Last night something epic went down at the Roxy in Hollywood. There was a dumpster onstage, there was back up dancers but really, what was on display was just a good time. Overdoz gets a lot of LA love and it’s only trouble when you bring out Kurupt midway through the set for the So-cal super hit “Ain’t no fun”. Skeme’s verse on “I don’t wanna be your girlfriend”? Dj’ing in southeast asia, that was the most requested record this march. Those were some cinematic intermissions that at work backstage, the size of that Hennessy bottle alone. Creamie, Kent, Tube & Sleezy def held down the stage lyrically for a Tuesday on sunset it was only thing happening. Breezy Love Joy happened to set a high point of shows I’ve seen him do personally, this time with Emon, but I missed Nola Darling’s set. All and all an amazing night. Thundercat was in the house, Brooke D’ Leau of J*Davey, just so many beautiful people. To see Overdoz now fully realized and poised to take over the mainstream music market, was a nice weekday wind down. The pure number of blunts onstage, and in the crowd had to set some kind of record. Security Guards shook their heads disapprovingly all night but you could not be mad. …MORE
If you’ve been waiting since the release of the “Just When I Say” video to hear more music from Those Chosen’s I Am Manute Bol series, wait no longer – this past Tuesday found LA’s very own dropping the DRG films-directed visuals for “One Day,” the first single from their upcoming project cA. Produced by Toronto native Rich Kidd, the track is sultry, sexy, smooth, and right on time for the summer. Press play and heat up your Memorial Day Weekend just a little bit more.
Few artists making music today have a vision as clear and concise as Dam-Funk, the Los Angeles-based G whose electro-boogie sound has become all the rage via his connection with the always intruiging Stones Throw label. URB sat down with Funk to talk R&B, synthesizers, and his connection to Milli Vanilli.
Take me! I wanna ride with you, I have my chola outfit on and everything. I just have to stop over lil’ Loca’s house to pick up my Gloria Steinem book right quick but after I’ll die for you and ride with you and eat some popsicles with you. Oh Tupac how do you manage to have so much unreleased material?! I swear each year you at least come back with one new song, this is a bit of coincidence too. Your documentary just aired last night. Tupac you must have so much unreleased material my great great grandchildren will probably end up listening to that unreleased track you release in 2043. Tupac, I love thee. [Stream Via 2 Dope Boyz]
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Emerging from a time when West Coast rap went into deep hibernation, Strong Arm Steady has worked over the past seven years to help California not only reclaim its rightful title as the hip-hop capital of the world, but also to redefine its signature sound. Krondon, Phil Da Agony, and Mitchy Slick, all witnesses to the rise and fall of Death Row, seek to breathe new life into the West Coast rap movement, infusing their creativity, open-mindedness, and musical prowess into the medium and refusing to fall prey to the unfortunate, ubiquitous “gangsta” stereotypes that have come to characterize the scene. With two albums due out this year–the Madlib-produced In Search of Stoney Jackson and the decidedly more streamlined Arms & Hammers–Strong Arm Steady is set to remind music listeners that SoCal is just as musically vibrant as it was during the pre-Schwarzenegger days.



























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