Artist Interviews

Tay No Tee

Austin Hip Hop, the F3 Movement, and Show Love Get Love

The Austin hip-hop artist sits down with Mr. Durite to talk Southern roots, the music, the message, and the #F3 movement — Family, Fans, and Friends.

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Ife Devine

Soulful Ascension

The Killeen-born soul artist sits down with Mr. Durite to talk the frequency of healing, a lifetime in music, and turning the journey into community.

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Big Tone P

Austin Veteran, Label Owner, Beat Maker

The Austin artist, writer, and producer sits down with Mr. Durite to talk three decades in the game, building Mail Route Entertainment, music as therapy, and the work behind the long road.

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DVINE

Sensual, Cinematic R&B and the Just Another Illusion Era

The Dallas-born R&B artist sits down with Mr. Durite to break down the duality of Dasia and DVINE, the hands-on creative process, and a sound drawing comparisons to SZA, Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu.

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Ryan Dove

Alternative Hip-Hop and the LIVE LAUGH DOVE Era

The Austin alt-rap artist sits down with Mr. Durite to talk the catalog, his influences (Tyler, the Creator; BROCKHAMPTON; Teezo Touchdown; MF DOOM), and the next moves after his 2024 LLD release.

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Mirage The Gr8

World Renown

The Austin/DFW SoulHop artist sits down with Mr. Durite to talk the sound, the vision, and the road ahead.

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LoKee The Emcee

Interview — Coming Soon

Bio and conversation both on the way. Stay tuned to the RRL YouTube.

Booga Brim

Austin Rap, In Her Own Words

The upcoming Austin rap artist sits down with Mr. Durite to talk the music, the message, and building the journey with the listeners it touches.

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Tiffiny

Southern Fire, Soul Deep

The Louisiana-born blues, funk, and soul singer sits down with Mr. Durite to talk bayou grooves, the live band behind the sound, and a range that runs from slow-burning ballads to high-energy funk anthems.

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Mr. Shorts

Austin's Southern Hip-Hop Veteran

The Hog Pen Clique vet sits down with Mr. Durite to talk four decades in the Austin rap scene, the Rap-a-Lot era, collabs with Chalie Boy, Li'l Keke, Big Pokey, K-Rino, Devin the Dude — and the new album mixed between Austin and Houston.

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KoCain

13 Years in the Making

The Washington-raised, Austin-based hip-hop artist sits down with Mr. Durite to talk thirteen years writing in private, the road from Diamond Deezy to KoCain, and finally stepping out.

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Untitled Flows

Nowhere Near Done

The Little Rock-born, Austin-based artist sits down with Mr. Durite to talk fusing alt hip-hop, alternative metal, and goth-rock into one voice — and building the AML movement.

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Evver the Thinker

Evver-Evolving

The Austin genre-blender sits down with Mr. Durite to talk mixing pop, R&B, hip-hop, electronic, and Latin music, the bilingual catalog, and refusing a single lane.

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Einstein The Mastermind

Proving Greatness

The Copperas Cove rapper-singer sits down with Mr. Durite to talk emotional melodies, intense lyrics, and putting the heart and the mind on the same record.

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