Dustin Cavazos is a hip-hop lyricist from Dallas, TX. There are so many things about Cavazos as an artist that makes him stand out as one of Dallas finest, blend those elements with a great personality and a creative drive that won’t quit and you have an unbeatable combination that no mainstream [...]
1 month ago

DJ Mixes Edition
This second edition of In The Crates features DJ mixes, kickback and enjoy some stupendous blends.
This mix is by Le Youth and is featured on the Sole Bicycle webpage.
This mix comes from DJ Ez Eddie D, you can hear him every saturday night at 9PM on 89.3FM KNON
This mix comes from DJ Sober, one of the top DJs in Dallas, you can catch him every Thursday at Beauty Bar.
Finally this mix comes from DJ Night Nurse, she can be seen spinning at different events all over Dallas.
Find DJ Sober, DJ Ez Eddie D and DJ Night Nurse on Facebook.
Last night on twitter -topic laid out the story of his pending project titled “Be Good And Do Well”. Here we have posted the complete series of tweets outlining the entire story and now I give you -topic.
Since I wasn’t able to drop BGADW last year
, I’ma drop some insight on the basics of what all [...]
3 months ago

Contemplating
Dallas emcee KoolQuise has released the first single off of his up coming project “Small Time Loser (The Dream Theory)”. Playlist is a calm relaxed song about dreams of the future and staying grounded while life throws curve balls at you. KoolQuise’s quietly intense delivery draws the listener in and holds them while the beat just washes over them. Have a listen.
Find KoolQuise on Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud & Bandcamp
Every time that an album is created it is a monument to an immense amount of effort and dedication. The artists that construct these monuments to hard work and determination are some of the most dedicated individuals in existence.
In light of that, rap duo A.Dd+ are the architects of a magnum [...]
So after much fanfare and hype A.Dd+ is will be releasing their new project “DiveHiFlylo” at the Granada Theater on January 26. For any one that has been living under a rock for the last year and a half, A.Dd+ is the best rap duo to come out of Dallas in the last 10 years. Described as “the spawn [...]
Marquis Warren better know around Dallas by his stage name KoolQuise is a Hip-Hop producer and Lyricist making his mark on the music scene one smooth rhyme at a time. Representing #Teamfromnowhere, an artist collective masterminded by fellow artist/producer -topic. KoolQuise creates music that uses [...]
Eddie Murphy also know as DJ Ez Eddie D, hosts the second longest running hip-hop radio show in the nation. The show “Knowledge Dropped, Lessons Taught” is a platform from which Murphy promotes the local music scene and its artists. On his Facebook page Eddie posted an essay outlining his thoughts [...]
Orin Be is a spoken word lyricist from Huntington, WV currently residing in Dallas, TX. In June 2012 Orin released a 22 track album entitled “Sleep When Your Dead”, this project features production work by Orin Be & -topic, as well as a slew of other producers. In this project Orin Be shares [...]
Welcome to this first issue of The Update, this column features new projects and efforts by artists that Auditory Asylum has already covered in our Artist discovery section. It will also discuss issues relevant to the local music scene.
This issue brings new work by rapper S.A.I. from his upcoming [...]