“Carnival”, Vultures 1, and 2024’s Fascist Rap
It’s no secret that Kanye West is a raving neo-fascist. I’m not here to explain the comments he made in 2023 regarding black people, Jewish people, and other comments praising…
SoCC Interviews: The Maxo Interview
Maxo is an up-and-coming rapper hailing from Los Angeles, and he carries his city and familial roots close to him. Growing up with Billy Higgins, Prince, YG, and Kendrick Lamar,…
SoCC Interviews: The guccimei Interview
guccimei is a singer, songwriter, and producer from the Bay Area. Her sound is somewhere in the middle ground of electronic music and 90s R&B. guccimei grew up primarily in…
SoCC Writers’ Albums of the Summer
I didn't want to write a corny summer-to-fall season change introduction, but I fear it's the only way to encapsulate the essence of summer and how these albums relate to…
5 Gems From Around the Internet
Images courtesy of Discogs, Acclaim Magazine, Our Generation Music, Lil Shine Youtube, and adamwieczorek Soundcloud By Oliviero Zanalda If you've ever been on the internet, you've stumbled across a song…
SoCC Interviews: The Yoshinobu Ozaki Interview
Image courtesy of Tim Bruns By Oliviero Zanalda In a crowded McDonald’s next to Taipei Main Station, I sit across from Yoshi, a man from a rural coastal province of…
The Best Verses of 2022
By Oliviero Zanalda 2022 has seen some incredible verses, both guest features and artist's verses that stood out on their own song. I've compiled a list of 10 verses (and…
SoCC Interviews: The Seiji Oda Interview
Seiji Oda is a rapper, singer/songwriter, and producer from Oakland, California. He began producing and creating music in high school. Seiji rose to prominence when he and his brother Nathaniel,…
Artist Spotlight – Three Artists That Should be on Your Radar
By Oliviero Zanalda Hip-hop has become an extremely fast-paced genre, with people constantly blowing up at a moment’s notice and fading into irrelevance just as quickly. This is a list…