| Best New Rap Dance: Famous Uno’s “Get Off” | January 26, 2017 |
Currently going off at a high school near you.
| Best New Rapper: LA’s Drakeo The Ruler | January 10, 2017 |
The next best new rapper from LA
| When He Was Young: On Louis King’s Do It While I’m Young | October 24, 2016 |
Paley Martin takes a look at Do It While I'm Young, the new album from LA rapper Louis King.
Will Hagle takes a look at the Compton rap scene from the perspective of The Game's new album.
| Hip-Hop’s Other Human Sacrifice: KR Goes Off the Record | June 18, 2014 |
KR may or may not have heard of My Morning Jacket’s “Off the Record,” which before I can even finish, I will proclaim as the greatest “Off the Record” of all-time. However, the 18-year old in the Dodgers fitting is bucking for most chill 2014 summer vibes with his latest video that opens with him […]
| Funkee Phlavaz – Episode 4 featuring The Pharcyde | June 5, 2014 |
The greatest rap video show in the history of Beverly Hills returns for its fourth episode — first released on April 16th, 1993. The guest hosts are the Pharcyde beaming live from Delicious Vinyl’s label offices on Sunset Blvd. Fatlip is absent because Fatlip. The word “papes” is used repeatedly in regards to “The Hills.” […]
Will Schube has a two-track mind. James McCall wears many hats. He’s one of the best freestyle rappers on the planet. He’s a label head for Hellfyre Club, quite possibly the most exciting label in otherground rap music. He’s the resident MC at the highly influential, Low End Theory Club in LA. He has a […]
| The Corrections: A Second Look at Blu’s “Godlee Barnes LP” | February 21, 2014 |
Paul Thompson’s doctor is Bill Murray. The hero’s story seldom changes. Whether it’s Jean Valjean or Brett Favre in Wranglers, our heroes follow the same trajectory. You might not be able to rattle off the important steps of your favorite stories, but you know them when you see them: Leo entering the police academy in […]
| Shots Fired, Episode 63: Over Everything ft. Mibbs of Pac Div | February 19, 2014 |
For the latest Shots Fired, Mibbs of Pac Div visited the Cosmic Zoo to talk about his new solo music, how the Antelope Valley shaped Pac Div, dealing with the major label shuffle, and coming up in the LA rap scene circa 08-09. If you’re interested in the last half-decade of LA hip-hop, the pros […]
| Bet on UTB, the Latest Young SoCal Rap Crew to Watch | April 30, 2013 |
Will Hagle does his own stunts. Some crews just make sense. Moreno Valley-based UTB are one of them. Information on the group is difficult to pin down, but they follow the trend of employing an impossibly complex and loosely-connected group of visual artists, clothing designers, producers and rappers. It’s tough to keep straight, but the […]
