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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

EXILE/FREE THE ROBOTS – L.A. SERIES #10

Number ten of ten of this series of EPs finally drops and All City Records brought out some heavy hitters to close it out. Following up from both their album successes Exile and Santa Ana’s Free The Robots both share the duties of blowing you away with their beat compositions. Sample one of the tracks below.

Free The Robots – With The Drum

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Tags: ALL CITY RECORDS, Exile, FREE THE ROBOTS, L.A.

DJ DAY – WAY OUT OF LIVING

This beautiful mix by DJ Day is just what we need with Spring being around the corner. And honestly, too many people are just sulking and turning negative with what’s going on with the world. Yeah, these things exist but do we as people of change need to absorb that kind of energy? No. Cop this and get renewed. Props to my homegirl Shred One for the heads up!

DJ DAY – WAY OUT OF LIVING [DOWNLOAD]

Tags: DJ Day, L.A., PL70, SPRING

ADIDAS X SNOOP DOGG X HVW8

I enjoy watching any clip of my birthday twin rockin’ the spot. But over some Dam Funk jams? HELL YEAH. I see collaborations and a potential album in sight.

Tags: ADIDAS, Dam Funk, HVW8, L.A., SNOOP DOGG

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 ZO & DUMBFOUNDEAD – CUT + PASTE

This sounds like a promising direction for the L.A. battle rap vet Dumbfoundead. Having dropped his album last year this mixtape skillfully mastered by DJ Zo (not to be confused with the Foreign Exchange affiliate) shows Dumb’s range and writing expanding into new directions. Feeling this experimentation.

DJ ZO & DUMBFOUNDEAD – CUT + PASTE [DOWNLOAD]

Tags: DJ ZO, DUMBFOUNDEAD, L.A., PROJECT BLOWED

VIDEO: PUDGE – IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? FT. CHRIS CLARKE

Second video from producer/emcee Pudge from his recent release I Didn’t Know!!! U Rap???. Produced by the ever awesome SamIyam. Stop sleeping!

Tags: L.A., PUDGE, SAMIYAM

VIDEO: PUDGE – DORTHY LOOKS CRAZY

Whoa, crazy. I never knew Pudge rapped! For you all who are still unfamiliar with this beatsmith he has been a staple of the L.A. scene for a time now, most notably from his past residency at the Low End Theory. But looks like dude is pulling out the other talents he’s hiding. And he’s not bad at all. House Shoes on the beat!

PUDGESNACKS VOL.2 “I DIDN’T KNOW!!! YOU RAP???” – [PURCHASE HERE]

Tags: HOUSE SHOES, L.A., Low End Theory, PUDGE

VIDEO: MONTAGE ONE – GATHER ROUND

L.A. always has something up it’s sleeves. Quality seems to flow out that city continuously. From his soon to be released debut album 10.6.2. OGX Montage One drops this single and video for y’all to stew on. Like a mini autobiography he even has a cool little man getting down on the lyrics. Great editing. With a slew of producers (Madlib, Alchemist, E-Swift, Jake One, Oh No, DJ Babu, DJ Revolution) and cameos (Little Brother, Foreign Exchange, Dilated Peoples, WildChild, Defari, Strong Arm Steady) this sounds to be a dope homecoming.

Tags: L.A., Montage One

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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