After killing tracks on guest appearances and random freebies, West Coast emcee Co$$ will be dropping his debut “Before I Awoke” on June 21st on Tres Records. Tres Records are the same good folks who brought you C.R.A.C., Shawn Jackson, ESQ & Chikaramanga and Johnson&Jonson. They sure know how to pick em’. Peep the tracklisting [...]

E.S.Q. & Chikaramanga’s The Succession is in stores now. Download

Hello my name is… Anthony Azeal Jackson. Tony is a real common name in my family. Coming up I had an older cousin with the same name, so I got stuck with the nickname “Baby Tony.” Needless to say, by the time I was 16 I had outgrown it. So, we put a spin on [...]

Johnson & Jonson Tres Records Rating: 3.5 of 4 Johnson (Blu) & Jonson (Mainframe)’s first “release,” Powders and Oils, knocked like none other. The first time I heard it I stopped mid-sentence to find out the hell it was. Below the Heavens with Exile was a knockout and C.R.A.C.’s The Piece Talks was a home [...]

DOLOMITE-Y! Blu and Mainframe are Johnson & Jonson. New Music video for “J&J” New self titled album on Tres Records coming out Sept 23.

  Giant Panda Electric Laser Tres Records Rating: 2.5/4   Giant Panda first popped its head out of the jungles of Seattle and Los Angeles in 2005. Now, the endangered beast, composed of Maan, New and Chikara, has returned with Electric Laser.  GP’s fur still has that throwback, true-school feel but it’s the inner panda [...]