CULTURE CONTENT

Frequent DNA collaborator Ozer touch's back down on the Drums & Ammo digital soil, not by himself but with fellow FNG (Family Not a Group) homie EaSWay for this pre Summer warm up cut "Dice Rollin". Ozer has established himself to be an MC that maintains to give you jewels mixed in with cool out energy with lines like "Always said Imma be somthin, my fam ain't even believe me, I had to tell my blood imma see somethin". I'm sure a huge segment of inspiring artists as well as artists who've "made it" can relate to those lines. EaSWay...

In this Episode of "This; That; and the Third' Ammbaataa talks with long time Friend/collaborator Walasia "MJ" Shabazz nee' Miranda Jane. Walasia made her imprint on Hip Hop early as a teen doing marketing/promotions/publicity in the Los Angeles Hip Hop scene. She made her way up the Hip Hop media ranks as (founding) Senior editor of Complex Magazine & Complex Media, Associate Editor of The Source Magazine, and STRESS: NY's Illest Mag's first & only West Coast Editor. Walasia takes us through her journey as a child of renowned bassist Buell Neidlinger and Jazz drummer Deborah Murray Fuss, to lending...

Drums & Ammo got put onto Genovese through DNA Fam Nimsins which means the algorithm is doing its thing properly. There's always going to be a soft spot at DNA for that gritty NYC rap which has traveled all around the world and made it's home in every home studio near and far. "Michel'le" reps that dusty looped up sample vibe that goes perfect with visuals putting you back in that Era of Hip Hop where the light at the end of the tunnel for MC'ing was shining bright with promise. The Drug lords and Hip Hop community shared the...

In this first Video/in-person episode of This; That; & the Third Ammbaataa sits with the group Barbaydose (Bsidez, Hiright and WeInTheCloud) out of the Bay Area. Fresh off of their latest video offering "SEASONS" (HERE) the crew breaks down their upbringing, influences, and how coming up under the tutelage of The Hieroglyphics has shaped and informed them on how to move. Barbaydose describes what it was like adjusting to the Pandemic as artists and how they used the shutdown to their advantage. See what's next for Barbaydose and more. Filmed at the Fairfax Studio in East Oakland, CA. Follow them:...

Bay Area hip-hop group Barbaydose is a trio featuring WeIntheCloud and Bsidez on the raps with Hiright creating the sonic canvas for the emcees to paint on. Every member contributes to the overall vision and aesthetic of each piece created. Barbaydose has been recording together for a few years and dropped their first record Future Reminiscent in June 2020 during the onset of the pandemic. Barbaydose met through the love of music. Bsidez and WeintheCloud met via the Hieroglyphics crew and Hiright and WeintheCloud met through family and the love of Hip-Hop. All being students of the art it was...