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The Bay and Long Beach link up once again for another certified smash as Long Beach’s rising star Marcosus collaborates with legendary Bay Area recording artist Too Short for new single, “Smoke Too This”. A familiar West Coast summertime vibe, Marcosus and Too Short deliver smooth, calm, and creative verses that will keep the party rockin’ all night long til …

Take a trip to Portland, Oregon with the official music video for rapper P Hu$tle‘s new anthem, “Everyday.” Produced by a master of many sounds, Tony Ozier, “Everyday” is soulful and high energy with the production feel of a live band fitting on the track. Combining living drums (courtesy of Tyrone Hendrix), bass, autoharp, and more, Ozier provides the perfect …

Hailing from Oakland, Shakeel’s music has the ability to entrance his listeners, turning even the worst of moods to the best of vibes with every melodic note he sings. In the midst of this new release, Shakeel hopes to propel his sensual yet upbeat single to the top of the charts. Aside from the “Gravity” single, he is planning to …

Oakland producer, The Architect, connects with Dallas emcee, Lejend, to cook up some of the dopest music heard in a while. Their new “JR Ewing” project is packed with visceral lyricism and hand picked sounds tightly woven together. Keeping with the theme of the character, JR Ewing from the late 80’s classic TV show Dallas, they crafted music that captures …

Oakland, California artist Killa Fonte release his latest mixtape, “Fonte”. The thirteen track mixtape includes original recordings as well as freestyles over familiar instrumentals like “Chiraq”, “Cut It”, “Shine” and “Juicy”. As the listeners can tell, he is fully focused on his career since being release from jail.

Oakland, California artist Killa Fresh is back again with another dope record entitled “Don’t Stop” featuring P-LO and produced by FeezyDisABangah. “Don’t Stop” is definitely a club banger and will have the ladies up and dancing. Be on the look out for more music and visuals from this Bay Area artist.

When it comes to Hip Hop and legendary crews, names such as Hieroglyphics Crew will be mentioned by the genre’s purists. Emcees like Oakland’s WORDUP has put in long hours studying the artform and was mentored the Heiro’s own, DJ Toure. So you should already know where his head’s at musically. Besides the music he’s put out as a member …

Trey Coastal is a three piece Hip Hop collective hailing from the Oakland, California area. The three members consist of emcees Philip Bank$ & Cam Moss and producer, Rye Mann. Their debut collab effort is titled “No Lay-Ups (Side A)” and consists of five very chilled out records. The sound mixes Jazz, Blues and vintage Hip Hop that’s strongly reminiscent …

“One Day” is the latest single from Bay Area artist Champagne Duane and PDX producer, Cee Goods. The song was inspired by the spirit of MLK and speaks about some of the challenges we’re facing in the U.S. moving forward. The Saeeda Wright and Nehemiah-assisted track will be featured on Duane’s forthcoming album, “The Campaign”. Catch the song down below.

Oakland’s C5 releases the official video behind his Shines-produced single, “Straight Up”. The track is from his upcoming EP “Only Up From Here”, due out this month. The young creative mind proclaims himself as one of the best on the West Coast and backs it up with cadence and lyricism. Check out the video below.