Troy “Co$$” Johnson was born on the South Westside of Los Angeles in a small community east of Crenshaw called “Leimert Park” one of the United State’s top spots for Jazz and home ...read more on Last.fm →
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Jun 17, 2015
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Beatnick Dee has a story. Born in the Bay Area and raised in the UK, he emigrated back to the states to take up an internship at Los Angeles' Tres Records. The time spent grinding for the underground imprint left a mark, he soon made L.A. his permane...
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May 3, 2012
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Sene's Brooklyknight was released last week via Plug Research. The album is a cohesive collection of musings about the world and Brooklyn, an introspective look at the first quarter century or so in the life of a young MC.One of my favorite tracks on...
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David Peter Simon
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Apr 21, 2012
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Louis Armstrong. Charlie Parker. Herbie Hancock. Miles Davis. Duke Ellington. Thelonious Monk. Fats Waller. Chick Corea. The jazz legends. If you aren't familiar with that last one, Chick was a pianist who explored different musical styles and worked...
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Mar 14, 2012
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We've shared Sene's music with you guys before. Coming off the out-the-blue buzz of "Exit,Us," the Brooklyn native is readying a debut album for release on Plug Research later this spring. He recently leaked "Backboards," featuring his left coa...
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Sep 14, 2011
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Of all the current batch of rappers that can't legally drink at clubs yet, Main Attrakionz has the most potential. I've lauded them on here previously, but their newest project 808 and Dark Grapes II is by far their most cohesive and strongest projec...
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