Apr 25, 2013

While stopping in Kansas City for a show at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, The Conscious Tip got a chance to sit down with the Grammy award winning South Carolina Singer/Songwriter/Musician known as Rudy Currence. After his very entertaining show, he discussed a variety of topics ranging from being signed to DTP to growing up [...]

Feb 26, 2013

Continuing with our Create Your Space Interview Series, The Conscious Tip was able to sit down with the very soulful Bilal. Before his show at The Shrine in Chicago, we had a very eclectic conversation with the him on a variety of topics ranging from working with J Dilla to his musical influences. With the [...]

Jan 30, 2013

We are not a Blog, not an Agency, not a Clothing Label, not Rappers, not Party Planners, not Concert Promoters or Film Makers.  Now that you know what they are not, let’s talk about what they are. Twiggy, Skip, Darren & Adrian are founders of Made Monarchs, the media collective with clout in the St. [...]

Dec 03, 2012

During this summer, The Conscious Tip was lucky enough to catch Nicolay with The Hot At Nights live in both Chicago and Kansas City. It was interesting to see Nicolay headlining his own tour but he was definitely up for the challenge. With the assistance of the eclectic trio The Hot At Nights, the show [...]

Oct 04, 2011

Props to North Carolina Producer 9th Wonder for allowing us to spend some time with him last week as he spoke to students at Columbia College in Chicago. This guy has so much knowledge in music, clearly he has become one of the most influential artists in Hip Hop. He spoke on a variety of [...]

Aug 26, 2011

Recently I had the opportunity to interview one of the best up and coming young talents in music. Jaiden “The Cure” may not be on your shortlist of huge names in the industry right now, but he’ll be on it very soon. We discussed a variety of topics, ranging from his relationship with Quincy Jones [...]

Jul 07, 2011

I have to start off with a question for Phonte, where did you find this guy Crash Cuts (swift.fm/phontigallo)? Every time I need a laugh I turn on one of his hits! P: Crash Cuts is a personal gem of mine, he’s kind of like an inside joke with a lot of singers and different [...]