Rip City Basement

Bridging the gap between Hip Hop fanatics' demand to hear technique, and Portland's electronic obsession. Brenboy sits down with Pop/Rock Producer Sean Berahmand to talk about the process and mindset of someone who plays several instruments, releasees solo projects, and produces for several other artists in town. "As the producer of my song 'Blueberry Pancakes', Sean was hella fun to work with in...

Debut album from Portland rapper Caspa Da Ghostman is nothing nice..it’s a proud reflection of the life of a home-grown hustler making moves. The project is filled with unique flows from Caspa and several powerhouse features from Snow Tha Product, Westside Boogie, Dizzy Wright, Cozmo, Demrick, Brenboy, and more. During this interview, we learn more about his process of making the album, along with...

From pushing his own resume independently, to leveraging his attention for collabs, and then landing a major partnership with a pro baseball team, Kosha Dillz is a hard working lyrical rapper with madd ties to the Portland Hip Hop scene. Jersey born and raised, Kosha speaks on growing up 30 mins from Wu Tang on Staton Island, and gaining inspiration and collaborations from various hit makers in Hi...

Brenboy is joined by Director/Screenplay-Writer Paul Starkman to talk about his new indie film, staring Harlem's own Arnstar. 'Wheels' is about a young DJ finding his way in music, while dealing with his family's struggles in the streets of Brooklyn. After directing several competition reality shows, Paul decided to write his debut feature film about his hometown and the culture he grew up on, and...

In this episode, Brenboy tours a 36,000-square-foot indoor cannabis facility with Co-Founder, President & CFO, Vishal Rungta to talk about their new dispensary, extraction lab, and wholesale distribution launch. C3 Industries is a multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis company with several product brands including the award-winning Cloud Cover Cannabis and Galactic Meds. They recently acq...

HAFLife Entertainment, which includes some of PNW’s most talented artists, vibes out with Brenboy in the Rip City Basement. Co-Founder/CEO Ryan Reed walks us through the the creative process and explains how the team got linked up together. Roulette Delgato talks about how there is "something for everyone” on their new album Superhuman 2 The Evolution, along with their recent win in PDX’s Cypher i...

2Flights$ and Skinny SC talk with Brenboy about their creative process, origins, and influences. These young self-starters have been on the grind for over a year, building an audience through their high-school and featuring on two of our RCB showcases in NE Portland. Bringing some hard-hitting energy from the grimier side of hip-hop, 2Flight$ brings the heat and lyrical wordplay designed to keep t...

Brenboy sits with rising PNW artist Notebook of Contempt to talk about his recent projects, along with his new connection at Burn Money Music. Since the beginning of 2019, we've been spinning Notebook's music on our radio show at 90.7FM KBOO. Along with the official press release from the station, he's been featured twice on our monthly showcase in NE Portland, where his fans show TF up and get tu...