CULTURE CONTENT

We're proud to introduce our 2nd Drums & Ammo Recordings release with long time friend/collaborator HMZA. HMZA X RIDL "Gotta Go" (produced by RIDL and Durazzo Beats) harkens back to the Summer of 95' when Virginia Vocalist/Multi-Instrumentalist Michael Eugene Archer dropped the sultry/smoke filled "Brown Sugar" single. D' Angelo's "Brown Sugar" brought down the temperature in a World under the constant heat lamp of the newest Hip Hop at the time. Acts like Tupac, Mobb Deep, Luniz, Wu-Tang and many more had the energy level on high, "Brown Sugar" was a reprieve from the Boom Bap and gave the Culture...

"Read the room, Bro". Vibe Master Professa Gabel touches back down on the DNA site with visuals for "The Bay Lebowski" (Directed by Oaday) produced by Adeyemi. Gabel and Co. aren't anywhere close to being new to DNA Land, his last visit was accompanied by production monster Brycon via the "Corner Booth" project (HERE). What more can I say? Check the method and stay tuned for more from our San Francisco DNA'ers. "Vibes"  - Professa Gabel Background: Introducing Professa Gabel, the renowned rapper and entertainment specialist who is set to take the hip-hop world by storm with his highly anticipated album, "The Bay...

 Besides the fact that this new Roux Shankle track is titled after home base  (salute Roux for the shout out), what's even iller is the fusion of the Drums & Ammo Fam that came together to make the track a reality. The song "Drums & Ammo" features frequent DNA collaborators Blvck Achilles on mic duty and Barbaydose MC/Producer B-Sidez on the production. Since Roux Shankle hit the Drums & Ammo radar he's stayed in our mix through the Drums & Ammo "DNA Friendly Fire" radio show by way of his project "Roux" (produced entirely by DJ Basta, check it out HERE), his...

I caught up with World Went Crazy around the release of their single I-880 Side Show HERE and we've been rocking with them ever since. WWC eventually became regulars on our Drums & Ammo "Friendly Fire" radio show (radio in peace). Being in the Bay Area we have the tendency of coalescing around sounds native to the environment, I've always been a fan of local artists that push the envelope and use ingredients that are rare to the pot. World Went Crazy is the West Oakland crew that not only embody Oakland/Bay Area energy but also pull from other influences that...

It's been awhile since we've connected with Isaiah Mostafa to launch some new visuals (check out "Freemotions" HERE), but we've been connected IRL (in real life) supporting each others causes and missions. Mostafa is fresh off of releasing his latest body of work "North Star" and the visual aspect has been clean and consistent. Mostafa sits in the vocalist chair for the majority of "North Star" but his MC skills are apparent throughout portions of the project. Mostafa keeps his hand on production for this latest offering which lends to the theory that the Artist/Producer combo can possibly lead to...