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A.M. Breakups Self-portrait (CREDIT: @tidesareout) Marris Mielnick is a Brooklyn-bred, New Orleans-based producer, Polaroid photographer , and alternative woodworking and metal artist, who moonlights as A.M. Breakups. An affiliate of both Lt Headtrip's we are the karma kids and Uncommon Nasa's Uncommon Records, Mielnick is the founder of his own Brooklyn-based Hip-Hop/Rap collective, Reservoir Sound. A.M. Breakups is part of groups 11:00A.M. We Are Not for Them, and CULT FAVORITE with emcees Eleven, Warren Britt, and E L U C I D, respectively. Breakups has previosuly released collaborations with the like sof billy woods, Despot, Teddy Faley, Uncommon Nasa, Vordul Mega (Cannibal Ox,) Junclassic, Shortrock, k-the-i??? and more. O G B by A.M. Breakups Following a brief two-year self-imposed sabbatical period, paired with a recent move from Brooklyn to New Orleans, A.M. Breakups has returned with a new musical effort. OGB is a concise four-track EP billed as the "first ...

MUTE by JYROSCOPE Jyroscope is a Chicago -based Hip-Hop crew/self-described "3-headed monster" consisting of producer I.B. Fokuz , emcee Collasoul Structure , and turntablist DJ Seanile ; " Jyroscope is the epitome of Progressive Hip-Hop over ear-consuming soundscapes, upon which the strongest impressions of truth are painted. Ranging from poetic rhyme schemes to heart-felt imagery, this group symbolizes the first time you fell in love with music," explains their impassioned Facebook Biography. Jyroscope (@jyroscope) are affiliated with Chicago -based Tomorrow Kings collective, which was actually, founded by I.B. Fokuz and are loosely "signed" to close friend and emcee Gilead7 's LA imprint, ReSERVED Records . Jyroscope 's past releases include 2011's RAGTIME and Rock "N" Roll -flipping JYROSCOPE ON THE ROCKS... Mixtape , and 2016's House music re-working Jyroscope On The House , as well as 2018 released singles, ...

Blastmaster Baker vs the Human Being Lawnmower by we are the karma kids Nick Baker is a Bushwick -based emcee, producer, and Punk/Hardcore frontman for Children's City Dump (C.C.D.) Nick actively records and releases his own music as Blastmaster Baker FKA simply Baker . Baker has now joined forces with Lt Headtrip 's crew/label, we are the karma kids (WATKK ) to let loose his first proper full-length, Blastmaster Baker vs. The Human Being Lawnmower . It's the proper album-length follow-up to Blastmaster Baker 's self-released 2013 debut, BAKED . To be completely honest, I've heard Blastmaster Baker 's name mentioned around "Rap" Twitter and Punk/Hardcore circles for quite a few years now, although, this is the first time I've actually heard his music. Oddly enough, Blastmaster Baker & Lt Headtrip are both Ohio -born NYC transplants and it appears as though Headtrip has taken Baker "under his wing," so to say. From my per...

Sonic Truth/Flex Pistols by Bouquet of Bones Bouquet of Bones (@wearebouquet) are a Portland -bred rapper/producer duo in the same vein as Jaylib , Run The Jewels, Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman , Career Crooks, and their like-minded peers; consisting of the tag-team lyrical assault that is Bloodmoney Perez & B!LLY WH?T , Bouquet of Bones recently unveiled their inaugural release, "Sonic Truth" B/W "Flex Pistols." " @wearebouquet is a new group aiming to deliver gritty, sonically thick Hip-Hop throughout the remainder of the foreseeable future," Bouquet of Bones wrote Instagram post teasing their 4/20 debut release on Damn That Noise Music . Bloodmoney Perez (@DrBloodmoney) & B!LLY WH?T (@_murn_) list their collective interests as beat-making, writing rhymes, and drinkin' beer. "Sonic Truth" has been billed as both a mini-EP and 1990's-evoking maxi-single backed with "Flex Pistols" on Side B. Bouquet of...

Just in case you've been living under a rock for the past few months or recently awoke from a coma—we're terribly sorry for 2017!—Beat-maker Bedrock (BMB) is a new, recurring column here at The Witzard; initially, the brainchild of Baltimore-based beatsmith John "Jumbled" Bachman, BMB simply asks beat-makers and aspiring producers to highlight 3-5 of their personal favorite albums, which, early on, helped shape their overall sound and style. I'm proud to present to you our first Beat-maker Bedrock column 2018 and 14th overall features a playlist selected and meticulously arranged by New York-based rapper-producer and We Are The Karma Kids founder Lt Headtrip—or just "Headtrip" for production work. Following his critically-acclaimed 2017 album, Comedy of The Filtbeast , Lt Headtrip teamed up with The GreenHouse Studio/Backwoodz Studioz producer and engineer to curate LNYCHPIN; described on Bandcamp as "a full-length collaborative album featuring 16 ...