New hip-hop scenes have been popping up all over the globe and you’re probably familiar with most of them. From Australia to Ireland to South Korea, the whole globe seems to be embracing hip-hop. Recently, a new scene has emerged. And it’s called Gully Rap. Gully Rap is the latest underground hip-ho scene springing from…
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How Did You Get Your Placement TIDECRUZ Ep. 17
Read moreTidecruz, music producer from Kansas City, who worked with Viceland, Q-Games, and Adidas, tells us the story on how he managed to work with them. What’s your name? Where are you from? What’s up to you guys, this is tidecruz doing my Traktrain interview! Let’s just jump right into it. So I’m tidecruz, I’m from…
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The President of Based World: An Interview with Keyboard Kid
Read moreThe article is written by Seth King. Keyboard Kid is the infamous president of Based World and DJ and producer for Lil B. Keyboard has been travelling with B on the road for the past few years and is always by his side ensuring the shows go smoothly. There is perhaps no one out there…
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The New Wave of Ethan Ross
Read moreWith an outrageous visual aesthetic of a Jewish kid with bushy red hair, Ethan Ross is ready to carve himself his own lane in the music industry. His fame on TikTok and his YouTube videos have followed him alongside his unique singing ability. His personality is so down to earth and relatable that you actually…
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Niina rosa: Boundaries EP
Read moreNiina rosa recently dropped an EP early in May titled “Boundaries.” It’s a soulful project full of emotion and plays with a few different vibes – with a lot of effort from producer Crosses (Kevin Dela Cruz) and a feature from Tmatic as well. The singer/producer/writer from Toronto is going to be putting out another collection of songs titled…
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New Artist Beam Shines Through
Read moreAs the waves of the hip-hop world are nothing but hectic as of late, one artist is quietly paving his own lane in the concrete jungle. His name is BEAM. And he is probably the next superstar up in terms of creating a cataclysmic wave in the genre. Singer, producer and lover of all things…
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Meet Patrick CC, Underground Hip-Hop`s Rising Tastemaker
Read moreDown in the seedy underbelly of YouTube, PatrickCC is quietly blowing up with his interesting and unique takes on underground rap and upcoming artists. The current music scene climate is being dominated by mainstream melodic superstars, but who gives rise to the artists who may not appear on your radar until they sign their first…
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TRAKTRAIN update: customer pages now available
Read moreFor the last 4 months, we have been working on ways to help producers and customers create & connect more efficiently. We are glad to inform you about the new TRAKTRAIN update, that includes: Customer pages: Now anyone can register on our site as a customer, which will allow them to save information about their…
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How Did You Get Your Placement TRAPMONEYWANG Ep. 16
Read moreTRAPMONEYWANG, music producer from Ohio, who worked with Famous Dex, tells us the story on how he managed to work with them. What’s your name? Where are you from? I am TRAPMONEYWANG artist/producer from Ohio. Who have you worked with? I haven’t worked with any major artist until now. That is Famous Dex. How exactly…
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Loop Kits and Sample Packs Creative Use in Beatmaking
Read moreMusic composition with sampled loops may lead to questioning the artist’s originality, but despite that, it is used widely in today’s music, and whole styles rely on this process. Fortunately, there are a lot of loop kits available online – free and paid – so you can choose freely. A few artists, for example, Daft…
