Dash Flash is easily one of the east coast’s most dynamic and diverse artists. The Dominican-American hails from Groton, Connecticut but draws his inspiration from artists like 2pac, Nas and Jay Z as well as latin artists like Daddy Yankee….
Compton’s YS is back with a new single further solidifying his Detroit ties as he collaborates with Platinum Producer Helluva once again. “Hate Me” features the self proclaimed Motor-City young OG Babyface Ray and LA staple Fenix Flexin (formerly of Shoreline Mafia). “Hate…
Travis Thompson is an incredibly skilled rapper from Seattle Washington who has been steadily making a name for himself in the underground scene as one of the best lyricists today. We spoke about his recent project ‘Reckless Endangerment’, his work…
Houston has proven to be an emerging hub in the world of rap and hip-hop discovery. With having his older brother Maxo lead as one of the forefronts that have shunned a new light on Houston’s rap scene, Josh Kream…
As the NBA finals wind down, and LeBron’s reboot of Space Jam proved to be a slam dunk success at the box office this past weekend, Chicago’s J.O. is forming his own new legacy on his latest single “LeBrazy”. J.O. once again…
500Raxx is LA’s next superstar. The Compton native is poised to become the next female artist to pop out of the bubbling scene that has recently produced industry darling’s Blxst, Drakeo The Ruler and Roddy Ricch. At only 19 years old,…
Griff Tyler is back with another innovative video this time it’s for his women pampering anthem “Forehead Kisses”. This comes only days after Griff released the visual to “Show Off”, which also showed his acting chops as Griff faced off the…
26 years old artist Slim9ine5ive originally from the LA harbor area (San Pedro to be exact) began his music career as an engineer for artists such as Roddy Ricch, Rucci and 03 Greedo. At the young age of 18 he had his own studio…
Inglewood upstart Griff Tyler is back with a brand new visual for his stand out track “Show Off” on his EP ‘While I Have Your Attn’. The visual showcases a press conference face-off between Griff Tyler, the richest boxer ever…
Friday July 9th at Catch One Rosecrans LIVE returns and it features LA’s best new hip-hop artists including Bravo The Bagchaser, Cypress Moreno, Doknow, Wallie The Sensei, YS, Big $wift, Coyote, Bossmann & 500Raxx + very special secret guests. Purchase tickets…
Coming out of Carson, California is Hawaiian MC, Lotto Rocket. The former University of Hawaii defensive back traded in his cleats to rap over trap beats (that’s a bar). Lotto is a member of the Los Angeles hip-hop collective, Mackk…
Big $wift releases the music video for his first official single “Mind Right” from his latest project “Still Addicted” produced entirely by West-Coast hitmaker Paupa. The video portrays a day in the life of $wift as he attempts to get…
Zayce Hundo is a highly sought after Los Angeles producer who’s been consistently bridging the gap from different California markets through his music. Whether it be producing for Larry June or LA artist Self Provoked, Zayce’s diverse production continues to…
NEW VIDEO FOR “WHAT’S THE MOVE” OUT NOW FENIX FLEXIN VOL. 1 TOUR KICKS OFF IN SEPTEMBER Continuing to make his mark on the sound and style of West Coast rap music, former Shoreline Mafia member, Fenix Flexin has just released his…
It feels like 2015 again. Not only because I’m listening to Drake early in the morning while wearing Chelsea boots and lying to women about our future relationship that will never come to fruition, but because I’m posting a song…
As Juneteenth is now upon us and recognized as a federal holiday, League and Two Time returns with the extremely touching visual for “Everything Black” from their forthcoming project “Buddha League 2”. The visual begins with a short clip of Kobe Bryant and Gigi,…
Pacman da Gunman of Nipsey Hussle’s All Money In No Money Out Records is an artist that has been a cornerstone of LA’s recent wave of outstanding talent. Today he arrives with his ‘Less Is More’ EP, filled with blockbuster features…
Coming out of San Diego, California is “The Whitest Ese Ever” Young Rich. The up-and-coming MC has previously collaborated with artists such as Almighty Suspect & Mike Sherm. However, his biggest record to date is “Ese Talk” featuring fellow Daygo…
Pacman da Gunman of Nipsey Hussle’s All Money In No Money Out Records is an artist that has been a cornerstone of LA’s recent wave of outstanding talent. Building off his release of “Zero Tolerance” with Nipsey Hussle and Mozzy, and…
After making a name for themselves with their distinctive high-energy brand of music on the 2020 Triple Threat EP, Crenshaw-bred rap group the Chosin Few is back promoting their latest project in the visual for “Move.” Arriving on the heels…
Compton’s own Holland Izz is back with a brand new banger right in time for the forthcoming Summer solstice titled “Hit The Spot”. Holland is blazing hot thanks to his recent “Don’t Take My Style” song going viral in Los Angeles, amongst…
Chicago’s own J.O. is back with a brand new video featuring New Ara titled “Hotspot”. In this lighthearted visual, the two show how they are connected everywhere they go, like Wi-Fi. As J.O. traveled to St. Louis from Chicago, he takes his…
