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Interviews

UGSMAG transitioned to a print zine in 2022. We no-longer post features or blog posts online, but feel free to peruse our decades of archives here, dating back to the year 2000.

Brzowski
Interviews

Brzowski

Brzowski talks about his new album, ‘A Fitful Sleep’, it’s recording process and more.

Video Feature

Muneshine

Video feature of us catching up with clandestinely prolific producer/rapper Rob “Muneshine” Bakker.

Truth Universal
Interviews

Truth Universal

We hook up with New Orleans rapper Diego “Truth Universal” Martin who took a jaunt to the T.Dot for the North By Northeast music festival.

Reks
Interviews

Reks

After releasing quality hip hop for over a decade, Reks came into the spotlight this year with his newest album, ‘R.E.K.S., Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme’. We caught up with him to see what’s next.

Daedelus
Interviews

Daedelus

Daedelus chats about his open-source instrument of choice, the Monome, and other finer points of sampling and contemporary music production.

Eric Steuer
Interviews

Eric Steuer

Eric Steuer (Meanest Man Contest) fills us in on his new project Not the 1s (with Mawnster) and speaks on the re-release of a split EP from his old group mic.edu, in commemoration of the 10 year ann. of the death of member Lafura “A-Twice” Jackson.

Thesis Sahib
Video Feature

Thesis Sahib

We caught up with the multi-talented Thesis Sahib for a video feature before one of his live shows in Montreal last month, part of his ‘Before the End’ book and album launch tour.

Pigeon John
Interviews

Pigeon John

Catching up with Pigeon John about music, religion, and more.

Isaiah Toothtaker
Interviews

Isaiah Toothtaker

Isaiah Toothtaker — who’s ‘Illuminati Thug Mafia’ LP recently dropped — talks to us about his label Machina Muerte, his tatoo parlor, the life of a Tucson street thug and more.

Dibiase
Interviews

Dibiase

We speak with the Los Angeles based producer about his upbringing in Watts, early rap career and his latest projects.