I hope there is a little more content to 6treg’s album than on this “fresh” single. I’m sorry, but I can’t take someone who raps about rocking Ed Hardy and thinks its “fresh” seriously. His flows were simple and nothing really caught my attention. But I can see it being a mainstream interest.

DOOM is as evil as ever. This album features some unexpected guests like, Talib Kweli, De La Soul and Jake One to name a few.  Slow flows over headnodic beats are what the album entails. There is a lot of familiarity in this project; DOOM hasn’t veered far from the style that he is well [...]

Lorin Ashton, the man behind the musical project called Bassnectar, once described his musical style as “maximalism”. More so than ever before that phrase really represents the songs that make up Bassnectar’s upcoming full length album, “Cozza Frenzy”. The tracks smash, destroy, and melt together every genre from hip-hop and drum & bass to the [...]

Converse presents: 9 nights, September 1st – 9th, Peanut Butter Wolf on a 9-night tour of the 9 area codes stretching from Los Angeles, Orange County to the Inland Empire.  Each night PB Wolf will do video sets with multiple genres from the 90s.  Night one will begin with the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA September [...]

Speech Debelle-Speech Therapy Big Dada Recordings 2.5 out of 4 Words by: Chasen Queen Speech Debelle…who? Exactly, I had never heard the name before now either. Perhaps it’s because she is a female emcee. Perhaps it’s because she’s from across the pond, south London to be exact, or maybe she was just being drowned out [...]

Ink Made Me A Monster is presented by Akademiks, The Press Play Show, illRoots and Xclusiveszone and boasts an incredible lineup of accompanying MC’s and producers. With features from Little Brother, Freeway, U-N-I and production from Streetrunner, 9th Wonder and illmind, Monsters Ink showcases what’s great about hip hop and sheds new light on these [...]

Words by: Mark Anthony Jenkins Establishing one’s self as an artist in the music industry is a daunting task on its own, but what about trying to shed the perception of an entire city’s musical identity? Though L.A. may forever be synonymous with “gangster rap,” it appears that a new generation of artists is challenging [...]

What happens when you blend a witty battle lyricist and an innovative legendary turntablist?  Eyedea & Abilities becomes the mold and this musical duo has just the right ingredients for one to digest their collaborative hip-hop brilliance.  Dating back to the mid-nineties, E&A set the world ablaze with Eyedea’s dynamic lyricism and Abilities‘ mix tape [...]

Friday June 12th, 2009 Del The Funky Homosapien and Mike Relm House of Blues on the Sunset Strip Price: $17.50 – $20.00 | Ages: 18+ Doors: 8pm House of Blues Sunset Strip 8430 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 (323) 848-5100

Words By Preach Jacobs In hip-hop, it’s sometimes hard to make the distinction between beat-makers and producers, but with Exile the choice is clear. Best known as one of the heroes in the independent game, Exile is pushing the envelope on what we are accustomed to hearing from producers, and Exile’s collaborative effort with emcee [...]