Toki Wright

Rhymesayers hosted A Benefit for Haiti on Tuesday night (raising over $25,000) with Toki Wright performing new material off his upcoming project, BlackMale, an 8-song EP full of his real-life stories and opinions about the black male’s experience. It will be released digitally on Rhymesayers on February 16 and will support Haiti relief as well: Fans will have the opportunity to donate any amount for direct relief efforts as Wright’s friend will be returing to Haiti to hand out basic needs items like aspirin and toothpaste with the proceeds. I sat down with Wright to explore the...

Sarah White

Sarah White talks to Gimme Noise about leaving the Twin Cities for Brooklyn Listen to C Train by Sarah White HERE “I’ve learned you have to know what you want. If you don’t, you will never get it.” -Sarah White Interview and photos by Rebecca McDonald of B FRESH Photography and Media (Short version originally published on citypages.com) Sarah White in the studio You might remember her as one of the first female lyricists putting it down in the Twin Cities Hip Hop scene, working with the likes of Black Blondie, Kanser, and countless other artists and groups. Sarah...

Angel Dust music video

Music Videos Changing the Game: Behind the Scenes of “Angel Dust.” Interview with artist Hasan Salaam,director Mark Carranceja, and actress and model Ameena Dove Interview by Rebecca McDonald of B FRESH Photography and Media “…one of the main issues confronting our youth is teen pregnancy, STDs, and HIV/AIDS. The number of people infected is on the rise, so it is important we get the word out…we have to continue to reinforce protection and testing.” -Hasan Salaam The underground Hip Hop video genre has been quite disappointing lately- forgettable, in fact....

Eternia

Interview and photos by Rebecca McDonald of B FRESH Photography and Media “Hip Hop is… the language in which I’m fluent, and use to communicate to others the depths of my heart.” -Eternia Eternia Eternia, named Silk-Anne Semiramis Kaya by her mother, is from Toronto, and she splits half of her time between Queens, NY & Toronto (Rexdale). I sat down with Eternia to talk shop before she hits the road hard for promotion and touring in 2010 (see “At Last” project below). B FRESH: For those out there who aren’t farmiliar with your work, what is your...