Gibrilville Wins 2022 Akademia Outstanding Legacy Award The Akademia Music Awards have recently awarded Hip-Hop and Afrobeat artist, Gibrilville the 2022 Outstanding Legacy Award. The ceremony, which was held in California on June 4th, recognized Gibrilville’s contribution to creating a musical legacy deemed timeless and important for future generations. The award celebrates Gibrilville’s accomplished catalog of music, which follows the journey of his career. Gibrilville’s catalog...

Darkness can leave room for a joke, and heavy music can still move. On "Rustbelt Rejects", Akron artist Zmack puts that relationship to work through abrasive textures, grooves and odd humour. His original album brings hip-hop into contact with Memphis trap, Horrorcore, industrial, funk-metal and phonk. Yet the aim is not genre display. The range accommodates memory, loss, anger, pride, relationships and Irish-American identity. It gives...