A film about Northwest hip-hop from

William The VIII

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A film about Northwest hip-hop from

Soultree

Hmmm... There’s not a lot of information about this record in the museum encyclopedia.

This TOWN LOVE website was created in 2021 as a pandemic-era project. It was a volunteer-led effort to help document and celebrate the complete history of Northwest hip-hop between the years 1981 and 2020. This public archive we built is now available for free online for everyone to read and explore.

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A film about Northwest hip-hop from

Regal Blue ’84

Taylor Hart from West Coast cannabis hip-hop site Respect My Region selected Regal Blue ’84 as one of the very best Northwest albums from 2020, saying:

Regal Blue ’84 is silky smooth, plush like velvet, and groovier than a fresh-pressed vinyl record. The album is dripping with soulful vocals and intoxicating instrumentals that make my chest swell up with emotion.

Xperience gave us a little bit of everything on here with heavy ballads like, “Love & War,” and some hit-the-club type tracks like “Peacockin’.” He made some cute little love songs like, “Ladybugs,” and upbeat look-on-the-bright-side type songs like, “Cats & Dogs.” The entire album makes my heart flutter and floods my brain with dopamine and I truly couldn’t be any happier about that.

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