#solesides | Reconstructed

Dec 29, 202326 min read

Remembering John Hillyard

The name John Hillyard might be unfamiliar to many of our readers, even though you’ve likely seen him before. He is the man on the cover...

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Aug 2, 202245 min read

Mophono's Late Night Tales

"I've always loved electro and old school rap. Stuff where if you get a feel for it, it's unmistakable and it's also undeniable..."

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Mar 20, 202210 min read

Lateef, Nothing but the Truthspeaker!

"When I first met Gab we went into a booth at KDVS and rapped first thing [...] we were just monks about freestyling..."

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Sep 10, 202131 min read

Brian “B+” Cross, the Man Behind the Camera(s)

"I love the cat among the records! It's the notion that everything there has already gone through some kind of human cycle."

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Jun 25, 20214 min read

Remembering Tim Parker aka The Gift of Gab

On Friday June 18, 2021 Timothy Jerome Parker aka The Gift of Gab passed away, aged 50. May he rest in peace.

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May 22, 20217 min read

Alex Mejia, The Bay Area Attitude & 4-Track Recorders

"I was a Street Music Director who was in charge of all the mixshows. We brought in a lot of DJs [...] and Josh was one of them..."

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Mar 14, 20217 min read

Mike Nardone: He Came From Beyond!

"I worked at a record label called Poetic Groove [...] either ‘90 or ’91 and I was doing college promotions, sort of learning the industry."

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