Why do clowns get paid over $100 per hour but new artists don’t get paid to perform or even get in free at times? Why do artists continue to give out CD’s written in Sharpie and expect to get heard and possibly even signed? Why does the new iPhone not let you send multiple texts […]
When hip-hop first began, many artist’ created music that represented the sentiment of the poor segment of the inner city life. They delved into the struggle of dealing with life in the ghetto. Before going main stream, hip-hop gave ordinary people some music to identify with. Through hip-hop, younger people were empowered and inspired to […]
Eric Walker was born in Tifton, Georgia but lived all over the world since his father was in the military. His main work background has been as a corporate trainer for both independently owned establishments and well known restaurant chains of which he opened well over 23 new ones since 1992. While in Tennessee he […]
When I first moved here from NY about 6 years ago, it was very difficult for me to find a place that sold the type of clothes that I was used to buying. All of that changed when I met Shami, the owner of WIldside in the Altamonte mall. Shami has been in Orlando for […]
Once again, Ozone Magazine and TJ’s DJ’s pulled off another successful conference and Award show. It all took place August 10-12, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency in beautiful Downtown Miami, Florida. Thousand s of people including artists, models, dancers, photographers, promoters, labels, magazines, videographers, and more literally flooded the streets. There were promotional posters everywhere […]
If you haven’t heard of TREAL by now, you either need new friends, or you’re a complete_____! Now you can fill in the blank yourself because this group that reps hard for Orange County, Orlando Florida has recently been signed to a record deal with Universal Republic Records! Treal, who has been doing music for […]
BEDO, a hip hop artist born and raised in Kissimmee, Florida, now signed to KDS music group is determined to change the game with his debut album entitled “Hurting Before Having.” BEDO started writing poetry and music in 6th grade but didn’t pursue it. That all changed after coming home from the 15 month “savage […]
Ever hear the story about the two salesmen who went into a distant town to sell shoes? One called in mad as hell to his boss who had sent them there and said “this town sucks! Nobody here wears shoes, I’m going back!” The other one called in, and extremely excited said: “ This town […]
How did you get the name Ms Rivercity? I’m from Jacksonville, Florida, a.ka. The Rivercity. When I first got serious about writing, I was looking for a pen name that would rep my city. My homeboy actually helped me come up with it. So yeah, I’m from the city where they dump snitches and bad […]
For some odd reason, the Orlando hip-hop scene has always been extremely underrated and neglected. Although Central Florida is exploding with underground talent, the brilliant artists that make up a diversified scene, continuously get overlooked. Let’s analyze specimen 1, for example: Madd Illz has congregated in the center of the Orlando hip-hop scene for many […]