One might need to sip on a bit more than Kool-Aid to conceive the video iLL-Literacy cooked up with Karen and Mandel Lum. In fact, we saw a bottle of Jameson on the toy train and don’t know what exactly the Bay Area-bred and Brooklyn-based collective [...]

During my morning blog perusing, I peeped a track by DeLuv on 24KMilkCrate and decided to do a little research. That’s when I saw the clip of 21 year-old singer/producer/songwriter’s take on Musiq Soulchild’s”Don’t Change.” A quick email to to 24KMC, [...]

Let’s talk about Esinchill. Last Fall he released Vigilante. The buzz was notable. The emcee, who had a habit of laying low instead of shaking hands and kissing babies, was getting an interesting number of placements and co-signs. Surely the DopeOnly [...]

It’s a “love” song. Or maybe a “questioning love” song. A track about ups and downs and (not) working it out. “Don’t Shoot Me Down” by Mateo, features Ab Liva and Bay Area songstress Goapele. Honestly, I’ve been checking for Mateo since Eleven20 PR put [...]

You’re checking for Los Rakas, right? Well, Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada doesn’t drop ’til August, but the Oakland-based, Panamanian duo has a little something to hold you over. Their latest release “Hacerte El Amor,” is sensual something just in time [...]

For the “Once in a Lifetime” video Rel and J-Billion decided on San Francisco’s Papalote as a backdrop to this smooth groove about one of a kind fresh. Fitting that Oakland’s 1. O-A-K. executes the hook. Produced by Ariel Nunez who also directed the visuals, [...]

Shy B’s “The Run” Trilogy starts with “Desire.” A reflective track that shows the ESO to Berkeley MC in rehab. In part two of the series we find him partying, arguing with his girl, and drinking Jack out the bottle with “Take it Faster” as his soundtrack. [...]

The Cataracs and Dev have been making major inroads the last few months. The Cataracs have been writing and producing for Snoop and 50, and released their first single and video on a major label in “Bass Down Low.” Just yesterday, it was announced that [...]