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Oaklandish X Marketing Kings- The Mekanix Interview with Host Tyranny Allen

April 6, 2020 • 2 chainz • 2-Left • 36 Chambers • 36 Trap Houses • 444 • 916 • A$AP MOB • A$AP Rocky • A-Plus • Above All • AC3 • Altered Crates • Amanda Beane • anderson .paak • AON Preme • art • ATL • Austan Found • AWGE • Babs • bang data • bay area • Beezy love Bands • Benny The Butcher • beyonce • big Krit • Biz Markie • blackmoon • Blues • boot camp clik • brookkly • Buffalo • C-Plus • california • Cava Menzies • cee lo green • Charlie mack • Chase Moore • Chester • chicago • Chow Mane • colemine records • COLORQUEEN • common • Conway the Machine • cypress hill • da beatminerz • dapper dan • Dave East • Dee Jay • def jam • detroit • Dilated Peoples • dirty diggs • DJ • DJ Critical Hype • dj muggs • DJ Platurn • DJ Premier • Dragon School • Earmilk • Eminem • eric b • Evidence • Fantastic Negrito • fashion • Firefly Oshenisis • Firing Squad • Fresh Prince • funk • gangstarr • GetBenny • Graff • Grieselda • Gucci • Harlem • Hempsted • Hieroglyphics • Hip Hop • hiphop • Iceland • Icelandic • iLL Camille • ishgoswish • JAke one • Jay Electronica • jay z • Jazzy Jeff • Jordan Garrett • Keese Sama • Kendrick Lamar • Khayree • Kool G Rap • krs one • Lil Fame • ll cool j • Lo-Fiction • lord finesse • Louie Vuitton • lowrider • Mach-Hommy • Mike Tyson • mobb deep • monophonics • music • Nash Npire • Newark • Nikkle 9 • nimsins • Nipsey Hussle • no id • nowaah the flood • NYC • oakland • Oakland Faders • Odd Fututre • Organized Konfusion • PA • pete rock • pharaohe Monche • philly • Please don't be dead • portishead • prhyme • Producer • production • protools • psychedelic • public enemy • Queens • rakim • rapsody • Richmond • roc marci • Roc Marciano • Royce da 5'9 • Run DMC • Sac • Sacramento • san francisco • Shaolin • smif and wesson • soul • Street art • Styles P • The Alchemist • The Last Days of Oakland • The Mekanix • The Premier Hussle • Too Short • transistor sound studio • TRKRNR • Tyler the creator • Tyranny • Vallejo • westside gunn • wiz khalifa • wu tang clan • yelawolf • Zion i

Tyranny Allen sits down with production team and Oakland institution Tweed "Tha Great" and Dotrix 4000 of The Mekanix (J. Stalin, Shady Nate, Yukmouth to name a few) for an in-depth interview detailing their production come-up, advice for new producers, digital music distribution, production techniques and more. The Mekanix are responsible for 4-6 million records sold under their production belts. Filmed in the Downtown Oakland Oaklandish Flagship store and sponsored by Marketing Kings and Oaklandish. Follow them: IG @TheMekanix @Marketing_kings @Oaklandish

