At The Echoplex, Just Be Cool in association with Rock The Vote hosted THE POLITICOOL PARTY more or less so our generation can learn and express their feelings and thoughts on the 2012 presidential election. Included in this THE POLITICOOL PARTY, aside from the killer line up - Iman Omari, Yonas Michael formally U-N-I , Polyester the Saint, and Hip hop group Overdoz more...
He's not from a galaxy far far away, and I don't think he ever trained under the cruel tutelage of Pai Mei or Jim Kelly… But something about Flying Lotus sounds part sci-fi crossed with the dark hadou, like cruising in an x-wing fighter after pounding cinder blocks into dust at the neighborhood dojo. His music can be melodic as songbirds and nightingales, more...
Mixtape: Detroit Artist: Big Sean Released: September 5, 2012 "I give her the D… cuz that's where I was born and raised in." Detroit. Home to Marshall Mathers, Ford Motors, J. Dilla and Binary Star. And now that Big Sean is Finally Famous, it's also the name of his latest release, marking his return to the mixtape scene. And yes, Big Sean is giving Piston more...
Infamous for their full throttle sound system, innovative DJ's and tall boys of Pabst Blue Ribbon, the Low End Theory has established itself as the premier location for all things progressive when it comes to banging ass sub-sonics in Los Angeles. Originally low key and a members only type of thing, the Low End has blown the fuck up since then, and now that the more...
Mixtape: Lovestory. Artist: Shawn Chrystopher Released: July 26, 2012 West-Coast up and comer, Shawn Chrystopher is back with his downloadable release Lovestory.. The latest release by the Inglewood emcee is composed as a concept album, teaching and sharing lessons on the comfort and hardships that life and love bring. Features are kept to a minimum including more...
Album: Pineapple Now-Laters Artist: BJ the Chicago Kid Released: Available now digitally This is spottieottiedopalicious. It's future sex sounds for sure. The evolution of neo-soul continues. It's blue like Muddy Waters, but in soprano. BJ the Chicago Kid croons syrup like pro-meth and stays soulful as a crate of records. Like Jaheim, or Rafael Sadiqq, or more...
Album: The Yellow Album Artist: Dom Kennedy Released: June 19, 2012 You can catch a contact high through your speakers bumping this shit right here. This is west coast pimping at its finest. You can dip down the 'shaw to it, you can cruise Sunset boulevard with it, you can even rock it in your headphones on the blue line. Just make sure you turn it up loud when more...
The line stretched around the block. Press was scrambling for their passess to get inside the venue early. Debarge was outside with the valet. Posters for the Psycho Realm's ”Terror Tapes 2” were all over. Even DJ Quik was posted outside politicking for a cool second. It was the #RockTheBells2012 line up announcement party. After some delegation, I made it more...
