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Omer "Here, Have This Last Beat Tape" Beat tape

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Omer "Here, Have This Last Beat Tape" Beat tape

We stumbled on producer Omer in a Jake One Twitter thread, "Here, Have This Last Beat Tape" is a 6 track beat tape with all the head nod value needed to hold your attention. Twitter: follow Omer at @OmarALZoal 

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Nipsey Hussle & DJ Premier | The Premier Hussle (Full Album)

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Nipsey Hussle & DJ Premier | The Premier Hussle (Full Album)

Word on the street is that there was a DJ Premier/Nipsey Hussle collaboration in the works prior to Nipsey Hussle's untimely demise last month, this remix/reimagining might be your best option unless there are some tracks in the vault. The project "The Premier Hussle" presented by Altered Crates & DJ Tiger puts Neighborhood Nip and Premier into an alternate universe where the listener can almost believe the synergy is real. DJ Tiger blends some of Premier's lesser known tracks with Nipsey's acapella's for the ultimate dream collabo Marvel issue of "What If?". Peep it out. Follow DJ Tiger at https://www.instagram.com/djaytiger/ Download & Support at...

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Video: Nimsins "Pray For Me"

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Video: Nimsins "Pray For Me"

Nimsins drops the first of a 5 video series from his latest release "It's Been a Long Time Since I cried" EP.  Produced by @J.Goldtomb and Directed by @ericBui. Listen to the EP in it's entirety HERE. Oakland art at it's finest. Tune in. 

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Nimsins "It’s Been A Long Time Since I Cried- 6 Track EP

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Nimsins "It’s Been A Long Time Since I Cried- 6 Track EP

East Oakland's Lo-Fiction representer Nimsins releases the audio portion of "It’s Been A Long Time Since I Cried", describe by Nimsins as "an audio-visual journey into my psyche." Earlier this month the Lo-Fiction crew dropped visuals for "Nike Check" described in an KQED piece by OG Penn as " illustrates the permanent pursuit of the purse."    Official release statement: Inspired By The Hyper-Masculinity and Misogyny instilled in Young Black Boys Primarily. Although it’s just as prominent in all boys of color. This Ep is an ode to all the people out there who struggle with their emotions, repression, depression,...

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Video: Fantastic Negrito "A Boy Named Andrew" (Directed by Freddy Macdonald)

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Video: Fantastic Negrito "A Boy Named Andrew" (Directed by Freddy Macdonald)

Fantastic Negrito presents new visuals for his Grammy Award winning Best Contemporary Blues Album "Please Don't Be Dead" (his first Grammy for 2016's "The Last Days of Oakland"). "A Boy Named Andrew" takes the viewer through a series of Negrito's tour/concert performances as well as back stage footage, a day in the life of the artist bringing a different angle on contemporary Blues. Oakland represented to the fullest, tune in.  On the release, Negrito states, “I was ‘A Boy Named Andrew.’ I grew up in foster care feeling like an outsider, and I wanted to write a song about it –...

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