Minneapolis based artist had an exceptional year, with interesting diverse records.
Greg Grease -Black King Cole EP
Greg Grease: I like to change people's minds. City Pages Hip Hip Artist of The Year 2013, The beats on Greg Grease's late-2012 release Cornbread, Pearl & G are a decidedly fresh mix of smoky turntablist throwbacks, jazzy loops, and psychedelic textures, but they're just the trimmings for his meaty rhymes. A master of cadence, mood, speed, and content, the Minneapolis rapper could have released all of the tracks a capella and they'd still glisten. "For what it's worth, I might record this verse and trash it/So if you hear this track then you know it's magic," he says on "Do It to the Death." Both his recorded work and performances echo this level of scrupulous quality control. Narratives on inner-city violence, domestic struggle, and the assertion of one's greatness have been a staple of rap lyrics for decades, but in Grease's ever-rolling flow they're reborn.
Greg Grease performs in The Current studios
Okayplayer Audio Premiere: Greg Grease “Black King Cole”
Greg Grease Gets No Realer on “Black King Cole” | URB
Picked to Click 2013 #2 Greg Grease
Polica -Shulamith
The Current 89.3 Album Review: Poliça, 'Shulamith'
Poliça: Shulamith | Album Reviews | Pitchfork
Polica delve into personal turmoil via City Pages.
Metasota -Black Friday
Black Friday: The 10 best Twin Cities rap albums of 2013 via City Pages
Metasota – Wu Forever | MADE
Marijuana Deathsquads -Oh My Sexy Lord
Marijuana Deathsquads come into the light | Star Tribune
Marijuana Deathsquads, "Vibrant Beast" | The FADER
Vandaam -Vandaam
City Pages Picked 2 Click #10 Vandam.
P.O.S. - POS/WDELH/MDS/RMX
Reviler POS/Marijuana Deathsquads: WDELH/MDS/RMX Review
Review: P.O.S- WDELH/MDS/RMX | Death Of The Blogger
Mally -Strange Rhythm
MaLLy - "Strange Rhythm" Review - Minneapolis Music | Examiner
MaLLy - Strange Rhythm [EP] Okayplayer
Lizzo -Lizzobangers
Picked to Click #1 Lizzo
Album Review: Lizzo - Lizzobangers | The Line Of Best Fit
Reviler Lizzo: Lizzobangers Review
Crimes -Thin Sunlight
Crimes Behind the Clouds
Up Rock -Let That Bass Shake
[ALBUM] Up Rock – Let That Bass Shake
Empire Status (Muja Messiah & Bobby Raps) -Empire Status
Empire Status: "We rap about the 1920s and modern-day Benghazi too"
Greenroom Magazine || Feature: Empire Status
K. Raydio & Psymun – LucidDreamingSkylines
Greenroom Magazine Premiere: Psymun & K.Raydio “Lobby Music” ft. Greg Grease
Okayplayer Audio Premiere: K.Raydio x Psymun – LucidDreamingSkylines
Inside K. Raydio's collaboration with Psymun
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