When Furious told Tre to get out of the car, he wasn’t trying to imply that his son wasn’t “down” or gangsta enough to ride for Ricky. A parent’s job isn’t always the most popular but that age gap usually entails that there was some life experiences along the way. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s pretty fitting that Bambu would be showcasing his Eskrima talents in this clip as his flow is fairly similar to a martial art itself. Complex, yet graceful. Enticing but deadly. This is the official first single from Bam’s new EP, …paper cuts… which features a plethora of Dub C talent like Diz Gibran, Thurzday of U-N-I and Prometheus Brown of Blue Scholars, featured here. Read the rest of this entry »

Nod your head to this and let your daughters hear it too. It’s approaching 2K10 and Bambu, the MC of mutiny, said misogyny is a thing of the past. In all actuality, he claims it’s “dead” on the first slice from his upcoming EP, …paper cuts… which will be released February 23rd, 2010 on Homegrown Blendz Records. Read the rest of this entry »

We’d be slacking if we decided to do a series of showcases in the capital of the Peach State and not invite Donnis, the Atlanta Brave with the rugged flow to hold court with us. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Ms. Krish

Oakland-based Hip-Hop group BRWN BFLO is just as much as an anomaly as their namesake: a progressive Chicano Hip-Hop group with bottomless hyphy 808s and an immense stage presence. So while the carnales in SoCal are making you “Lean Like A Cholo”, you can find Somos One, Big Dan, Jacinto and Giant collar-poppin’ in their sets, fully decked in Dios de los Muertes face paint and scaring the beejezus out of the nearest Federal Agent lurking in their audience. You get the feeling that anything is possible when it comes to their dynamic appeal.

What’s fascinating about their style speaks less about their approach, but more of what we, as Hip-Hop fans, might expect from most MCs of Latin descent: that they’re either spitting corny ass Spanglish verses with Lil’ Loca singin’ the hook, stompin’ in their Timbs moonlighting as a poor man’s Big Pun trying to relive 1998 Read the rest of this entry »

Take a journey to the tattoo parlor with Bambu, one of Cali’s most promising lyricists.

Previously Posted — Bambu – “Crooks & Rooks” Video

Aside from “gas prices on high” no longer holding water, this track is pretty fresh to me. Beat is laid out like a So Cal beach, same as Bambu’s locale. And dude has flow, so I’m cool with it. Read the rest of this entry »