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Looks like Mike Bars is back at it once again and this time it’s alongside Karess & Bourne Reddi as Tree House Gang on the mega infectious single “Hot”. Mike is a triple threat on “Hot”, not only is he featured on the song but he also produced the snap-back-bounce beat and directed the video. Dude’s a monster and with …

Portland, Oregon’s Devin “Gatsby” James teams up once again with Aurora, Illinois’ JCA Beats Productions for “#ButtonIt” where we find Gatsby delivering rapid fire flows over an instrumental reminiscent of Busta Rhymes “Break Your Neck”. Gatsby also compiled a lyrical video for the track to help in bringing the fast placed bars to life. The song is also available as …

Portland, Oregon’s Mike Bars has been living, eating & breathing music nonstop since last year. His video for “There Will Be Blood” has just recently surpassed a half a million views on Youtube and his mixtape “16 Bars” has over 4,000 downloads. That being said, Mike takes to the side of fellow Tree House Gang member and homey Karess for …

Portland, Oregon’s Sourmouth crosses playfulness with real life experiences on his album “The Mr Federal LP”. Clocking in at fifteen tracks, Sourmouth speaks on being adopted & growing up in a white family, hydraulic kitted cars and of course, reefer. With witty punchlines and catchy choruses, “The Mr Federal LP” can be purchased from Bandcamp by naming your own price …

Portland, Oregon / Hollywood, California artist Mike Bars recently dropped his highly anticipated, much talked about mixtape titled “16 Bars”, which is hosted by Funk Volume’s DJ Hoppa, as a free download. Consisting of 16 tracks, plus a bonus cut, Bars touches on many aspects of life such as love, personal struggles and relationships. Mike also not only raps his …

After his recent release of the swing hop single “Pin Up ‘Preciation“, Portland, Oregon’s Devin “Gatsby” James is back with his latest single titled “Just Ride”. Once again, Gatsby reaches out to Aurora, Illinois’ JCA Beats Productions to provide the soundscape for the ultimate cruising record from the Northwest to the Midwest. The video contains clips of popular movies involving …

Fresh off of his GYBU video interview with Blitz, Mike Bars drops off the eerie visual to his Halloween inspired smash hit “There Will Be Blood”. For the track, Bars went all out: making the trip from Portland down to Cali to link up with Funk Volume’s own SwizZz to snatch up a guest feature. Then, Bars shot and edited …

Blitz B had the opportunity to link up with the ultra talented Mike Bars for this GYBU exclusive interview while Bars was vacationing in Chicago recently. Check in as the fellas go into details such as Mike’s recent videos, his affiliations and his upcoming project “16 Bars”.

Portland, Oregon’s Devin “Gatsby” James links up with Aurora, Illinois’ JCA Beats Productions again to produce this Swing-Hop classic called “Pin-Up ‘Preciation”. For this run, Gatsby went the extra mile by asking Pin-Ups from all over the U.S. to contribute images for the project. And when asked of such a favor… The dolls politely obliged him by saying yes. The …

In anticipation of his upcoming mixtape “16 Bars”, Portland, Oregon’s Mike Bars puts a very clever spin on Frank Ocean’s smash hit “Thinking About You” by adding in some original lyrics and shooting a very emotional video behind it. The song deals with love and Mike’s previous relationship. Anyone that’s lost a loved one will be able to relate to …