One of Los Angeles’ newest stars Moneysign $uede is fresh out on the scene after a ten month prison stint. The Huntington Park native turned himself into custody in the fall of last year, right before his viral single “Back…
Compton’s Teeezy is back with a brand new banger titled “First Day Out”. The song borrows elements from Tee Grizzley’s anthemic track “First Day Out”, with his own spin on it. Teeezy raps about making his first 50k from music…
Former Shoreline Mafia member, Fenix Flexin has just shared his first single as a solo artist, “For Me.” The Ron Ron and Menace produced track sees Fenix leaning into his newfound autonomy, lacing a laidback trap melody with boastful bars detailing his capricious lifestyle. “For Me” is the…
Tudy Guapo is right back with a brand new video for his hit record “Aye Aye Aye” featuring West-Coast hitmaker Chris O’Bannon. The visual shows Tudy in Hawaii, jet-skiing with a designer beanie and shades as well as on the balcony…
Babygrande Records rapper Stove God Cooks is about to hit the road this fall with Griselda lyricist Conway The Machine for his upcoming Love Will Get You Killed Tour — but first, he’s linked up with French Montana for their hustle-centric…
League & 2Two Time are playing no games this year as they’ve continued to keep their feet on necks in the form of consistently feeding people’s ears with new music. The duo is back with a new track featuring Inglewood…
Four generations of West Coast hip-hop on one track is a rare occurrence, however Glasses Malone was able to put it together. “6 N’ The Mornin’ (GMX)” is a modern day twist on Ice-T’s iconic original version which released back…
Tudy Guapo continues to put his foot on necks with two brand new videos from his EP “The Bad Guy”. The Santa Ana artist released the mafioso visual for “Mob Life” which looks like a scene cut out of a…
Southeast Houston’s Doeman and fellow Texan, San Antonio’s Hoodlum linked up for a BANGER titled “Put Yo Hood Up”. This record makes me want to book a flight to H-Town, find a Cadillac on vogues, DM one of the curly…
North Carolina’s own Marko Marz sat with Rosecrans Vic to discuss growing up in North Carolina, his relationship with DaBaby and his people, thoughts on J. Cole, upcoming EP, career progression and more.
Nhale has released his latest visual for “My Bitch” produced by Low The Great that features Chink Capone as a hilarious main character. As Nhale enjoys the peace he brings himself amongst the water, he expresses how he notices the effort his woman…
Virginia rap talent Young Crazy and Detroit’s Icewear Vezzo link up for the release of their new video, “Shell Jumping.” Icewear Vezzo is coming off the heels of his “Up The Sco” video with Chicago rap phenomenon Lil Durk. Since…
Rising Inglewood singer Griff Tyler is back with a surprise EP titled “While I Have Your Attn” for his supporters new and old who have helped catapult his career to new heights. Since the release of his critically acclaimed ‘Play…
An artist to watch coming out of Jacksonville, Florida is young phenom Nardo Wick. The 19-year old MC has a small sample size of music out, but has accomplished so much in his youthful career. His track “I Declare War”…
Kenny’s new project, Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut dropped last Friday, 4/16 with features from Freddie Gibbs, Denzel Curry, Angel White, and Ambar Lucid. Kenny is a critically acclaimed artist from Atlanta who’d been compared to Kendrick Lamar by numerous media outlets and has recently gained a massive amount of buzz for…
Los Angeles artist Trill Ryan made his name by creating the viral “She Gon Go” which went viral on TikTok and received over 200 million streams across all platforms. Due to his extremely successful single, Ryan has decided to take…
While Compton California may be the most notorious city on the West Coast, the south-side of Compton is under-represented in the Los Angeles rap scene. However, Teeezy is changing that narrative one bar at a time. The rap phenomenon has…
On his 28th birthday, A&R/Talent Manager extraordinaire Kali Shashati has released his debut single as an artist titled “Slidin” featuring Yhung T.O., Jakarta $lim and Big $wift. Although this is Shashati’s first official debut single as a recording artist, he…
It seems like nearly every week we are blessed with a new YS track or visual, and today is no different. “Everyday” is his latest offering as he describes the trials and tribulations he goes on all days ending in…
LA’s newest Mexican star Peysoh is putting on for Maywood so Rosecrans Vic drove out to 6 Block to talk to him about his rapid rise, growing up in Maywood, spending time behind bars, how he began rapping, his relationship…
PAX is formally introducing himself to the rap game with his brand new track “Intro”. The dashing young artist has been well known in his section for many years but is now deciding to take rap seriously. The West Coast…
BlueBucksClan has become the best duo in west coast hip-hop, and it’s only taken them about 18 months to do so. After breaking out in 2019 with projects like Clan Way & No Rules, and then flooding with three more…