VIDEO: Evidence - Unlearning

April 5, 2020 • 2 chainz • 2-Left • 36 Chambers • 36 Trap Houses • 444 • 916 • A$AP MOB • A$AP Rocky • A-Plus • Above All • AC3 • Altered Crates • Amanda Beane • Ammbaataa • anderson .paak • AON Preme • art • ASTU • ATL • Austan Found • AWGE • Babs • bang data • bay area • Beezy love Bands • Benny The Butcher • beyonce • big Krit • Biz Markie • blackmoon • Blues • boot camp clik • brookkly • Brooklyn • Buffalo • C-Plus • california • Cava Menzies • cee lo green • Charlie mack • Chase Moore • Chester • chicago • Chow Mane • colemine records • COLORQUEEN • common • Conway the Machine • cumbia • cypress hill • D'angelo • da beatminerz • dapper dan • Dave East • Dee Jay • def jam • detroit • deuce eclipse • Dilated Peoples • dirty diggs • DJ • DJ Critical Hype • dj muggs • DJ Platurn • DJ Premier • DJ Tiger • Dragon School • drums • Earmilk • East Oakland • Eminem • eric b • Evidence • Fantastic Negrito • fashion • Firefly Oshenisis • Firing Squad • Fresh Prince • funk • gangstarr • GetBenny • Graff • Grammy • Grieselda • Griselda • Gucci • Harlem • Hempsted • Hieroglyphics • Hip Hop • hiphop • Iceland • Icelandic • iLL Camille • instrumental • ishgoswish • JAke one • Jay Electronica • jay z • Jazzy Jeff • Jordan Garrett • Keese Sama • Kendrick Lamar • Khayree • Kool G Rap • krs one • Lil Fame • Living Legends • ll cool j • Lo-Fiction • lord finesse • Louie Vuitton • lowrider • Mach-Hommy • Mary J. Blige • Mike Tyson • mobb deep • monophonics • Mota Media • mpc • music • Nash Npire • Newark • Nikkle 9 • nimsins • Nipsey Hussle • no id • North carolina • nowaah the flood • NYC • oakland • Oakland Faders • Odd Fututre • Omer • Organized Konfusion • PA • pete rock • pharaohe Monche • philly • Please don't be dead • portishead • prhyme • Producer • production • protools • psychedelic • public enemy • Queens • rakim • rapsody • Richmond • roc marci • Roc Marciano • Royce da 5'9 • Run DMC • RZA • Sac • Sacramento • san francisco • Shaolin • Shugga • Sideswipe • smif and wesson • soul • Stimulate • Street art • Styles P • The Alchemist • The Last Days of Oakland • The Premier Hussle • Too Short • transistor sound studio • TRKRNR • Tyler the creator • Vallejo • westside gunn • wiz khalifa • wu tang clan • Yared Kiflai • yelawolf • Zion i

New visuals from 1/3 Dilated Peoples Evidence, aka Mr.Slow Flow, The Weatherman. "Unlearning" Produced By Graymatter/ mixed by frequent collaborator Eddie Sancho (Gangstarr, Jay-Z, Blackmoon), gives the viewer a peak into Ev's personal surroundings and his recording process. "Unlearning" is his first solo release since his critically acclaimed 2018 album, Weather Or Not. Watching Evidence grow since Dilated's early breakout single "Work the Angles" has been a inspiration and a lesson in artist evolution. One of illest to control the Microphone & production, Evidence seems to get more comfortable in his skin with each new offering. There's no sign of...

Yard Massive [Planet Asia, Kubiq, Shake Da Mayor, & Demont Demont] - WE OK (Official Video)

March 25, 2020 • 36 Trap Houses • A-Plus • Above All • Altered Crates • Amanda Beane • bang data • brookkly • Charlie mack • Cleveland • colemine records • COLORQUEEN • common • Conway the Machine • cumbia • Curren$y • da beatminerz • dapper dan • def jam • deuce eclipse • Dialect • Dilated Peoples • disable planets • DJ Premier • DJ Tiger • Fresno • GoodSense • gza • Iceland • iLL Camille • instrumental • ishgoswish • Jay Electronica • JoyFACE Records • Keese Sama • Kool G Rap • krs one • Los Angeles • Louie Vuitton • Mary J. Blige • maschine • Mota Media • mpc • Newark • pharaohe Monche • philly • planet Asia • Please don't be dead • Plee Water • Producer • production • protools • rapsody • Roxanne Shante • Same Shit • Shkool Yard • Stimulate • The Conga Room • TRKRNR • Tyler the creator • YArd Massive • Young Roddy

Planet Asia links back up with his original rhyme partners, YARD MASSIVE, for their new video "WE OK" with Kubiq, Shake Da Mayor, and Demont Demont. The New Single come off the new YARD MASSIVE album, "Yard to the Last Song" out now on all major streaming platforms. Yard Massive is a Hip-Hop crew from Fresno, CA, originally known as Yard Massive but rocked under the name Shkool Yard during the early 2000's. The original Yard Massive crew was the collection of Planet Asia, Kubiq, Shake Da Major and Supa Supreme, the current roster includes Demont Demont. Supa Supreme doesn't...

