Platoon Archives - Closed Captioned

by Jack Betz

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Jungle’s debut came out in 2014 to great fanfare. They were darlings of Pitchfork and received generous independent media coverage. Yet somehow, despite the success of fellow Brit Mark Ronson’s over-hyped earworm “Uptown Funk” that same year, the press for Jungle eventually fizzled and they never hit the same kind of stride in the US....More Please

Self-Released Songs

Self Released Songs

Self-Released Songs interviews artists who release their music on their own without the aid of a label

In hip hop, things changed as frequently as they began. While some rappers were innovators, their sound was often copped by bigger acts who weren’t as inventive. La Porte’s B L A C K I E has been treading his own path since 2005 and standing five years ahead of the mainstream hip hop world. Where his use of grime, punk and noise was revolutionary when he drooped his self-titled E.P. fifteen years ago, the producer has continued to innovate and stands ahead of the rest of the rap industry. With work on a new album coming soon, we talked to the rapper about how he got his start, where his stage name came from and what’s next in his career.

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