Pacman da Gunman of Nipsey Hussle’s All Money In No Money Out Records is an artist that has been a cornerstone of LA’s recent wave of outstanding talent. Building off his collaborative album ‘Lord Knows’ with Yhung T.O. earlier this…
They say good guys always finish last, that must be because Tudy Guapo, also known as the bad guy keeps winning. The Santa Ana, California native rose from the bottom into an extremely successful entrepreneur who has juggled his rap…
Toledo, Ohio native LoveJodi sat down with Rosecrans Vic for a dope conversation about touring with Shoreline Mafia, his new self titled project, transitioning to making pop music, meeting Cypress Moreno and more. Watch full interview below and stream his…
Malaynah is striving to put Boyle Heights on the map & is doing so with her latest release titled “In My Whip.” With an intriguing pop-like intro, the track begins with a confidence that is only empowered more once the beat…
Nhale is West-Coast hip-hop royalty. The second eldest son of the late Nate Dogg, Nhale doesn’t only have musical talent running through his blood, he also has it deep in his soul. With an eerily similar vocal tone as his…
Compton’s most consistent artist, YS is back yet again applying pressure with a brand new single and visual tiled “With US” featuring Kenny B. The “Bompton” rapper has followed up his extremely impressive 2020 campaign with a just as impressive…
Surging North Carolina artist MarKo MaRz is back with another smash single. Today, he releases “Entanglement” the trap-pop single’s ethos is in reference to the Jada Pinkett-Smith and August Alsina fiasco which was the talk of the internet for several…
One of Los Angeles’ promising young stars is Kalan FrFr. Saying he’s had a good couple weeks is an understatement. Kalan signed a deal with Roc Nation, and released his debut under the label titled TwoFr 2. The newly signed…
Rayven Justice is restoring the essence of his originality. In 2014, the East Oakland singer released his first big hit “Slide Thru”. Since then, he’s gone on to collaborate with Hip-Hop heavyweights such as Migos, Too Short, E-40, Jim Jones to…
Although Swifty Blue is currently incarcerated, he is still making moves. The Paramount artist is releasing new music with the help of his Grimey Records team as well as new pieces of merchandise that supporters can buy to support the #FreeSwiftyBlue campaign. A limited…
North Carolina rapper Marko Marz comes from humble beginnings, knowing no matter the outcome he can’t lose. From recording his original tracks via iPhone to cultivating his sound that continues to grow his fanbase, Marz is a great example of…
The White Gurb aka White John sat down with Rosecrans Vic to discuss becoming a rapper overnight, his trouble with the law, his recent project “Cases Still Pending”, if he’d ever work with a fellow white rapper, and even breaks…
Inglewood’s newest star, Griff Tyler continues to apply pressure, continuing his “Play Your Cards Right” campaign nearly four months after the project’s release. As the likely-hood of outside being opened in the coming weeks, Tyler releases an amazing visual to his…
One night long ago, I was up late texting my neighbor. She was telling me her boyfriend was really busy traveling, fulfilling his duties in the cartel. According to her, she appreciated the fact that he was providing her and…
Fresh off his contributions on the production for the critically acclaimed Judah & the Black Messiah soundtrack, B. CARR emerges as this refreshed voice out West as he embarks on a finely groomed artist project kicking off with his self-produced…
A boomerang is a hunting weapon designed by Australian Aboriginal people that will return to the thrower. YS continuously returns with the consistency and tenacity of this curved flat piece of wood. Today, on his 21st birthday he brings us…
The plunger is the most important tool in your house you never want to use, well besides your gun, unless you’re a homicidal maniac, but I digress. When you use a plunger, it’s because you talked your shit and subsequently…
Batman is a polarizing figure. To some, he’s a hero, to others, he’s a bored billionaire vigilante who has a fetish for beating up clowns and weirdos alike. If you ask people in Los Angeles about Big $wift, they may…
After kicking off the G Way series in November of last year, Cutthroat CEO Joey Fatts drops the second installment. Over 10 songs Fatts provides a perfect soundtrack to roll to and think. Keeping each record short and straight to…
Don’t play with Remble he’s about to take off on his upcoming mixtape It’s Remble. He’s been capturing attention single after single building up for this project. “No Competition” was a bop produced by verse2beats and made the first statement…
Ever since stepping on the scene in 2019 BlueBucksClan has been on a championship run. After staying low for the first month of 2021 they’re back to keep the momentum up with “Horace Grant”. Just like Horace and the 90’s…
Watts, California has been able to hold its weight when it comes to producing quality hip-hop as of late. The city has given us Jay Rock of TDE as well as ‘03 Greedo (#FREEGREEDO), and many other promising acts. Despite…
