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Anderson .Paak - Bubblin (Official Video)

May 22, 2018 • 2 chainz • 916 • anderson .paak • art • bay area • big Krit • Biz Markie • blackmoon • california • cee lo green • colemine records • da beatminerz • DJ Premier • Eminem • eric b • Evidence • fashion • Fresh Prince • funk • gangstarr • Gucci • Hieroglyphics • Hip Hop • hiphop • JAke one • Kendrick Lamar • krs one • ll cool j • lord finesse • Louie Vuitton • lowrider • Mike Tyson • mobb deep • monophonics • music • Nash Npire • NYC • oakland • pete rock • portishead • prhyme • Producer • production • protools • psychedelic • public enemy • rakim • rapsody • Royce da 5'9 • Run DMC • Sac • Sacramento • san francisco • soul

Anderson .Paak has released a new single called “Bubblin.'” Produced by Jahlil Beats and AntMan Wonder. .Paak said he had been hard at work on new music with Dr. Dre and claimed to have “65,000 songs in the vault…No features, fam.” Dr. Dre, president of Paak's label Aftermath, will be helping with the new record "from top to bottom," Paak said. "He's in there producing beats. He's in there producing melodies, writing, ideas on sequencing, everything." Peep it out.

Dapper Dan: Forever Fresh | Mass Appeal

May 15, 2018 • Biz Markie • dapper dan • eric b • fashion • Fresh Prince • Gucci • krs one • ll cool j • Louie Vuitton • Mike Tyson • NYC • public enemy • rakim • Run DMC

Fresh is something that always has to be new,” says Dapper Dan, “and always has to be potent.” He should know. The avatar of hip hop style got his start in Harlem of the 1970s designing custom “knock-ups” (as opposed to knock offs) for a who’s who of big ballers and shot callers, as well as a few rappers. From Eric B & Rakim to Kool G Rap to The Fat Boys—even Mike Tyson—Dapper Dan dressed them all. But then, during the early 1990s certain major fashion brands ran him out of business. “I had to go underground,” says Dan,...

Evidence - Bad Publicity feat. Krondon (prod. by Nottz) [Official Video]

May 15, 2018 • 916 • art • bay area • blackmoon • da beatminerz • Dilated Peoples • DJ Premier • Evidence • Hieroglyphics • Hip Hop • JAke one • music • prhyme • production • psychedelic • Royce da 5'9 • Sacramento • soul

1/3 Dilated Peoples Evidence continues his push for his latest offering "Weather or Not" accompanied by Strong Arm Steady member and L.A. staple Krondon. The visual features Ev and Krondon working their way through a eerie desolate Los Angeles with nothing but funk to vibe too. Song Credits – Produced by Nottz (Jay Z, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes) Written by Evidence Chorus by Krondon Cuts by DJ Revolution Video Credits – Director/DP/Editor: Todd Angkasuwan Production Assistant: Sean Angkasuwan CA All Day #DNA

Video: Yared Kiflai "Church on the Move" (produced by Jake One)

May 3, 2018 • Hieroglyphics • Hip Hop • JAke one • Jay Electronica • Kendrick Lamar • oakland • Too Short

Yared Kiflai is a rap artist from Oakland, Ca, who recently collaborated with Grammy Award- winning producer, Jake One, on the single “Church On The Move.” Today, Drums & Ammo (founded by Ammbush; Dj/Producer, Oakland Faders) premieres the music video for the single. Shot in the hills of Berkeley, CA, and directed by Khufu Najee, the visual is a satirical take on the “journey to success” most young MC’s face. Accompanied by his close friends, all dressed as young warlords and packed into the back of a pickup truck, Yared takes viewers on a dreamlike tour of his doubts, fears,...

ASTU - Staycation (video)

April 26, 2018

Introducing ASTU, Alternative R&B singer/songwriter out of Oakland, CA. Her premiere EP, Patterns, discusses sex, love and all the complications that follow. Honest, raw lyrics are carried by synth-filled rhythms and soulful melodies. ASTU unabashedly captures the modern romance in all its vulnerability and volatility. Patterns is her attempt to dissect the stories her generation repeats and the lens they view love through, in hopes to break the hollow patterns that hold them back from it. Written by ASTU and produced by Daoud Anthony, who is known for his current work with up and coming Chicago-rapper SABA, Patterrns is available...