Artwork: HustleGRL

Chase N. Cashe continues to chef The Heir Up There and recently let go of the next look into the project, “Money Right.” Using the backdrop from Roc & Mayne, the Surf Club producer/MC laments the hustle we all find ourselves in regardless of occupation. Read the rest of this entry »

The most important investment in a dream is yourself. For Chase N. Cashe, that belief fuels every waking moment he spends writing lyrics or punching away at buttons creating instrumentals for Lil Wayne, Trouble, the LEP Bogus Boys, Drake or whoever’s riding the Surf Club wave. Read the rest of this entry »

Drake’s obviously a proven rapper, although we get more of what Estelle called the “emo singer” these days. Read the rest of this entry »

The dark cloud that once followed an angst-filled teen around the Queensbridge housing projects, has found its way to Atlanta, GA. Fresh out of prison, Duct Tape Entertainment’s Trouble has been keeping busy living up to his name. On this one, Trouble saves the questions for himself (“How the fuck them birds fall from out the sky like that?/Why the Lord let DJ die and make me cry like that?”) on the intense “World Goes ‘Round.” Read the rest of this entry »

Hustlers, ballers, gangstas and thugstas take heed. If rap don’t work, the Bogus Boys will be back on their Chicago bullshit, outfitting the hood in the freshest fabrics and extorting NBA players to meet their demands. Read the rest of this entry »

Like his mischievous moniker glaringly alludes to, ATL’s Trouble is a problem for Hip-Hop in both the good and bad sense. If you’re a fan looking for someone to bring a disorderly counterbalance all the happiness running rampant these days, it’ll be all good if you start “bussin’ for Trouble.” If you so happen to be one of those said smiley face acts, it might be bad news for you and your skinny jeans Read the rest of this entry »

Item #54 on my “Things To Do Before December 2012″ list clearly states to try authentic New Orleans gumbo. In the city of New Orleans. None of that “try-it-in-a-Virginia-restaurant-because-it’s-the-meal-of-the-day” type sh*t either. Having went to Xaiver University in Louisiana, my grandma fell in love with the stuff her four years down there and hasn’t forgotten the unique taste decades later. Until I can get to the 504, Read the rest of this entry »

Artwork: HustleGRL

Progress may be a slow process, but it is a beautiful one when looking at it from a grand scheme sort of things vantage point. In 2009, when Surf Club first made the TSS radar,. Read the rest of this entry »

As Michael Vick exposed onto the world, meticulously starving a rabid animal will make them fierce and deadly competitors. With a hunger of a great magnitude, the dedication becomes more intense. The goals and objectives become more clearer and instincts more sharp. Sort of like the Bogus Boys from the low end parts of Chicago. Read the rest of this entry »

Some guy said back in 1996 learning to live with regrets was an unavoidable life lesson. It’s still one of the truest testaments saved on wax to this very day. Never have I ever truly believed in the “I-wouldn’t-take-anything-back-because-it-made-me-who-I-am-today” mantra. No one is perfect and the human brain is conditioned to always think “what if?” regardless of how head strong we try to convince ourselves to be. Read the rest of this entry »

The “Fall Classic” is weeks away and fans everywhere continue to make plans for the pilgrimage to the strip club capital of America. In an ideal world, it’d be nice if the Braves ended up in the World Series, but I’m actually referring to A3C. The list is set and proves to be a who’s who of talent if you’re neck deep in this Hip-Hop sh!t like we know you are. You’ve got your favorites just like we do ours so feel free to let it be known in the comments. An act in particular I’m excited to see on the card is the Los Angeles based group Surf Club. Read the rest of this entry »

2010 has been a progressive for The Surf Club. They’ve helped spawn records for Macy Gray and Chris Brown, been praised by Drake, helped take over Chicago and had their platinum single performed on music’s biggest stage. Read the rest of this entry »

Since Bone Thugs opt not to make any ode-to-indo anthems these days, FKi figured it would be the perfect opportunity to slide in and get a little Zoolandish with the music. They don’t claim to have the answer to cancer but they have a cure for cottonmouth. A couple of those 99¢ for every spliff of kush should do the trick. Read the rest of this entry »

Burn One let this one loose a few days ago and now it’s started to make the rounds. But it was his written cosign that compelled me to check it out so let me give him the credit due. Read the rest of this entry »

When Lil Wayne & Eminem drop the track, the Warriors come out to play. And rightfully they should. Rebirth’s saving grace has the pulsating vibe to give this joint legs from way back at the Grammys, to the time Weezy gets released from jail–should he ever get around to actually getting sentenced. Read the rest of this entry »