SXSW Showcase Preview: Tabi Bonney

Yeah I know, we say it all the time, but DC has long been overlooked in the music department – particularly hip hop. Although Wale has definitely helped boost our ratings, we still have a minute to go before the Nation’s Cap is truly recognized as a city to reckon with. Fortunately leading the soon-to-be bum rush [...]

VIDEO! Video: Crybabieees (Tabi Bonney x Black Eyed Peas) – Love Me

We’ve been hearing about Will.I.Am’s new group with Tabi Bonney for quite some time now, but I’m glad to see that they have dropped their new video for the track “Love Me.” The group consists of Tabi, Niki Jean (not the one you’re thinking of), and Grammy winning producer PoetNameLife.
I’m loving this track! It’s got [...]

Tabi Bonney x DD 172

If you haven’t heard about or watched any of the shorts from the Creative Control camp you are losing. DC artist Tabi Bonney GOT IT IN w/Ski, Mos, Dame Dash & co. and heres a short visual showing the energy and rawness of the space.

Tabi Bonney – Nothing But A Hero from Reynard Alli [...]

BEST OF 2009: Video of the Year – Christian Rich – Famous Girl

Sure, there are still big name directors, major label budgets, and top name producers that still control the industry, but 2009 has most certainly become the year where the art of the music video has become democratized. Paul Wall made history by becoming one of the first major artists to shoot his video using an [...]

Video: Phil Ade – Hollywood

At long last, the video for Phil Ade’s Hollywood, directed by Tabi Bonney. Hollywood still gets multiple spins on my iPod this year and this video (crafted by the Tabi’s Cool Kid Forever Films) is another winner. A portion of this video was filmed over at Stussy DC. If you need to catch up [...]

Fashion pins pro wrestling to the mat with DC clothing line DURKL’s new mixtape

DOWNLOAD MIX HERE, tracklist after jump
DC fashion line DURKL marches to the beat of a different drummer by comparison to the rest of the city. But they’re not about to change. Thery’re in the process of molding the city to meet them. Having existed for three years in relative anonymity, 2009 has been the year [...]

VIDEO: Tabi Bonney – Jet Setter

DC rapper Tabi Bonney is a video making machine.
His 12th (yes 12th video) is for his latest single “Jettsetter” off of the completely slept on (outside of DC at least) DOPE EP that dropped this spring. Bonney’s follow up to Rich Kids has him high on the rooftop somewhere in DC (is that in NE [...]

Concert Review: Rock The Bells – Second Stage

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If you’re not familiar with Rock The Bells by now, you should probably consider finding a way to hurt yourself. Seriously. On Sunday, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Common, The Roots and several others made their way to the [...]

7 Cuts that Killed the Nouveau Riche Party (for me)

So most of y’all know that I’ve been in full on DJ mode or the past few months. For the most part, I blame my homie Marcus, but on the other hand, I needed a reprieve from what I consider boring, formulaic music and DJ’s are my new refuge. I might be losing what little [...]

DC Tings: Tabi Bonney – Rich Kids, MTV’s DC Week

Tabi Bonney – Rich Kids
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I know my readers in New York and LA might be tired of me jumping on the DC bandwagon, but I just had to show some love to Tabi Bonney, who dropped a new album this month simply called Dope. Bonney has been on his [...]

Photos: Clipse/Play Cloths In-store Event at Commonwealth

Download Clipse – Road Till The Casket Drops Mixtape at Complex
Another night, another very dope in-store event at Commonwealth, who just got a feature in WaPo this week. Just like the Diplo event, it was pure craziness, and this time Pusha T of the Clipse was in the building for the launch of their new [...]