Nov 30, 2012

Siaira Shawn is undeniably talented. She’s slowly but surely becoming a regular on our site, but is still going under the radar of most. She recently moved to New York from her hometown of Oakland to take her music career to the next level. Her cover, which you can watch below, was inspired by Robert [...]

I really have no idea who Locksmith is, except that he’s from the Bay area and he snapped on this video. Combining conscious Hip Hop, Dubstep, and Rock, I think it’s safe to say he’s made a statement with Labyrinth. I said this a couple years ago, but lyrical artists are definitely coming back to [...]

Jan 12, 2012

We first found out about the Oakland native, Siara Shawn awhile back when she was raising money for her Kickstarter campaign. She has since then showed us that she has deserved every dollar, and every donation. Dusk, her latest release is both soulful and soothing for our conscious listeners. Be on the lookout for the [...]

Dec 28, 2011

If there was ever a such thing as a Freshmen Class list for R&B & Soul artists, both Mara Hruby & Melo-X would both be at the top of my list. Hruby’s ever popular cover of Mos Def’s The Panties, has been remixed by New York’s own, Melo X. Slowing the track down a little [...]

The beautiful Oakland songstress, Mara Hruby is back with another visual from her project 4rM Her Eyes, titled The Panties. Hruby first came on The Conscious Tip’s radar during her Sartorial Sounds video appearance, featuring Jesse Boykins, Mara Hruby, Theo Martins, Melo X, Joshua Bennet, Rinaldy Alvarez, and JoeKenneth Museau. The video is a simplistic [...]