Pacman Da Gunman & Yhung T.O. continue to bridge the gap between LA and The Bay whilst releasing quality music and accompanying visuals. Only a few weeks since the release of their collaborative project “Lord Knows” the duo is back…
Bompton’s youngest flag-bearer YS sat down with Rosecrans Vic to talk about his new project “Cold Hearted”, working with Sada Baby, his upcoming project with Platinum Detroit Producer Helluva, getting into a pretty bad car accident recently, what he has…
A subpar February 14th will have you wake up on February 15th asking yourself a few questions. Who needs love when all chocolates are 50% off? Who needs love when onlyfans subscriptions are 50% off? Who needs love when you…
Remember when you were down on your dick and everyone kept their distance? Or when you hadn’t really made a name for yourself and bad bitches would leave you on seen? Yea me neither, but I do remember always feeling…
On the date of his late brother Raymen Justice’s birthday, Rayven Justice releases the video to “No Changes” featuring frequent collaborator All Money In’s Pacman Da Gunman. Rayven sings about the lack of change in predominantly Black communities as people…
World’s collide as Compton’s most energetic flag-bearer YS connects with Michigan’s hottest new rapper Krispylife Kidd. “Bompton 2 Beecher” is produced by Michigan hit-maker Enrgy Beats whose credits include the viral hit “Free Joe Exotic” by BFB Da Packman and…
When legends such as Tom Brady and LeBron James are crowned champions, it is tradition for them to immediately be showered in confetti as they parade around the field of play waiting for their respective trophy to be presented to…
UK artist J Carlyle lives on the crossroads of bashment, grime, R&B and hiphop. His completely unique style is a testament to his talent and knack for innovation. On his latest single “Intruder Alert” he continues to push the boundaries…
It seems Long Beach has their independence from the rest of LA. That independence is also apparent in the music. Leading the way for Long Beach is $tupid Young. Not only is he leading the way for his city, he’s…
Echo Park legend and multi-hyphenate star Doknow recently released a mixtape titled “Doknow and & Da Hawmiess” which featured production from Cypress Moreno, Matt Bricks, 10Grand, OTM as well as features from Coyotes, Doeman, Jakarta $lim, N7 & Pwap, Peysoh,…
Recently California based and Texas bred rapper Aykay delivered his new club friendly single, “Hit the Cup.” While not too many people are frequenting the clubs these days, this song is a track that will allow people to escape the…
Rayven Justice is back with a brand new single and visual to follow up his smash hit “Doggin” featuring Sada Baby. Oakland connects with Jacksonville as Rayven and Yungeen Ace create a coast cruising anthem. The Nicco Lovazzano directed visual…
Big $wift has delivered a new track “Givenchy,” in which he makes reference to the luxury brand with designer melodies to match. The Southeast Los Angeles rapper uses the track to brag about his top tier taste in women and…
In between heavenly piano, skittering claps, and a throwback bass line, she confidently coasts through the verses before flexing her impressive vocal range and doubling back into hard-hitting bars. Standing tall on her goals, Coi Leray sings, “I’m only doing…
Only one short month after releasing his project “Cold Hearted” which featured verses from Sada Baby, Guapdad 4000 and WS Boogie, YS is back with a brand new single and accompanying visual titled “Won’t Tell”. The Compton emcee pours everything he has…
Following up after his successful release “Walked in”, 19 year old, North Carolina native, Upcoming Hip Hop artist Kevin Powers, brings us a hot new single “Punchline”, luring in new and avid hip hop listeners with his distinctive smooth vocals…
DoKnow has been making a buzz online, blowing up on platforms like Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok, and he’s not stopping there. The LA creative is not one to be boxed in a certain category and is coming for the streaming…
After the hyphy movement dominated the early to mid-2000s, the Bay Area has begun to bring a similar energy back. An artist partially responsible for this is Capolow. The East Oakland native sat down to talk about his upcoming album…
Wallie The Sensei has punched his ticket as the next big artist to pop from the West Coast, following his summertime hit “Scandalous,” and now the Compton rapper is circling in for the kill shot in his new “Reaper,” music…
Inglewood’s own Griff Tyler is back with an incredible new visual for his hit single “Cold Piece”. The video, directed by Created By Blu, and Kack Visuals displays Griff in a drop top jeep with some cold pieces alongside him…
Emerging out of the notorious Leimert Park, Los Angeles, G2 ignites his artist performance with this fiery single, “WORTH IT” featuring YRN MURK produced by his 808MAFIA family in Pyrex Whippa. Refreshing the West Coast rapper profile, G2 invigorates the…
Traditionally, Bakersfield and Stockton aren’t known as the hotbeds for national Hip-Hop talent like some of their sister cities are. Still, both areas have substantial scenes that have produced a handful of intriguing names like MBNEL and a few others….
