Tag: emo-trap
Mason Manson Self Releases First Full Length Album: Masonic Guide
Janky Smooth Central Command
July 28, 2025
Who is Mason Manson? Have you seen him? What is Masonic Guide? Mason Manson and his first full length written, produced, performed and self released album dropped this past Saturday, July 26th. It’s called Masonic Guide and it is has something that very few artists are able to produce in the modern era- it is a complete body of work from start to finish with theme and continuity in every track. MASON MANSON · MASONIC GUIDE Mason Manson is a young producer we started following after we heard one of his beats on the Dirtybutt album, Analog Horror Core released in 2022. Since then, he has dropped multiple drum kit patches and presets with his signature distorted and dystopian sound. Some call it extreme trap, some people call it rap core or incorporate the term “emo” into it’s naming convention. Whatever you want to call it, it appears that Mason Manson also has something to say and he says it in this language. On the periphery of the Deathnote Inc scene, we hope to see him play live in that context soon. related: Nature World Night Out- Bridging the gap between hip hop and hardcore Accompanying Masonic Guide is the video
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Bastard Rap: Lil Ugly Mane and Bastard Noise at The Locker Room
Rob Shepyer
August 22, 2018
Well what do ya know… it looks like Garden Grove has a lot more going for it than forever being relegated to Sublime references. The quaint Orange County town has a new outdoor/indoor venue in Garden Amphitheater and the smaller, Locker Room within it. The Amphitheater is hosting two amazing hardcore festivals in 2018 so having scoped out the space, I can say for a fact these shows will be completely insane. related content: 1Fest-Los Angeles at Los Globos: Noise As Music As Force Is Farce The Locker Room, which is decorated with yellow lockers along the back of the stage, would host Lil Ugly Mane’s Orange County show on a tour that he billed with diverse bands for every date. Mane assembled trap, death rock, and legendary vocalist of Man is the Bastard, Eric Wood, who with an array of machines, creates sonic insanity under the banner: Bastard Noise. The first band to play the evening was a crusty hip hop artist known as Death Rattle. They performed as a duo consisting of a mad-dog vocalist that duel wields microphones, one filtered, one not, and a live drummer. Opening his set with the command that all nazis get the fuck
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Nature World Night Out At The Regent: Building Bridges Between Hardcore and Hip Hop
Rob Shepyer
March 3, 2018
Nature World Night Out is musical proof that there is more variation within the groups we separate ourselves into than between those groups. On the surface, Hardcore music and Hip Hop may seem on opposite poles of the musical spectrum but after a little bit of inspection, you realize they both have similar bounce, fashion, and both originated from the streets. Whether you’re black, brown, or white; male or female, there were artists in the Hardcore or Rap categories performing at this festival for you to project yourself onto. I remember my first Nature World Night Out, two years ago back when it was a one night event at Union Nightclub with Trash Talk and Soulja Boy co-headlining. The night was also my introduction to Antwon, Hip Hop’s ambassador to Hardcore and one of the festival organizers. Needless to say, that first NWNO was amazing and to this day, I still regret missing the second NWNO with Cam’ron… these guys booked Cam’ron to play on the same stage as Jesus Piece and No Warning for God’s sakes. related content: Trash Talk, Ratking, and Pangea: Slam Dance 101 At The Echoplex This year’s third annual installment migrated downtown to the Regent
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