CULTURE CONTENT

Fantastic Negrito preps for Best Contemporary Blues Album Grammy

March 5, 2021 • Blues • E-40 • Fantastic Negrito • Tank and the Bangas

Oakland's Fantastic Negrito holds up his Grammy Medal representing his 3rd Grammy Nomination since 2017. Fantastic Negrito won his first Grammy in 2017, when The Last Days of Oakland received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. He won his second Grammy with his next album, Please Don't Be Dead, which won "Best Contemporary Blues Album" at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Oakland Art #DNA

This; That; and the Third: The Flii Stylz Interview

February 26, 2021 • 1979 • 2 chainz • 36 Trap Houses • 4-rax • 4two7 • A-Plus • Above All • Amanda Beane • Ammbaataa • Ammbush • art • ASTU • Audio Vandals • AWGE • A_Sarr • backwoodz studio • Baghead • bang data • bay area • BBW • beat • Blu • Buffalo • Cali • california • Casual • Chase Moore • Chris Brown • Cleveland • common • Conway the Machine • Cutso • cypress hill • da beatminerz • Dee Jay • Flii Stylz • Michael Jackson • Richmond • Rize • Usher

On this episode of "This; That; and the Third" Ammbaataa sits with Richmond California Choreographer/Actor/MC Flii Stylz for an in-depth interview on his journey from being a member of the famed Bay Area dance crew Housing Authority to working with the likes of Michael Jackson, Usher, Chris Brown, Backstreet Boys and more. Flii brings us to the moment a Too Short tape changed his life and set him on a path behind the mic. The two talk about Flii''s dance school and his latest film and music endeavors as an MC and music exec. Tune in for many jewels and...

Dukksoop: The Killah Priest Episode

February 21, 2021 • 1979 • 2 chainz • 4two7 • Age Scott • Altered Crates • backwoodz studio • bay area • BBW • beat • beat tape • Bells Atlas • Benny The Butcher • beyonce • Black Thought • Bledsoe • boot camp clik • Brainorchestra • Branding • Brookfield Deuce • Casual • colemine records • cumbia • D. Bledsoe • Dave East • Duk Soop • Ghostface Killah • Killah Priest • Method Man • ODB • The Gza • The Rza • Wu Tang Clan

The Dukksoop crew build with Wu Tang Clan's Killah Priest about everything from joining the Wu-Tang Clan, his time spent in the Bay Area and new music on the horizon. Killah Priest breaks down lyrics from some of his material and his work writing for R&B artists in his camp and his offers for ghostwriting. Join Dukksoop's Age Scott, Spyder Beatz and Jay Feddy as they take the deep dive with the Wu Jewel KP. Tune in. #DNA

Jane Handcock - IONLIKEDAT (produced by Mani Draper)

February 19, 2021 • 1979 • 2 chainz • 2-Left • 36 Chambers • 36 Trap Houses • 4-rax • 427 • 60 East • 9th Wonder • A$AP Rocky • AC3 • Altered Crates • Amanda Beane • Ammbush • anderson .paak • AON Preme • Audio Vandals • Austan Found • A_Sarr • backwoodz studio • Baghead • bay area • Bells Atlas • Bijan Kazemi • Bishop lamont • Biz Markie • Black Thought • blackmoon • boot camp clik • Brookfield Deuce • Casual • Cava Menzies • Champ Green • Charlie mack • Cheap limousine • cumbia • Curren$y • cypress hill • D. Bledsoe • dapper dan • Dee Jay • Grand • Grand Nationxl • Jane Handcock • Mani Draper

MC/Vocalist/producer Jane Handcock can do pretty much whatever she wants when it comes to Soul music. On the Mani Draper produced IONLIKEDAT she decided to turn the tempo up and make folks move something with a dance vibe. Never one to shy away from her MC skills, Jane has a way of weaving in and out of R&B vocals to rap vocals seamlessly. The Grand Nationxl snow ball is still catching momentum. "I wish more people knew about her. Keep grindin Jane…" ---Ryan James. We're working it. Follow Jane Handcock at @msjanehandcock #DNA Produced by : @manidraper Director: @BrookfieldDuece DP :...

ASTU - Show Me Your Love (feat. Rexx Life Raj) [Official Visualizer]

February 19, 2021 • 1979 • 2 chainz • 2-Left • 36 Chambers • 36 Trap Houses • 4-rax • 9th Wonder • A$AP Rocky • Amanda Beane • Ammbush • anderson .paak • Aroma • ASTU • ATL • Audio Vandals • Aurora Music • Austan Found • AWGE • A_Sarr • bang data • bay area • BBW • beat • Bells Atlas • Bijan Kazemi • Bilal • billy woods • Bishop lamont • Black Thought • blackmoon • boot camp clik • Brainorchestra • Brooklyn • cee lo green • Cheap limousine • common • cypress hill • D'angelo • D. Bledsoe • da beatminerz • dapper dan • def jam • Sandu Ndu

"Show Me Your Love" New visuals from Astu's recent release "Altars". Rexx Life Raj assists with the bar work to give Astu that extra bounce. The visual features dancers and artists in their own right Sandu Ndu of Bells Atlas and Aroma. Download "Altars" now on all streaming platforms. Follow ASTU @astu.music Listen at https://ampl.ink/d3Q3W Producer - Trackademicks & Daoud Director of Photography - Lara Kaur https://www.larakaur.com / Starring - Sandu Ndu https://bellsatlas.bandcamp.com/music Starring - AroMa https://aromamusic.bandcamp.com/ Post - Theo Schear https://theoschear.com/ Color - Jay Swuen https://www.jayswuen.com/ Production Assistant - Mohses Production Assistant - Brittney Curry