Road Runna Rio dropped the visuals for “Step In Freestyle,” a track off of his most recent mixtape, “2 Cold 4 This Shit.” In the A Zae Production directed video, the rapper is seen besides a beautiful woman blowing smoke…
YS is kicking off 2021 with a brand new visual for “9x’s” from his recently released project “Cold Hearted”. The Compton emcee takes the frosty concept of his project to the visual as grey skies set the stage for YS’…
Pacman Da Gunman and Yhung T.O. joined forces once again for a complete body of work titled “Lord Knows”. Sixteen tracks of true collaboration, no extra guest features, outstanding production and an excellent mix of inspired raps with melodic tales…
Killio wrapped up 2020 by dropping the visual for “Zombie,” a track off of his latest mixtape “Youngest in Charge.” On New Years Eve the up-and-coming rapper dropped the visuals for “Zombie,” ending the year on a high note. The video…
Oakland crooner Rayven Justice is kicking off 2021 with a brand new smash featuring one of the game’s hottest rappers. After closing out 2020 extremely strong by being featured twice on Too Short and E-40’s historic bundle album “Aint Gon…
M-16 TheGreat is back with brand new vibes for the new year. The visual for “The Vibez” has a retro 90’s feel to it as M-16 dawns a Coogi sweater, matching Pumas, a notorious pair of Versace shades and a…
Rising Los Angeles rapper PettyPetty is back with a remix to his street smash “No Rental” from his collaboration project ‘AlPetty’, with producer Mike Almighty. The remix features an incredibly energetic verse by L.A. hit-maker 1TakeJay. While Petty’s original verse remains, the song begins…
PettyPetty And Mike Almighty sat down with Rosecrans Vic to talk their new collaboration project ‘AlPetty’, breaking it down track by track, as well as growing up in the Crenshaw district, Petty’s relationship with Drakeo The Ruler and if the…
Ever since their spirited collaboration “All Good”, Pacman Da Gunman and Yhung T.O. (formerly of SOBxRBE) have formed an unexpected union which as resulted in a brand new project titled “Lord Knows”. The announcement of the project is paired with…
In the early 90s Long Beach, CA was the true home of G-Funk, and is responsible for giving us west coast legends such as Snoop Dogg, Warren G, and Nate Dogg. Despite the timeless music those icons created, that era…
Southeast LA artist Kruk One sat down with Rosecrans Vic to talk about his debut album “Reckless”, being influenced but not consumed by gang-banging and tagging, what made him start rapping, growing his clothing brand Top League Clothing from the…
Los Angeles rapper Killio continues to defy the odds. Although he’s only 25 years old, the artist has already had a lengthy career, recording his first song 10 years ago when he was 15 years ago. Since then, he’s produced…
If there was a list of Compton’s most consistent artists in 2020, YS would be at the top of it. The 20 year old remained focused and productive in a year filled with tragedy, and hysteria. He has now released…
BlueBucksClan has not slowed down since they started taking LA by storm. They keep the pressure on with “Mind of a Maniac” over Baby E production. An airy melody with subtle 808s and perfectly placed claps make up the sound….
One of the many undisputed all-star runs by the duo of Jay Worthy and Sean House, better known as LNDN DRGS is their Burnout series. Kicking off originally in 2015, the two incorporate classic, soulful sounds with content that every…
Young Lawless is keeping the momentum going with a new turn up anthem called “Coochie Hoochie,” ft. Yn Jay. Lawless, who also goes by Fatboy Law, is a Compton, California native and puts out high-energy projects every time he releases music….
Griff Tyler sat with Rosecrans Vic to discuss his new project “Play Your Cards Right”, growing up in Inglewood, CA, his musical influences including Bryson Tiller, the themes behind “Guarded”, “Guarded Too”, “Cold Piece”, how his 2020 went, his plans…
YS once again connects with sought after California producer Charlie Shuffler (credits include Lil Peep, Lil Yachty, Guapdad 4000) and Rio Leyva of Internet Money for his latest single “Killas & Demons”. In this Chum Productions directed visual, YS congregates with his homies at their…
Get familiar with Tauvaa. The Long Beach rapper is fresh off the release of his project, Meauli Boy. He sat down to talk about his latest mixtape, being a Samoan rapper in today’s hip-hop, and growing up in Long Beach,…
Drakeo The Ruler has gone to hell and back the past few years. Despite obtaining not guilty verdicts in court, the DA had been set on keeping The Ruler behind bars. We can finally feel some sense of relief as…
YS continues flexing his dexterity and ability to create catchy, melodic music, while painting pictures of pain, struggle and perseverance. On his new single “Shot Caller” the Compton artist taps Oakland artist and internet sensation Guapdad 4000 to add his…
South Central Los Angeles artist PettyPetty is back with another visual from his impressive collaborative project ‘AlPetty’ with producer Mike Almighty. “Ease” is the third visual from the project and was shot by Vital Mindz productions. Petty flexes in a…
1Take season is still upon us. With 1TakeOcho releasing his project, Undeniable last month, it’s now 1TakeQuan’s turn. Earlier this month the LA artist released his 12-track project, I’m Not a Rapper, Ima Ratchet. 1TakeQuan sat down to talk about…
Coming out of Garden Grove, California is an MC that goes by the name of SicWitit. Back in August he released his debut album titled, Wasteland. The LP featured artists such as 42 Dugg, YG, & Layzie Bone, among others….
