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Niki Gatewood

Believer, Mother, Writer, FED; Creative AF . . .
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SL JONES: Defying Categorization; Establishing Self

By: Niki Gatewood (@THE_NikiG)Category: Breeding Ground

Upon pending dates, the prepackaged gimmicks will expire. These lyrical infants tussle for Rap’s fleeting spotlight. Cognizant of the status-quo, Little Rock’s own, SL Jones, continues to invest into his creative cache. His diverse skill-set challenges categorization; that’s the problem. An artistic battle ensues when the MC is both the arch nemesis and the hero. […]

5 And Done: Tito Lopez Talks Salvation, Social Issues, Suicide and More!

By: Niki Gatewood (@THE_NikiG)Category: Features

Enhanced by Gulfport, Mississippi life-lessons, Tito Lopez, continues to speak for society’s underdogs. His cathartic pen catalogues the human experience. While other rappers, enslaved to the puppet show, continue to spew lyrical fallacies, Tito, masters the actual art of Hip-Hop. Delivering poignant messages sans a soapbox an appreciative audience steadily multiplies. Having cultivated a more […]

Producer Selasi Discusses Everything from The Kandy Factory to Cancer

By: Niki Gatewood (@THE_NikiG)Category: Features

Photo by WillPower Unorthodox, yet universally endorsed, music is celebrated for its array of redemptive properties. Creativity embedded into the double helix, an organically gifted musician, like Selasi Duse, can easily twist words and sounds to summon wondrous art. Chronicling his life, the African-bred Duse has realized the American dream. Investing into his education and […]

Rittz: One Mean Cracker Moves From White Jesus To Strange Music!

By: Niki Gatewood (@THE_NikiG)Category: Features

Rites-of-passage filled with both rights and wrongs, Jonny “Rittz” Valiant, uses Hip-Hop to share his story. Although the towering, wavy-haired Ginger-kid, is easy to spot amid his melanin-enriched contemporaries, his lyricism never pales in comparison. The Atlanta native’s talent, work-ethic, and luck is ushering Rittz to the masses. Although, his journey to the spotlight has […]