| The Rap-Up: Week of November 25, 2024 | November 26, 2024 |
The latest Rap-Up recommends Los Angeles-area rappers that deserve your attention as much as Kendrick Lamar.
| The Truth Hurts: Drakeo The Ruler’s Restoration | December 21, 2021 |
After 34 months in jail, Drakeo drops one of 2020's best projects
| You Don’t Love Me, You Love Doggystyleeee | November 26, 2019 |
Straight out of San Bernardino comes the 90s-influenced West Coast traditionalist rapper
| Ain’t My Problem: Cam & China Run Game | March 4, 2015 |
There are too many things to like on the new single from Cam & China, the sister duo that split off from jerk-rap queenpens, Pink Dollaz. First, they rap like they are the rightful inheritors to the throne of Yo-Yo and the Lady of Rage. Secondly, they can do the singing-rapping shift as seamlessly as […]
| That’s How it Goes: Y.G. & Yowda & G-Funk Forever | November 10, 2014 |
If you took the pedantic stance that all forms of revivalism are irrelevant, you could make the case against Yowda and Y.G.’s “That’s How it Goes.” In a way, this is no different from the Joey Badassery “Yo, let’s take it back to 95” ethos prevalent on the East Coast. But there’s a thin line […]
| The Corrections: Moe-Man “Straight Real” | September 30, 2014 |
Jimmy Ness usually be holdin’ In 1996, G-Funk was still the soundtrack to bouncing cars, block parties and Malt Liquor bottles. DJ Quik dropped the classic Safe + Sound the year prior and 2pac was yet to introduce rap music to suburbia with “California Love.” Oakland’s Moe-Man took influences from G-Funk as well as the […]
| 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 […]
