Today marks the day many of us Portland-dwelling hive members have been waiting for: the day we all hop on I-5 for god knows how long to go see Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s “OTR II” tour in Seattle, which also happens to be the very last date on the tour. And because this is Beyoncé we’re […]
Jenni Moore
Jenni Moore is a former music editor and hip-hop columnist and current freelancer at The Portland Mercury. She also writes about comedy, cannabis, movies, TV, and her hatred of taxidermy.
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ICYMI in September: New Projects from Cool Nutz and KayelaJ, and the One-Year Anniversary of Sililoquy
Pig Ears and Chitlins/Album artwork by Alexander “Casso Dinero” Wright Cool Nutz, Pig Ears and Chitlins On Friday September 28, Portland veteran rapper Cool Nutz dropped his 13th solo album in 20 years, Pig Ears and Chitlins. The nine-track project was released on his Jus Family Records label, and is largely dedicated to Northeast Portland, […]
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Check Out These Upcoming Hip-Hop Events, Plus New Music from Local Artists
Junglepussy Bobby Doherty/Orienteer What a time to be alive: Nationally acclaimed rappers are actually coming to Portland on a regular basis; there are several hip-hop showcases in town to support; and local MCs and DJs are collaborating and maintaining (mostly) friendly competition with each other. All of these phenomena get shout-outs in this edition of […]
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Don’t Forget to Self-Care After the Kavanaugh Hearing
Kathleen Marie For those of us who’ve ever survived rape or sexual assault, watching Dr. Christine Blasey Ford give testimony supporting sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh—explaining in detail what was certainly one of the most horrific and unforgettable days of her life—was triggering and emotionally taxing. As Ford said during the hearing, these […]
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Sneaker Wave: The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop
Sneaker Wave: The latest in Portland hip-hop.
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Oregon-Grown Rapper Wynne to Make an Appearance at BET Hip-Hop Awards
After creating yet-another viral moment with “Buzzer” earlier this month—that red-tinged music video that featured a cameo from Damian “Dame DOLLA” Lillard—I got another exciting Wynne-related announcement in my inbox today. A press release states that the Lake Oswego-raised MC will make an appearance at the 2018 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Wynne says she’s not performing, […]
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Five Songs from Oregon Artists to Add to Your Next Playlist
Five songs from Oregon artists to add to your next playlist.
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Aaron Ross and Jordan Paladino to Premiere Portland-Based Sitcom, Training Wheels
TRAINING WHEELS Tyler Bertram Based on their real-life adventures in adulting, Aaron Ross and writing partner Jordan Paladino’s YouTube series Training Wheels is along the same lines as Broad City and Workaholics. The first episode sees Ross and Paladino playing themselves, their heads in the clouds as they try to create comedic genius on the […]
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A Conversation with Kayela to the Muthafuckin J
Miss Lopez Media By the looks of her web presence and colorful music videos, 22-year-old Portland rapper KayelaJ (AKA Makayela Johnson) is the real deal. But the young MC doesn’t have a big team behind her—since April, she’s just chosen to invest in herself and take music seriously. It’s a lesson many artists could benefit […]
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How to Smoke Weed in Public and Get Away with It
Shannon Kidd Even before legalization, many of us were already perfectly comfortable lighting up on the street corner. Now that the cannabis industry has become an overly saturated market, with free-falling prices and a statewide surplus that’s been keeping me happy and high for months, chances are that more of you formerly shy and paranoid […]
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W. Kamau Bell’s Insightful Sociopolitical Commentary Brings the House Down
JOHN NOWAK / CNN Time and time again, W. Kamau Bell’s traveling docuseries, United Shades of America, gives me a renewed sense of how not to be an ignorant piece of shit. Whether the topic is the colonization of Hawaii or the realities of what actually goes down at the US-Mexico border, I become better […]
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A Conversation with Kayela to the Muthafuckin J
Kayela to the muthafuckin J.