DMV’s Own

  You probably have heard some of his music in our mixes, this young DMV artist is on the rise. J. Addo has been catching some attention lately after releasing some powerful records as well as some visually tasteful videos to go with them. We also have connected 2 years ago and it’s interesting to […]

It’s always humbling to talk with our own stars right here in our own city. The DMV is full is some of the brightest stars with the biggest potential and this guy, Visto is one of them. We have been keeping up with each other since 2011 and with the past two years, his hustle […]

Is this Wale’s girlfriend? Wale may be off the market! Pictures of Wale getting kissy-face with a young lady by the name of Chloé Alexis Jourdan has hit the net. Supposedly, the two have been dating for the past 2 years. She is from Seattle, according to Bossip. Wale “That Way”  Don’t remember how I met […]

A gunman shot and injured four people at nightclub in New York City before a performance by D.C. rapper Fat Trel. According to the NY Daily Mail: The violence broke out right before he was slated to go onstage to perform tracks from his “SDMG” (Sex, Drugs, Money, Guns) tape. Fire Department officials said they […]

The much talked about Trillecto didn’t disappoint in its second year. This year the upstart Hip-Hop/ EDM music festival at the Half Street Fairgrounds in Washington, DC gave spectators a full day of DJs, food trucks and great performances. On top of performances from Shy Glizzy, Phil Ade, King Chip, Casey Veggies and Carnage, Trillectro […]

Everybody has something to say….even the rappers that WEREN’T mentioned in the now infamous Kendrick Lamar verse on “Control”. One of the few rappers that were mentioned is Wale and here’s what he said to Rolling Out Mag about it today: Kendrick is a phenomenal rapper. It was a great verse from Kendrick. But I think […]

Tray Chaney, who transitioned from actor (“Poot” from HBO’s The Wire) to rapper, is making quite a splash in local music circles. He dropped a new release “Hungry, Humble, Honest Vol. 1 Mixtape: The Wire”, produced by Knottyland Music in association with Real Street Muzik. Download here

It’s one thing I enjoy and that’s being able to soak up the wisdom of someone who can show you the ropes. I had the pleasure to sit down with the very talented and very knowledgeable MC from the Metro Area, Bullet Brak. Brak was full of wisdom, able to talk about music but also […]

The Metro Area is full of so much talent, it amazes me to be able to hear some of the great music I have heard from the 202/301/703. Right outside DC is an artist named Flex Kartel who I had to the privilege to sit down with twice and also had the chance to be […]

  From The Sound Live: The District of Columbia has been buzzing about ‘The District’ Mixtape. Washington , D.C Radio DJ’s Giovanni Zeus and DJ Gemini have teamed up with DMV Super Producer/Rapper Chris Barz to create DC’s first collaboration album with orginal tracks. The tape is set to be more than a mixtape but […]

93.9 WKYS is embracing local talent and so we often spotlight a local music artist on KYSDC.com. If you would like to be featured on 93.9 WKYS DMV’s Own please submit your song in an MP3 format, your photo, your bio and contact information to our DMV’s OWN page and every Monday we will feature a deserving […]