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cyhi the prynce, “studder” (live in new york)

vitaminwater music — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:20:28 +0000

atlanta’s cyhi the prynce raps without hesitation, here performing “studder” live at new york’s final uncapped LIVE.

billy marks @ woodward west: the skate video

vitaminwater sports — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:17:02 +0000

make a skate video with billy marks at woodward west? vitaminwater is down to oblige. we just followed the usual recipe.

freddie gibbs, “run dmc” (live in new york)

vitaminwater music — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:12:51 +0000

freddie gibbs made the trip to new york to perform at our final uncapped LIVE show, where he made his own twisted tribute to one of the city’s most influential groups.

adventures with helluvastate

vitaminwater music — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:41 +0000

seattle duo helluvastate, comprised of alter egos thadwick tristen trevor III and swan coltrane, admit to not totally understanding the logic behind commercial hip hop success. but in some ways that frees them up to pursue a different type of legacy. “[we’re] trying to do something that’s irreplaceable and that’s timeless, something to get seattle the attention it deserves.”

theesatisfaction, “lincoln” (live in seattle)

vitaminwater music — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:34 +0000

live from seattle, here’s “lincoln” performed by theesatisfaction, two women singing, rapping and dancing with untouchable, soulful charisma.

big krit’s big country

vitaminwater music — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:53:47 +0000

big krit hails from mississippi, a locale he says informs all new music he makes as he travels america. we met the man in new york, where he performed at the grand finale uncapped LIVE show. even as big krit aspires to bigger projects across genres, the rapper/producer asserts, “it’s still gone be country, still gone be soulful.” here’s looking forward.

young l makes his own

vitaminwater music — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:00:53 +0000

young l’s studio looks super zen. for his uncapped feature, the bay area producer and rapper took us there for a look around, a reflection on his career so far and an introduction to his raw chicken-loving roommate, mr. franco.

theesatisfaction’s young seattle

vitaminwater music — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:00:24 +0000

in some ways the diversity of seattle’s music scene has helped catherine harris-white and stasia irons, forcing their group theesatisfaction to play shows with bands that sound totally different, but pulling in new fans they might not otherwise attract. “what if we kept singing and people liked it?” harris-white asks. what we would do then? i don’t know, we’d just keep doing it.”

coming soon: big krit’s big country

vitaminwater music — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:52:38 +0000

mississippi’s big krit is setting his sights high from here on out, planning new, soulful work that crosses genre lines. more on that later: here’s the trailer to his upcoming, longer doc.

coming soon: theesatisfaction’s young seattle

vitaminwater music — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:50:02 +0000

here’s a fleeting glimpse of theesatisfaction’s own northwestern paradise. the full documentary is coming soon, overflowing in optimistic smiles.