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VIDEO: BAMBU – FISH

The homie Bambu gets down with the infamous photographer Estevan Oriol and drops another West Coast heater. Catch the boy on tour with the Blue Scholars at a city near you!

Tags: Bambu, CA ALL DAY, Estevan Oriol, L.A., Philippines, SOUL ASSASSINS, WEST COAST

VIDEO: BAMBU – SOMETHING

From his forth coming album Short Changed L.A.’s Bambu dives deeper into the issues of domestic relationships. He highlights in the music that not all things go correct when it comes to love. A strong subject for a song that is all honest, and all together real. Props to the homie DJ Phatrick for flippin’ Adele on the beat.

Tags: Adele, Bambu, Beatrock Music, DJ Phatrick

VIDEO: BAMBU – MENACING LOOKS (FT. KRONDON)

My dude Bambu is KILLING it. And what make’s this track even doper (besides having Strong Arm Steady’s Krondon on this cut) is that my boy Chris AKA Paper Son made this gully ass beat. L.A. all day. Stand up.

Tags: Bambu, Beatrock Music, Krondon, L.A., Paper Son, STRONG ARM STEADY

DJ MUGGS X BAMBU – POW WOW DRUMS

Preview track off of the upcoming mixtape my boy Bambu and the soul assassin himself DJ Muggs. L.A. all day.

Tags: Bambu, DJ MUGGS, LOS ANGELES

FAT BEATS IN-STORE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES [LA]

So you already know the deal & how we feel about the whole departure of the Fat Beats stores. Sucks. But not really cuz they still are going to be doing big thangs in various formats, so I guess it’s cool & growth & all that other jazz. Anyways, the NYC farewell jump off was filled to the brim of dope artists who had made Fat Beat NYC their home so it is only fitting that they mirror the same for the LA farewell & as you can see to the right (click pic to enlarge), that they are NOT playin! I mean DAMN!!! I know the NBA will be playing the All Star game @ Staples this season but this schitt right here my ninja? This is LA’s All Star Hip Hop fest for the ages! You got OG spitters from LA’s underground elite from Erule to Volume 10,  to LA’s G’d up from the chucks up spitters MC Eiht to Kurupt, a face melt of beats from LA producers Dibiase to Exile as well as a performace from the Gawdz of LA style Freestyle Fellowship! That aint even scratching the surface tho! Peep the line up for each day & plan accordingly. You’re welcome. Below is my favorite song from Erule  & still in my top 10 all time Hip Hop songs ever.

Erule – Listen Up

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Oh how I love that song. Anyways… if you in LA you know what to do! & if you aint you know what you NEED to do. Peep the official statement after the jump. & once again major Jedi Respecognition to the entire Fat Beats staff!

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Tags: Affion Crockett, AYOMARI, Bambu, BISHOP LAMONT, Danny Brown, Dilated Peoples, DJ Revolution, EM Eiht, Exile, FAT BEATS, FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, Funkdoobiest, Houseshoes, J ROCC, KURUPT, L.A., MED, Mellow Man Ace, PERCEE P, PLANET ASIA, RAS KASS, RHETTMATIC, Shafiyq, STRONG ARM STEADY, TiRon, TREK LIFE, TUNJI

VIDEO: BAMBU – OLD MAN RAPS

This new video by L.A.’s Bambu shows how sometimes the game changes folks as adulthood and parenthood come clashing into a G’s life. I’ve seen all my heroes and friends change up their perspectives as they got into their 30′s and started having kids/families. We’re still the same ol’ hood kids inside, just a bit wiser. Purchase his music at Beatrock.

Tags: Bambu, Beatrock Music, Kid Heroes

VIDEO: BAMBU – SLOW DOWN FT. PROMETHEUS BROWN

My homie Bambu does it again, and this one snuck up on me. Straight off his new EP Paper Cuts Bam speaks on the continual change of the urban landscape through gentrification and racism. And always making it fam business he has emcee Pro-Brown of the Blue Scholars get down on a verse. And some legit eskrima in action? Shit, slow down homie.

Cop the album and merch here.

Tags: Bambu, Beatrock Music, Blue Scholars, L.A., Prometheus Brown

BAMBU – THE QUEEN IS DEAD

Thanks to 2DopeBoyz for the heads up on this new joint from my boy Bambu. Homie is always coming off correct. Single off the new forthcoming EP.

Bambu – The Queen Is Dead

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Download the track here.

Tags: Bambu, Fatgums, L.A., Native Guns

VIDEO: BAMBU’S “CROOKS AND ROOKS”

New video from my boy Bambu off his third LP Exact Change.

Ex-gangbanger, ex-Marine, Bambu has been a voice for L.A. and Filipino freedom fighters everywhere.

I’ve known Bam for a long time and he doesn’t front with his words and actions.

Big ups to OKAYPLAYER.COM for giving my boy some love!

Pick up the album here.

Tags: Bambu, Crooks and Rooks