare for itsENJ sophomore single release, bringing back the dramatic soul found in “Good Weave Bad Attitude” with a slight twist. “Celine’s Song” embodies a harmonic fusion of smooth afrobeats and hip hop. The signature blends by itsENJ’s consists of hard hitting drums coupled with an afrobeat undertone, taking us back to their Nigerian origins, while giving […]
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“We’re going into our second year, HangTime Magazine. I want to try new things, and experiment… But in a way we still grow.” – Ebony Anderson-Brown, Founding Editor It’s 2017, our 45th President of the United States is Donald Trump, and Betsy DeVos is the United States Secretary of Education. As a publication dedicated to […]
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Missouri-born artist, Azia, was raised in Atlanta, GA and musically influenced by every stop she’s made in between. Although writing has always been a part of her life, she didn’t start recording music until late 2014, and began producing in 2016. After an extended trip in London, she was left broke and went back to Atlanta […]
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On January 15, friends and strangers gathered for another installment of Epic Art Party: Noire at the cozy venue, Basement Two Nine. After partnering with SOV’s promising artist, Lono Bristol, Bare Canvas Sounds stepped it up a notch with their delivery for this extravaganza. The epic art party, or EAP, was first brought about a few […]
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