Rae Rosero - Addicted (Single) [Prod. By Al Jieh]

hip-hop. art. horror. luxury goods. tech. sci-fi. beats and gear. comic books. asian cinema. nostalgia. etc.
DaVinci - “The Beginning” Ft. Big K.R.I.T., Webbz, J. Rockwell [Prod. By Heavyweight] (TehInternets, 2010)

song above is gang leader. song below is angel dust. courtesy of 2db/dallas penn.
DaVinci - Hustler’s Theme (Prod. Blunt)
Another song to hold you guys down until [my birthday] 03/09/10 when The Day The Turf Stood Still drops.
Also, check out DaVinci’s two-part sit down interview with the west coast’s own 24kMilkCrate.com as DaVinci speaks on the forthcoming The Day The Turf Stood Still, where he finds his inspiration, and discusses a few key tracks from the album.

DaVinci - It’s On Me (Prod. Blunt) by swtbrds
Hip-hop the way we like it…from the original Thorobred, one of San Francisco’s finest, DaVinci.
“I coulda made a ring tone record, but fuck it you need to hear this.”
BEST OF 2009: JAY ELECTRONICA - EXHIBIT C (PROD. JUST BLAZE)


earlier this year, 4onefunk dj’s mista b & b.cause dropped a monumental bay area rap mixtape. this mix has it all - ray luv, young lay, pac, san quinn, 3xkrazy, too $hort, spice 1, etc. (peep the full tracklist here).
you can still download it for free or purchase a cd version over at b.cause’s blog.
It’s been three years since we lost the godfather of soul, James Brown, but his legacy and music lives on. A couple of weeks ago we had the one and only DJ Shortkut grace us with a special James Brown tribute set at our weekly event Good Foot.
StreetMedia - “$ Orientated” (Music Video) from Sweetbreads Creative Collective on Vimeo.

one of the hottest hip-hop albums of 2009 is also one of the most slept on. emcee e.l.s. (stockton) teamed up with producer/dj ammbush (oakland) to form the group streetmedia and dropped a highly-underrated project. listen for yourself.