Whittier Duo SelfKing released their Old English mixtape last year but it’s brand new to my ears and is one of the most refreshing debut projects I’ve heard in some time. The fact that both weren’t afraid to take risks…
Tyler, The Creator’s new album Cherry Bomb is now available for purchase and stream! The album features some up and coming artists by the name of Pharrell, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Schoolboy Q (LOL) oh and an actual emerging artist that…
AD’s latest project Blue89 is now available for stream and download! This is the Compton native’s first release since his successful ComptonFornia 2 mixtape that led to him going on the road with Legendary group Bone Thugs and Harmony. And…
Oregon artist Low has recruited Inglewood’s Skeme for “Down” produced by Sean Momberger. This autotune heavy track is fuckin’ wavy! Low and Skeme both murk, Low put a great record together and Skeme does what he always does, say some…
Compton’s AD is back on The Ave with this STANGER produced by Larry Jayy You Know What It Is! The he brought a few friends with him, Pushaz Ink’s RJ, Icewear Veezo and Brooklyn’s hottest new rapper Manolo Rose. This…
Two Time is on The Ave for the second time with “Visions” produced by Skinny Mooxe! Two is continuing to showcase his lyrical ability and knack for choosing ill beats to flex his bars on. The Ladera artist is calling…
AzSwaye is back on The Ave with the latest leak off of his UGK EP “Insecure” produced by RobTwo. This is some real life relatable record shit. A dope song to vibe and reminisce to. And like Kanye said, “everybody…
Wolf Haley is back! And is about to drop his new album “Cherry Bomb” on Monday April 13th. This is an outstanding half surprise. We weren’t expecting this, but at the same time he gave us a heads up, it’s…
Inglewood emcee League is out here! The young artist was recently featured on “The Truth” off of Mani Coolin’s album Hope 4 The Youth and is capitalizing on the success by releasing an ill record of his own “L2C“ featuring…
Cutthroat Records own Joey Fatts has released the video to his tribute record for his late friend and mentor A$AP Yams “Stevie World”. This is a fittingly dope visual dedicated to the co-founder and Yoda of all the A$AP movement…
Inglewood’s own Thurz is back on The Ave with the video to his introspective and inspiring record “Right Now” off of his 2014 #DesignerEP project. This shows a younger version of Thurz meandering through Inglewood and discovering his love for…
Vince Staples was nice enough to give us all a tour of his North Long Beach neighborhood and along with his homies shares some stories of his upbringing. Take a quicc walk through the LBC with Staples and see how…
Jhené Aiko’s new visual for her song “Eternal Sunshine” was released yesterday. I had always liked the song, but seeing the video to this just added my respect to it. In it, we see Jhené recall a car accident and…
Phora is back on The Ave with an unbelievable record and accompanying video titled “Deeper Than Blood“. As the name suggests this is an incredibly deep and moving story that may or may not be based in true events from…
In the midst of this weird transition in Odd Future, Tyler having stepped away from social media and Frank being away from the public eye since forever, Earl Sweatshirt is able to drop his newest album, I Don’t Like Shit,…
Ace Santana and DerekDidIt, did it, again! Fresh Off A Juug is one of the hardest records I’ve heard in some time. In a world full of marshmallow and twinkie raps, DerekDidIt and Ace deliver strong punches to the gut…
Kendrick Lamar has blessed us with the video to his super fawnky “King Kunta” record off of the critically acclaimed, number one album in the country, To Pimp a Butterfly. This video was premiered on the jumbotron at Time’s Square…