Here at Rosecrans Avenue we’re always searching for that next up-and-coming west coast star in the making. Well we have come across just that, once more. He goes by the name of Griff Tyler. The Inglewood native is capping off…
Almighty Suspect and AzChike once again unite for another certified street banger, “Shoes on My Feet.” This time around, the hard-knocking production comes courtesy of 420 Tiesto and Benny Ave. The video, shot by Bobby Astro, sees AzChike and Almighty…
Pacman Da Gunman has dropped the forth set of visuals from his highly critiqued album, Esta Loca Vida Mia. The video for “Circumstances” takes you on a journey with Pacman to his South Central neighborhood to help listeners visualize the conditions Pac grew up in. Like…
During a recent trip to Los Angeles, Vallejo’s very own Nef The Pharaoh sat with Rosecrans Vic to talk about his new album ‘HereYee HereYee’, keeping the legacy of hyphy alive, working with Hit-Boy, being independent, his current relationship with…
PettyPetty is a 26 year old Los Angeles artist on the brink of stardom. The Crenshaw District native has remained a constant force since he debuted in 2015 then caught fire with songs like “Strapped” featuring Drakeo The Ruler followed by…
Compton’s YS shows you the pain with his new visual for “In My Eyes”. Continuing with his prolific progression, the Compton emcee pours his ice cold heart out over the cool, melodic Trademark production. Although YS jumpstarted his career with…
1Take season is officially upon us. 1takeocho acts as Mookie Betts, the lead off hitter, as the first of 1Take to release a project. 1TakeQuan released his project today, November 6th, and 1TakeJay is reportedly done with his latest piece…
For our 5th edition of Mad LAtely’s digital magazine, we chose Bravo The Bagchaser. The 19 year old rapper has been handcuffed by trouble with the law, but it fortunately has not slowed down his progress as an artist. With…
Joey Fatts sat down with Rosecrans Vic for an extremely honest conversation about life in 2020, his business acumen with Cutthroat Clothing, staying consistent and releasing 3 projects in a year span, losing his friend Austin The Pacman, what’s next…
M-16 TheGreat is a model of consistency. After releasing his viral “2005” video last month, the Southern California lyricist is following up with a brand new visual titled “Move Silent Blow Loud”. This is the title track to the rapper’s…
Los Angeles’ very own Dreaded Cas is recognized and respected for her scintillating bars, and fiery flow, however, today she brings us an entirely different vibe. Cas new single is aptly titled “Tina’s Vibe”, this is the type of song…
As the temperature in Los Angeles continues to steadily decrease, Saviii 3rd continues to raise his intensity and release crisp visuals with piercing lyrics. Today, he unleashes the visual for his new single “Rah Rah” produced by Dave-O, directed by…
California is as consistent as it gets when it comes to producing talent, musically. There’s someone on the come-up, it feels like, once a week. Next up is Kay Lions. He sat down with me to talk about his sound,…
The 18 year old San Bernardino-born rapper, KingMostWanted has released the accompanying video for his single, “Chinese Letters” feat. KayDaBandit. Originally appearing on his recently released EP, Freshman Year, the track sees KingMostWanted and KayDaBandit exchanging witty bars as they bounce back and forth over JBoogin‘s catchy production. The…
After having shook the TikTok world by storm with his new single “Lets Link,” social media sensation WhoHeem has released the official remix to the viral hit, featuring none other than Tyga and Lil Mosey. A few days ago, the Inland Empire rapper took to…
The Stinc Team’s own Ralfy The Plug is starting to get on a roll with two releases this month. “Ballers Vs. Bums” is the latest from certified Stinc with an assist from Pimp Tobi. The knocking production from ThankYouFizzle and…
Following the release of his visuals for “Ambient Lights,“ Pacman Da Gunman has dropped the third visuals from his highly critiqued album, Esta Loca Vida Mia. The video “You Know How That Go”featuring Oakland’s own Rayven Justice was once again shot and directed by Norberto Garcia of Ample Creative. The…
It wouldn’t be a MĆF music video without women and lots of money being flexed and that’s exactly what they gave us in the music video for “Birkin” off of WeezGB’s mixtape ‘Get Bitches Get Bread’. On the Ricebowl produced…
GoGetta KB fans were treated to a surprise during the middle of this week when he unexpectedly released “Westside Vibes” featuring LilCadiPGE. The track, produced by frequent collaborator Hollywood Beats, sees GoGetta KB and LilCadiPGE splitting the hook and exchanging…
Richard Smith is a 25 year old artist from Long Beach, California who is affectionately known as Tauvaa. The story behind “Meauli Boy” is the tale of a half Black, half Samoan male growing up in a city where division amongst…
