“virginia” Posts

New release: Just Plain Ant's back with "Knowon"

Hello. Welcome back again. It’s good of you to stop by. Though of course you would, right? It’s that time again. The time for you to let Just Plain Ant take you on another sonic journey. With “Knowon”, Ant’s managed to cook up a fine mixture of introspection, soulful yet… Read more

New release: Just Plain Ant's "The F***iteer""

The man who helped kick off our original releases with his “Dig Deep”, Just Plain Ant, is returning on March 13th with his 4th blocSonic album release, “Knowon”. The first single from that album is the funky, funky “The F***kiteer”. More of that grown/thinking folk music. Get’cha head nodding to… Read more

New release: Just Plain Ant’s “Nothing Begets Nothing EP”

Here’s the second single for Just Plain Ant’s “[albumtitle]”. This time around it’s more of an EP with 3 new exclusives! Among which is one of my recent favorites of his, “No Desire To Speak”. Thanks to all who’ve already grabbed the first single “The Bridge (Featuring Sleaze)” and the… Read more

New release: Just Plain Ant’s “[albumtitle]”

The beautiful thing about music, whether you’re a listener or you’re a creator, is the process of discovery. This project was just that for Anthony Gillison aka Just Plain Ant. Along the way, it’s taken him on a journey which ultimately led him to new sonic territory. At times dark,… Read more

New release: Just Plain Ant returns with some help by The Honorable Sleaze on “The Bridge”

The man who helped blocSonic launch its original series of releases is back with something fresh for true heads to nod to. “The Bridge (Featuring Sleaze)” is the first single from the forthcoming album “[albumtitle]”. If you’ve followed us for any amount of time, you’re most-likely quite familiar with Just… Read more

New release: The return of Sleaze! A new single for your enjoyment

The Honorable Sleaze is back with the 2nd and final maxi-single from his great release “This Funk”. This time around it’s “Dance Track” b/w a single exclusive “Lovin’”! With those two great tracks, you’ll find a few other dopadelic exclusives… among which are FRESH remixes for Better Days. Don’t sleep… Read more

New release: The Honorable Sleaze’s “This Funk”

What if I told you that we’ve got some of that ILL hip-hop soul-funk for you? What if I told you it’s a free download? Word. The Honorable Sleaze has let loose his latest gem on blocSonic for your downloading pleasure. Fifteen essential tracks deep, “This Funk” is packed with… Read more

New release: Enter The Honorable Sleaze!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Richmond, VA has an incredibly vibrant independent hip-hop scene. Our latest artist, The Honorable Sleaze is more proof of that. You may have heard him as a guest on previous releases, but I guarantee that you haven’t heard anything yet! Let… Read more

New release: More Ripps… the new single “Can’t Stop Livin’”

Yo, here’s more of that real hip-hop for you to nod your head to. The 2nd single from Joey Ripps’ album “Son Of 1,000 Pardons”. Grab it so you don’t miss the two exclusive remixes by the one and only, Sleaze! Also available by Ripps is the first single “For… Read more

New release: Introducing Joey Ripps’ “The Son of 1,000 Pardons”, hip-hop done well

In the early 80s, while in my teens, I first heard hip-hop music and it was for me… there was simply something about it that spoke to me. It was the future. It was exciting and fresh. A musical genre in its infancy that was finding its way… learning who… Read more