Open Mike Eagle trio Previous Industries share the soulful “Pliers”, announce album on Merge Rob Hakimian·April 23, 2024Previous Industries is the hip-hop trio featuring Open Mike Eagle alongside regular collaborators Still Rift and Video Dave...News & Track Reviews
BPM Team’s Personal 2022 Round-ups John Amen, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, Larry McClain, Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Aleksandr Smirnov, Jasper WIllems and John Wohlmacher·December 20, 2022Every year we throw the doors open to the BPM team to give them space to write or...Best of 2022Features
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2022 Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, John Amen, Jasper WIllems, Joshua Pickard, Eddie Smith, JT Early, Steve Forstneger, Lucas Martins and Todd Dedman·December 14, 2022This year saw Beyoncé retain her Queen of Pop crown with a 16-track comeback, one of the pretenders...Best of 2022FeaturesLists
Album Review: Open Mike Eagle – Component System With The Auto Reverse Tim Sentz·October 13, 2022On the hilarious mid-album interlude “WTF is Art Rap” from Open Mike Eagle’s debut album Unapologetic Art Rap,...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Open Mike Eagle teams with R.A.P. Ferreira, Still Rift and Video Dave for “Multi-Game Arcade Cabinet” Rob H·March 25, 2022Open Mike Eagle has returned with “Multi-Game Arcade Cabinet”, his first new single of 2022, which comes ahead...News & Track Reviews
Album Review: Mello Music Group – Bushido [Compilation] Tim Sentz·April 9, 2021Arizona-based hip-hop label Mello Music Group have been at the forefront of developing talent for over a decade...Album ReviewsReviews
Mello Music Group to release label compilation; listen to Open Mike Eagle’s single for the project, “Gold Gloves” Chase McMullen·March 18, 2021To put it plainly, Mello Music Group has steadily become one of the best labels in independent hip...News & Track Reviews
BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr Smirnov·December 14, 2020It’s been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute’s is one of re-birth. For those many...Best Of 2020EssayFeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020 Rob Hakimian, Michael Cyrs, Mimi Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Conor Lochrie, Lauren Mullineaux, Tim Sentz, Scott Zanassi, Ray Finlayson, Josh Sand, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Emma Bauchner and Gareth O'Malley·December 9, 2020Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and...Best Of 2020FeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2020 Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Aleksandr Smirnov, JT Early, Mimi Kenny, Carlo Thomas, Grady Penna, Harriet Suits Baer, John Wohlmacher, Conor Lochrie, Gareth O'Malley, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston and Matthew Barton·December 8, 2020Despite everything else that’s happened in 2020, there sure has been a lot of good music. It just...Best Of 2020Features