Shabazz Palaces - Chocolate Souffle [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

March 25, 2020 • A$AP Rocky • A-Plus • Above All • Altered Crates • Ammbaataa • ATL • Austan Found • AWGE • bang data • bay area • beat • beat tape • Beezy love Bands • Benny The Butcher • blackmoon • Brainorchestra • Cava Menzies • Chow Mane • Conway the Machine • disable planets • hiphop • instrumental • ishgoswish • JAke one • JoyFACE Records • La Costa Nostra • Lil Fame • nimsins • oakland • Oakland Faders • Odd Fututre • pete rock • pharaohe Monche • philly • Please don't be dead • portishead • psychedelic • public enemy • Rap • rapsody • roc marci • Roxanne Shante • Royce da 5'9 • RZA • san francisco • seattle • Shabazz Palaces • Shugga • smif and wesson • The Premier Hussle • Tyler the creator • Xana SoulSearcher

“Chocolate Souffle” is a scorching, electrofunk standout and the second official video from Shabazz Palaces‘ The Don of Diamond Dreams, directed by David Shields and James Nugent (Marshawn Lynch: A History). The performative visual stars Shabazz Palaces’ Ishmael Butler amid a dizzying array of images set to match the songs rapid-fire lyrics, and was compiled by Shields, Nugent, and Butler (who acts as the video’s director of photography). Shabazz Palaces The Don of Diamond Dreams will be available April 17th, 2020 worldwide on Sub Pop. The album is now available for preorder from Sub Pop over here

Adam Snow - 9 to 5 ft. Freddie Gibbs & Tedy Andreas (Video)

March 10, 2020 • 2 chainz • 2-Left • 36 Chambers • 36 Trap Houses • 444 • 916 • A$AP MOB • A$AP Rocky • A-Plus • Above All • AC3 • Altered Crates • Amanda Beane • anderson .paak • AON Preme • art • ASTU • ATL • Austan Found • AWGE • Babs • bang data • bay area • Beezy love Bands • Benny The Butcher • beyonce • big Krit • Biz Markie • blackmoon • Blues • boot camp clik • brookkly • Brooklyn • Buffalo • C-Plus • california • Cava Menzies • cee lo green • Charlie mack • Chase Moore • Chester • chicago • Chow Mane • colemine records • COLORQUEEN • common • Conway the Machine • cypress hill • D'angelo • da beatminerz • dapper dan • Dave East • Dee Jay • def jam • detroit • deuce eclipse • Dilated Peoples • dirty diggs • DJ • DJ Critical Hype • dj muggs • DJ Platurn • DJ Premier • Dragon School • drums • Earmilk • East Oakland • Eminem • eric b • Evidence • Fantastic Negrito • fashion • Firefly Oshenisis • Firing Squad • Fresh Prince • funk • gangstarr • GetBenny • Graff • Grammy • Grieselda • Griselda • Gucci • Harlem • Hempsted • Hieroglyphics • Hip Hop • hiphop • Iceland • Icelandic • iLL Camille • ishgoswish • JAke one • Jay Electronica • jay z • Jazzy Jeff • Jordan Garrett • Keese Sama • Kendrick Lamar • Khayree • Kool G Rap • krs one • Lil Fame • Living Legends • ll cool j • Lo-Fiction • lord finesse • Louie Vuitton • lowrider • Mach-Hommy • Mike Tyson • mobb deep • monophonics • music • Nash Npire • Newark • Nikkle 9 • nimsins • Nipsey Hussle • no id • North carolina • nowaah the flood • NYC • oakland • Oakland Faders • Odd Fututre • Omer • Organized Konfusion • PA • pete rock • pharaohe Monche • philly • Please don't be dead • portishead • prhyme • Producer • production • protools • psychedelic • public enemy • Queens • rakim • rapsody • Richmond • roc marci • Roc Marciano • Royce da 5'9 • Run DMC • RZA • Sac • Sacramento • san francisco • Shaolin • Shugga • Sideswipe • smif and wesson • soul • Street art • Styles P • The Alchemist • The Last Days of Oakland • The Premier Hussle • Too Short • transistor sound studio • TRKRNR • Tyler the creator • Vallejo • westside gunn • wiz khalifa • wu tang clan • Yared Kiflai • yelawolf • Zion i

Washington D.C. born, Los Angeles-based producer Adam Snow has spent the past decade building up his eclectic résumé with offerings in the electronic space and collaborations with Gucci Mane, OMB Peezy, Tory Lanez and more. Now he’s readying his next major project, AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT with the first single in “9 to 5.” He’s enlisted Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs, fresh off his critically acclaimed record Bandana and rising Houston emcee Tedy Andreas to trade verses on the inspirational track framed around the struggle of working a dead-end job. “I think the saddest thing I see when I...