Friends, collaborators, and fans of the late James "J Dilla" Yancey - including Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, and Waajeed - remember his genius and his impact on hip-hop. Featuring extracts from RBMA Lectures by Erykah Badu, Waajeed, Black Milk, Questlove, Q-Tip, Bob...
On Wednesday, January 23, Beat Cinema presented their monthly DJ/producer showcase with a stacked all-star line up featuring Dibia$e (LA), Elaquent (Canada), STLNDRMS (Atlanta), 14KT (Michigan), Koncept Jack$on (Virginia), Koreatown Oddity (LA), and special guest Ras G (LA)....
January 12th, 2019 - Long Beach, Califas. Ice House Art Collective- Take the freight elevator to the 5th floor and walk into 'HELLO WELCOME'- A new-wave group mural show offering refreshing takes on urban contemporary art in the Long Beach and Los Angeles art scene....
Eastside Long Beach misfit, Dez Yusuf (Crimewave 5150) reveals the second single "Power Violence" off his upcoming solo project Cadena 77. Dez shares game in his new single. Cadena 77 is entirely produced by Dez himself and is scheduled to be released mid-January. "Power...
This past weekend (November 3-4, 2018) Complex presented the third annual ComplexCon spearhead by Pharrell Williams and legendary artist Takashi Murakami. The groundbreaking convention, festival, and exhibition was held in Downtown Long Beach at the Convention Center....
On September 6, 2018, Alina Baraz kicked off her tour in Houston, Texas in support of her latest album, The Color Of You. The album did very well hitting at #59 on the Billboard charts for 3 weeks straight. This past month we were able to catch Alina's West Coast stretch of...
Hailing from the Eastside of Long Beach, Crimewave 5150/Reaper Mafia head honcho JSNMSK drops the first single "Stuc N Ma Wayz" off his forthcoming album, YHN2 (Young Hell Nigga 2). The whole project is entirely produced by Dez Yusuf and slated to release November 16. "Stuc...
The adult-oriented nighttime programming network, Adult Swim, presented their 3-day Adult Swim Festival in Los Angeles on October 5th through the 7th. We attended the festivities on Saturday, October 6, which took place at the ROW DTLA and featured an eclectic mix of...
