Here’s everything you need to know about this record in five quick points. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t let your logical reasoning trick your brain into thinking that gangstas don’t have a soft spot for a 5’2″ fair-skinned stallion that smells like she knows all of Victoria’s secrets. ScHoolboy Q keeping it ‘G may be second nature only to breathing, but he’ll let his let guard down for the pink center in a heartbeat. Read the rest of this entry »

“This feel like ‘Thugz Mansion,’ I gotta tell Pac…”

From The Westside, With Love II may have left us disappointed, but Dom’s put out enough dope material over the years to warrant a slip up. “Why The Hell Not” appeared out of the clear blue Internet. Read the rest of this entry »

If Caine and O-Dog would have had a chill ass soundtrack like this to spend their summer to, maybe their autumn would have turned out a lot of better. Well, the game gets passed down by generations and G.I. Freddie and Dope Its Dom are doing it big in the Golden State with neighborhood cookouts and pretty of burn for the air. Read the rest of this entry »

Biggie and Jay mentioned playing Monopoly with real cash on Life After Death’s “I Love The Dough.” Unfortunately, for reasons we’re all familiar with, that vision was only able to manifest itself in the “Dead Presidents” video. Smoke DZA, Dom Kennedy and several familiar faces pay homage to that visual with “Pow Wow.” Read the rest of this entry »

Your friendly Neighborhood Nip had a quiet run this year while touring but he’s bacc with the sequel to his last mixtape in The Marathon Continues. Dom Kennedy, YG Hootie and 1500 Or Nothing are down for the long jog. After basically being M.I.A. from your daily blog consumption, the real question is: are you? Tell your iPod to get ready to work it out if you’re up for the Compton challenge. Read the rest of this entry »

Freddie Gibbs’ Cold Day In Hell will be the tape that has a snowball’s chance being remembered weeks and months from now. While others are dropping novelty tapes for the holiday, Freddie’s release seems meant to be played through winter and beyond. The tone is set by the distinguished art alone, which may be the illest seen this year. Beyond the cover, Cold Day… holds equally sick music and “consistency” best describes what Gibbs does best on this release. Read the rest of this entry »

With the chance of you possibly forgetting about this summer’s From The Westside, With Love II, Dom Kennedy is back with a new video of him walking around the confines of his city in the visual for “When I Come Around.” Read the rest of this entry »

Casey’s deluxe version of Sleeping In Class hits e-retailers tomorrow. But tonight, we get the remix to “Ridin’ Roun Town” featuring Dom, C-San & Kendrick. Read the rest of this entry »

Charisma’s one of those intangibles rappers can possess in order to stand out from the pack except not each and every one has it. It’s not as if you can walk into the store and cop a can of it off the shelf. Read the rest of this entry »

“Yo, is that Kanye West in the limo?/Nah, that’s just the future of the West in the limo…”

As an official member of the Dom Kennedy fan club, anything buddy releases I’ll support off top. It’s the reason I purchased II: From The Westside With Love at the stroke of midnight – aight, 12:30 – on June 28. Read the rest of this entry »

Chuck Inglish provides the bounce for Dom Kennedy”s “New Jeeps” featuring his cronies Asher and the other half of TCK, Sir Michael Rocks. Dom’s FTWII is now available on iTunes.

Dom Kennedy Feat. Asher Roth & Sir Michael Rocks – “New Jeeps” (Prod. By Chuck Inglish)

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Today is Freddie Gibbs’ birthday, but I feel like I’m the one receiving the present. Cold Day In Hell is temporarily on ice while Fred takes some time to put a few people in their place (his words, not mine). In the meantime, DJ Roc released the compilation Fuckin’ With Fred littered with exclusive and recently released tracks. Read the rest of this entry »

Dom makes some of the best summer music. Westside II drops at the end of the month. AO’s excited and I’m anticipating too, as you should. Read the rest of this entry »

Miami-based, miniature mami Ashley Outrageous may be short in stature but she’s made big waves since picking up blogging a few years ago. With her ear constantly to the ground, she’s made her site a go-to destination for finding music from both the famous and those on the verge of breaking out. Read the rest of this entry »