Tagged: Los Angeles
Stream: Vince Staples, “Guns & Roses”
“Guns and Roses” is new track from LA’s Vince Staples, first teased last month on satellite radio and taken from his upcoming mixtape Stolen Youth, to be produced entirely by Mac Miller (operating on this … read more »
Stream: Ty Dolla $ign f. Young Jeezy, “My Cabana (Remix)”
Young Jeezy cheers on Ty Dolla $ign and nudges his 2012 single—which originally sampled a remix of a Skrillex remix that Skrillex wouldn’t clear—toward more 2013 radio play, dropping a remix with the LA Leakers. … read more »
Interview: Zola Jesus and The-Dream at vitaminwater uncapped
The Los Angeles installment of vitaminwater’s 2012 uncapped series jumped off in a major way, headlined by FADER favorites Zola Jesus, The-Dream and Rick Ross, along with a special surprise appearance from Ross’s newest signee, … read more »
GEN F: Young Sam
The best trends tend to outlast their shelf lives. In 2009, the limber-legged teenage dance craze known as jerkin took Los Angeles by storm, fueled by appropriately energetic bedroom raps and electro beats. The scene … read more »
Black Hippy: A View from the Center
As Black Hippy, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q rewrite rap’s future. The inauspicious nerve center for Los Angeles’ most promising hip-hop movement is the back room of a residential home at the … read more »
Video: Young L Makes His Own
Young L’s studio looks super zen. For his uncapped feature, the Bay area producer and rapper took us there for a look around, a reflection on his career so far and an introduction to his … read more »
Video: Young L, “Loud Pockets” (Live in LA)
Donning a tank top of his own design, rapping over beats of his own creation, here witness Young L coolly riding extraterrestrial drums live on stage in Los Angeles.
Video: Pink Dollaz Still Tasty
Pink Dollaz were performing shows and posting videos before any of their parents knew about the group. Then, out of the blue, one of the girls’ dad confronted them with a printed-out page of their … read more »
Coming Soon: Young L Makes His Own
Young L says he doesn’t make normal music. “People say, oh Lloyd, your beats sound so different. Young L, your beats sound so cool.” Those people are right. Stay tuned for the full doc.
Video: Pink Dollaz, “Get Up Out of My Face” (Live in LA)
Live at Freak City in LA, here’s Pink Dollaz’ snide “Get Up Out of My Face,” a choreographed, dolled-up response to the men and paparazzi that won’t leave them alone.