Rising Houston star D Flowers continues to make fans happy with the release of his newest single “Gang Shit.” Produced by DJ XO, the track offers both fans, and haters, a glimpse into the notoriety and respect D Flowers has attained in the streets. The menacing track…
Rassy Bugatti is a joint. Unfortunately, he’s also currently sitting in the joint, fighting a case which could have him serving football numbers behind bars. On the bright side however, the Stinc Team co-founder is putting out some of the…
Yesterday, KingMostWanted shared with fans his new EP, Freshman Year. Rappers Quin NFN and AzChike appear as only two guest appearances on this project with CA counterpart AzChike making a presence on two different songs. Production on the Freshman Year EP largely comes from longtime collaborator and label mate MCM Raymond, having produced…
For the 4th edition of Mad LAtely we chose the best the best thing smoking in L.A. as our cover artist; the singer, songwriter, producer extraordinaire known as BLXST. We feel like he’s poised to become one of the biggest…
Inglewood’s finest, Rucci, is back with his new album “Midget”. Coming off the success of his 2019 project, “Tako’s Son”, the rapper is already back with a full length follow-up. Even prior to the album’s release, Rucci didn’t take his…
YS is back with another loosie, this one is titled “Deep Thoughts” produced by 10fiftyy ( past work includes Lil GotIt, Comethazine, Lil Keed, RonSoCold). After enduring another turbulent Compton Summer, he enters fall reflecting on the loved ones he’s lost…
Viral sensation WhoHeem, talks growing up in San Bernardino, how he began rapping, the inspiration behind “Lets Link”, wanting to give back to his community, Tyga tapping in with him, going viral on TikTok, entering the Billboard charts, who he…
Heavy Steppers, the Chicago born hip hop duo composed of SBG Kemo and Ke Millie, have released a brand new single entitled “Gangstas Only.” The song, produced by LilJuMadeDaBeat (Megan the Stallion, DaBaby) follows the bass-heavy style Heavy Steppers have moulded into their own. On “Gangstas Only,” SBG…
Angel “AROCK” Castillo on How He’s Helping DJs, Producers, and Artists Be HeardWith a career in the music industry spanning more than 20 years, Angel “AROCK” Castillo has found himself with one overarching goal – to help DJs, producers, artists,…
Stockton, California’s finest is back. MBNel made his return to the rap game with his 6-track EP titled Child of the Trenches II. The project is his sequel to Child of the Trenches, which was released back on July 17th…
Pacman Da Gunman of Nipsey Hussle’s All Money In record label has shared with fans a brand new single “Ambient Lights” along with its accompanying video. “Ambient Lights” is produced by frequent collaborator SpaceNTime, who has produced for Pacman Da Gunman since they first met in 2015….
The platinum selling producer and stylistic trendsetter for West Coast Rap music, Beat Boy returns with a new visual for “Woke Up” featuring the rising L.A. star, Niko G4. It’s the latest video from his debut project NewDre following “Shook Up” feat. Rucci & Big Sad 1900, “Salty” feat Fatboy SSE & Rob Vicious, and “Walk’n In Em” feat. Westside…
M-16 TheGreat is one of Southern California’s best kept secrets. In comparison to his peers, he is clearly one of the most consistent and prolific emcees today. The Inland Empire native has been making noise on the scene for some…
J.R Cruise has a style that is so LA you can hear it in his flow the second he starts rapping. After taking the scene by storm with his debut Seeds last summer he returns with another gratifying project Monday…
Huntington Park’s $uede sat with Rosecrans Vic to talk, going viral because of “Back To The Bag”, what his old life was like, who he was influenced by, Kodak Black comparisons, meeting R Baron, who the Parkside Boys are, his…
Emerging Hip-Hop artist Big $wift has shared with fans the video for his “Big Glock” single featuring fellow Southeast LA native Swifty Blue. The visuals, filmed and directed by High World Visual, see the two rappers riding around the streets in a 4 passenger…
Santana818 is relentless. As he continues his #2DopeTuesdays campaign, giving fans new music every Tuesday, Santana has reconnected with fellow Puerto Rican InkyboyLexx for “Designer”. The two bring their luxurious lyrical abilities to the DJ Flipp production as they name…
LA’s most infamous DJ/Producer since Mustard, Cypress Moreno has built a bridge from Los Angeles to Houston Texas with a sizzling beat featuring some Latino heatmakers by the name of Doeman, and Coyotes. The production features west-coast elements married with…
Swifty Blue connected with DMV legend and Glizzy Gang member Taliban Glizzy for “Hunnid Bands”. With a preternaturally frenetic flow Swifty states, “big chop on me, living life like a movie, foos be acting funny so I went and bought an Uzi” over the bouncy The Honorable Jud production….
