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On Her New EP, Portland MC Raquel Divar Takes Control

The title comes from the chorus on the smoky “Smith n’ Wesson.” But it’s also an ode to Missy Elliott’s “The Rain” and a general claim to power. “There’s a lot of references about just like running shit and being boss,” says Divar. But that raw bravado is new for Divar.

Green Hop Brings Cannabis and Hip-Hop Together in North Portland

Rap isn’t just the theme, it’s the thesis.

A Portland Rapper Just Dropped an Anti-Willamette Week Dis Track

The video for “Dear Willamette Week” opens with someone urinating on a recent issue, which makes it clear that this is not a letter to the editor complimenting our reporting on Portland’s pursuit of a Major League Baseball franchise.

The Pros and Cons of Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize

The fact that Lamar’s music has risen to the upper echelon of American culture doesn’t mean the rest of hip-hop is going to be welcomed alongside him.

Post Malone Celebrated His New Album by Smashing a Guitar at Memorial Coliseum

The 22-year-old, who colors his hard-partying anthems with lyrics about loneliness and depression, is perhaps the darkly Caligula-esque pop star these times deserve—either that or the Millennial Kid Rock.

Zaytoven’s Made a Career from Making Other Artists’ Careers. Now It’s His Turn.

Even for casual fans of Southern rap, there’s no mistaking a Zaytoven beat.

Longtime Portland Hip-Hop Promoter Idris “StarChile” O’Ferrall Has Died

Starting out as a rapper, O’Ferrall, a Portland native, assumed numerous roles in the city’s hip-hop scene beginning in the late ’90s as a student at Wilson High School. He went on to run his own label and host radio and TV shows. He eventually got into concert promotion and MCing, almost by accident.

Veteran Portland Hip-Hop Promoter Starchile Diagnosed with Brain Cancer

According to David Jackson, aka DJ OG One, who has started a crowdfunding campaign to assist with O’Farrell’s medical bills, O’Ferrall went to the hospital in March after feeling ill, where tests revealed abscesses on his brain and heart valves. He was diagnosed with CNS Lymphoma, and underwent emergency surgery to stop bleeding on his brain.

Meet the Budtender-Turned-Rapper With Weed So Strong it Made Even Snoop Dogg Freak Out

Before the rapper and weed magnate known as Berner had dispensaries in four states, a hemp seed-infused sports drink, novelty candy that looks exactly like ready-to-smoke herb, multiple clothing companies and accessory endorsements, an ambassadorship to his own cannabis-specific social media platform and 16 full-length albums, he was just an unknown Bay Area budtender moonlighting as an MC.

Maarquii Balances Take-No-Shit Swagger With Unguarded Vulnerability

Maarquii doesn’t suffer fuckboys gladly, and neither does Marquise Dickerson.

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