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Jay Rock, Problem, Bangloose, Yung Bruh - Bonified Hustla
Compton producer Dem Jointz has a compliation album coming out soon. He recently released the first single called Bonified Hustla and it’s a fucking banger. I’m serious, this track is one of the best new tracks coming out of the West I’ve heard in a while.
Featuring New West heavy hitters Jay Rock, Problem, Bangloose and [...]
Ya Boy - Wide Open Produced by Infra Red [Mastered/CDQ]
One of my favorite rapper/producer combos out of the new West is Ya Boy and Infra Red. There are certain rapper/producers combos that put out quality music whenever they get together. Dre/Snoop on Doggystyle. Quik/Suga Free on Street Gospel. Today I’m officially adding Infra Red/Ya Boy to my list.
Wide Open originally premiered on Blackwallstreet Radio [...]
Why Damani is Tight
I played some Damani tracks for an old friend of mine the other day and he told me: “He’s nice, but he’s nothing special.” Some shit came up and I had to roll out, so we never got to finish our conversation. I left the Damani CD there on accident and bounced. A couple [...]
Problem’s Internet Strategy = Win
Problem out of Compton has been doing very well lately with a nice little internet strategy to build a buzz. Last Friday, the Remix to I’m Toe up leaked to the internet. It’s a SUPERB song which I’ve included below. It features some real heavy hitters on the West Coast including Felli Fel, Snoop, DJ [...]
Street Album Round Up for April
So Dubcnn has been absolutely KILLING it lately with a series of free and high quality street albums for download. It’s almost been too much great music coming out. I’ve got a roundup below in case you may have missed some of them. These are all Untagged tapes too, so it’s free, high quality music. [...]
New Ya Boy Mixtape Available Now
It’s no secret that Ya Boy is one of the best up and comers out of the West Coast. His new mixtape I’m About To Murdah This Shit is now available for digital download, and I can safely say that its well worth the purchase price of $8.50. There are relatively few Dj Drops and [...]
Internet Killed The Video Star
If you follow popular music at all, you’ll remember the track Video Killed the Radio Star. It was the first video played on MTV and it was a commentary on how video was changing the music industry. Long story short, the main idea was that video changed the way consumers digested music. Instead of focusing [...]
Lessons to the New West from Ego Trippin
So Ego Tripping has been out for a month and people have had a chance to digest the album with its strengths and weaknesses. Some aspects work very well, some didn’t. New West artists can learn from this album if they play close attention. Below I’ve compiled three main observations from Ego Trippin.
Take chances [...]
West Coast artists need to embrace Digital Distribution
The Music industry is in a great state of upheaval right now. With the advent and popularization of digital distribution, artists no longer need major labels to get their products into the hands of consumers. Instead of embracing the many advantages of digital distribution, the music industry has generally dropped the ball and stuck with [...]
New West Spotlight: Roccett
Gangsta rap. It’s what the West Coast does best. Sure we’ve got our backpackers, lyricists, and punchline artists, but we do Gangsta Rap like no other region. The West is often imitated, but never duplicated . Roccett is living proof of that fact. Hailing out of Carson California, Roccett is one of the most promising [...]