This week Kamaiyah and Capolow treat us with their collaborative effort Oakland Nights. Among all the albums to release this past Friday, this one is surely one of the more slept on LP’s. In typical hyphy fashion, the album is…
Rubi Rose and K Camp represent Atlanta in the brand new video for “Pogo”. Following up on her last video “He In His Feelings”, she’s guaranteed to do big numbers again. This song is made for any energetic activities as…
“Bad Boys” is a single off of Rucci‘s upcoming album Midget and it is everything you would expect; hard. Inglewood meets South Central as he links up with AZChike to get active like Martin and Will. The two bring hard-hitting…
Small Talk is the absolute worst. From running into acquaintances you hardly know to former friends, or even exes, the thought of drumming up probing questions to someone I don’t care about is repulsive. Although it is a good time…
The Stinc Team co-founder Rassy Bugatti continues to move forward despite being incarcerated. He releases a brand new jail phone freestyle and brings along 03 Greedo and Bambino. The nervous production comes from the esteemed Ron-Ron the producer. This is…
Northeast LA artist Mike Dinero is on a prolific run as he continues to release quality music with accompanying visuals. Today, he’s back with “Streetz Talkin”, a slick, yet sinister banger that displays Mike’s God-given gift of gab. Bars like…
To say Los Angeles music right now is on fire, is an understatement. One of the artists responsible for this, is Blxst. The recording artist & producer has made a name for himself in the rap game over these last…
Kyle Banks is a 24 year old R&B artist from West Los Angeles, CA. Since an early age he’s been fascinated by music and was influenced by the greats. His influences include Usher, Jaheim and the King of Pop himself,…
The music video created by @ShotbyLittleNate for “LonnieVicious” was taken with both Rob Vicious & BandGangLonnie Bands vibing in the studio, dancing and feeding off the energy of the track. Despite BandGangLonnie Bands and Rob Vicious thinking the feds are…
Swifty Blue has made a career out of turning negatives into positives. His latest project “No More Losses” expounds on just that. While he’s changed his ways to an extent for the better, he’s stayed true to his core, and never…
Kalan.frfr is an artist we’ve been covering for going on for about four years now. Since his days of splitting time between being a D-1 athlete and releasing music on Soundcloud. To his relaunch as a full fledged artist two…
Texas star Peso Peso sat down with Rosecrans Vic during his recent LA trip to talk about what he likes doing when he’s in LA, what he’s working on, SPM saying he’s the Hardest Ese Ever, what’s next for him…
Beat Boy is back with another superb visual for “Shook Up” from his debut project NewDre. The Los Angeles producer has the competition shook up as he recruits two of LA’s hottest rappers Inglewood’s Rucci and West L.A.’s Big Sad1900. Rucci kicks off the track by brashly bragging…
Coming out of Inglewood, California is Griff Tyler. The singer-songwriter is coming off of his single “Coffee”, which was released just a couple weeks ago. Tyler looks to maintain his momentum for his latest single, “Guarded” featuring fellow Los Angeles…
Allelujah Dystopia is a fiery artist at his core. His stardom started at a very young age as he became a child actor appearing in dozens of movies and commercials. For the past few years however, he’s shifted his focus…
Los Angeles native Mani Coolin’ has been at the top of the L.A. music scene for nearly enough years to obtain his Doctorate degree. Mani has been featured on XXL, Lyrical Lemonade, Elevator thanks to his lyrical tact, story telling…
Swifty Blue just released his new project, No More Losses with a visual accompaniment for his track, “Maybe I Shouldn’t”, produced by platinum producer, BeatBoy and directed by LA Eyekon. The song serves as a letter to a younger Swifty, giving him advice about the things he…
The year of 2020 has been all Blxst, and rightfully so. The Los Angeles native has been on fire for two years straight actually, and he’s not done yet. This summer he has released some of the best music in…
‘Represent poverty’ – that’s the message D Flowers portrays through his music, and his new track and video “She Fleek” are no exception. The song and video come through Texas indie label Stomp Down, where D Flowers is one of the first recording artists on…
The Los Angeles born-and-raised rapper Swifty Blue has just released his new track and video, “Stretch Them Dolla$” featuring Taliban Glizzy. The new single was produced by Beat Boy, fellow Los Angeleno and the platinum selling beat maker behind a wave of recent West Coast hits. The…
Stinc Team member Rassy Bugatti is quietly building his buzz by releasing solid singles recorded over the phone while incarcerated. “Lane Switch’n features fellow Stinc Ketchy The Great, who was also incarcerated for an extended amount of time until recently….
Exactly one week after dropping his jaw droppin model-filled video for “Float”, GoGetta KB keeps his summer streak active with the release of his aptly titled “Model” single. The hyper melodic track finds GoGetta KB showcasing his player ways, promising…