Born and raised in Southern California, Jook the First is a rapper based in the Inland Empire with a background in skateboarding and an enormous love for music. “Growing up, music was always consistent. That’s how I learned about the world and who I wanted to be in it,” says Jook. “I love listening to […]
Phil Bruneau and Chad Campbell, aka Philly B and Splinta of the Big Island Hip Hop collective Arena Productions are back at it. Taking the surf vibe into the emcee realm the new album from the boys is their best yet. Blending beach, beats, life, and fun, the two rappers born out of the Arena […]
VA bred Klarke Castellanos and HI raised Kristofer Rojas are Kristofer Klarke. Both originally met up in Hawaii in 2008 through their individual hip-hop paths, Kristofer Klarke’s sound resonates through their day-to-day grind, personal perspectives, and blunt-opinionated rhymes which brings a diverse tone that only the “Aloha” state could bridge. Strongly representing their own respective […]
Kevin “kserious” Bicknell is a human fault line, tracing along a range of endeavors throughout the arts. Educated as a filmmaker and screenwriter, kserious utilizes his filmic storytelling knowledge to weave interesting and experimental narratives into both his lyricism and instrumentation. While his main pursuit remains as an emcee in the hip hop genre, kserious […]
FreeWill (real name William Merle) is an L.A.-area hip-hop artist hailing from Hawaii’s Big Island. Currently an artist and label rep for Rising Sons Independent (RSI) Records, he’s been working closely with Analog Dive for the past two years. Merle knew while growing up in Hawaii, where he’s been writing since the age of fifteen, […]
Creed Chameleon, a Filipino mixed descent rapper from Hawaii, has been dedicated to uplifting the Hawaii Hip Hop music scene for over a decade. His dedication during his years as a performer opened some amazing doors for him for example participating as an opening act for Wu Tang Clan, Atmosphere, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Dilated […]
Besatree’s eclectic sensibilities can be heard seen and felt in every aspect of his music production. A Southern California native who cut his musical teeth in the hardcore/thrust/thrash scene embraced that influence and took a head first dive into music production DIY style. Meticulously designing his own album artwork, and flyers is not only a […]
Of Mexican and Russian decent, Analog Dive, was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawai’i. At the age of 18, he relocated to where he now resides in Los Angeles, California. Around the same time he dropped his first full length record “Fineprint” featuring Mac Lethal, an album entirely produced by his good […]