TDE’s second-in-demand puts out yet another visual for Follow Me Home. But not just any visual with “M.O.N.E.Y.” Jay Rock puts more emphasis on his lyrical muscles than doing trigger finger curls with excellent results to show for it. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s barely past lunchtime in San Francisco and the “Technicians” are already waiting. The show isn’t for another seven hours but they want to catch any glimpse they can of Tech N9ne and company and they’re in luck today. Read the rest of this entry »

The name Top Dawg may be aligning itself with green these days but Jay Gutta still sees laser beams whenever he hits the pavement. Follow Me Home’s opener gets the red dot treatment without the green screen because J. Rock is trill like that. He’s given out plenty of previews of how his inner sanctum operates and if you’re soaking up game, hit up Amazon one good time and spread love the Hub City way. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s damn near impossible not to compare Jay Rock to Game, given their similar Cali backgrounds, Blood gang affiliations and penchant for chronicling the street scene just as vivid as an A&E documentary. Nonetheless, Rock managed to blaze his own path by letting his music speak the loudest, avoiding unnecessary publicity and landing himself a record deal with Tech N9ne’s Strange Music as a reward for his efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

New music from the TDE camp as K. Dot and Jay Rock get together for “My People.” Tags for now but the song should be on iTunes later this week and be featured on the Bastards Of The Party soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »

Following Jay Rock home may not be a good idea if the idea of a thug’s life frightenens you. If you’re scared of the otherside of the track, the fabulous life of money, hoes and crimson clothes await you. Ever seen a snapper that comes back to you no matter which way you throw it out? What about a click of homies that can actually rap and keep the gat on them at all times? Read the rest of this entry »

With a Chris Brown hook and Tha Bizness instrumental, Jay Rock may have stumbled on a record that could potentially open him up to a new audience. Read the rest of this entry »

As the July 26 release date for Follow Me Home approaches tomorrow, TDE’s Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar stopped by Sway’s new morning program on Shade 45 to kick a freestyle over J. Cole’s “Work Out” and drop a plug for the album. Read the rest of this entry »

Chant a dozen Hail Mary’s and toss in a bouquet of black roses for Compton’s native son, Kendrick Lamar. Backed by bluesy horns on steroids, the rabble rousing sounds of “Rigamortis” from Section.80 is the next visual to be plastered on the young MC’s videography. Read the rest of this entry »

The days of sitting beside a radio waiting for your favorite artists to freestyle on the radio are long gone. But that doesn’t mean it’s extinct either. Black Hippy stopped by Toca Tuesdays and found themselves in an old fashioned cipher. Read the rest of this entry »

Kendrick helped keep Jay Rock’s “Hood Gone Love It” afloat on the first go and Rozay takes the reigns on the remix. Read the rest of this entry »

Gritty on so many levels, the song/video combo of “Just Like Me” looks you dead in the eye and gives a necessary preaching to anybody glorifying the gangbanging and drug dealing worlds. Read the rest of this entry »

Top Dawg’s team wasted no time capitalizing on the warm reception “Hood Gone Love It” received by ushering out the accompanying video after having just released the audio a few days ago. Read the rest of this entry »

Jay Rock has been performing this cut from his debut album, Follow Me Home, for a minute now, and it’s refreshing to hear the recorded, mastered version instead of random YouTube clips floating around. The Watts emcee has endured a long and bumpy road to score a definitive release date and judging from the fact that it’s available for pre-order most likely means July 26th is set in stone. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s a fine line between transformations and transitions, one that Boaz has keyed in on to become the focal point of his career in 2011. Most thirsty rappers would rather see an overnight makeshift. One that would have them looking like the act that’s a step in front of them. Yet Boaz maintains his hungriness–as exhibited on the !illmind-produced “Do It For Ya,” for example–to motivate his hustle. Read the rest of this entry »