Did you think one video was enough? Drop City Yacht Club says no to that! I know you have already caught the first video for the track, but now check out the official video for “Crickets” featuring Jeremih. The video was directed by Marcus Raboy and make sure you download the “Crickets” EP on iTunes. Enjoy!
Check out the newest video from YMTK entitled “January Dream” featuring Bobby Brackins. Officially this track was off Young Murph’s most recent project “Broad Life” which you can pick up HERE. Take a peek above and enjoy!
Check out the brand new visual from Ray J’s controversial “I Hit It First” track featuring Bobby Brackins! To further push the idea of Kim Kardashian the visual features the main girl as a Kim look-a-like to play the part. You got to love it! Check out the visual above and enjoy the Nic Nac produced track!
Sean Kingston has officially released the video for his single “Beat It” featuring Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa. The Colin Tilley directed visual was shot at a mansion in Malibu poolside with beautiful women…. what more can you ask for? This Nic Nac produced track will of course will be featured on Sean’s upcoming ‘Back To Life’ album and played throughout the entire summer! Enjoy!
Check out the newest video from YMTK entitled “January Dream” featuring Bobby Brackins. Officially this track was off Young Murph’s most recent project “Broad Life” which you can pick up HERE. Take a peek above and enjoy!
Check out the newest video from Ryan McDermott entitled “Joy” featuring Hit-Boy! This is one of my favorite tracks! Ryan is G.O.O.D. Music’s newest member and to hold you over until his debut project drops peep the video above which was directed by Ryan himself and P.J. Germain. Enjoy!
With the first release in their three-part Summer Collection, Popular Demand’s Summer 1 release features a large variety of tank tops, tees and cut-off hoodies with bold new designs like the Camo Rose, Tiger Fade, Takeover Flag, Headdress, and Chief Pro. This is the brands largest release yet, and is only a taste of what’s to come from PD this Summer. You can purchase Summer 1 now HERE and in stores worldwide! Hit the jump to see the rest of the line!
The video you have all been waiting for is finally here! Join in with the Taylor Gang, HBK Gang and Diamond Lane Gang all combined into this “Bout Me” video above! The track was crazy and now the video is crazy! Make sure you pick up Wiz Khalifa’s ‘O.N.I.F.C’ HERE. Enjoy!
California-based hip hop group Drop City Yacht Club explains how they produced their debut single “Crickets” featuring Jeremih. The group discusses how the song was conceived, why they chose Jeremih for the hook, and break down the individual tracks that make up the tune. “Crickets” is currently #12 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Chart and climbing. Enjoy!
Check out the official behind the scenes video for Tyga and Chris Brown’s “Fuck For The Road” track. From the looks of it, itwill be laid back and simple like it should be. For now make sure you pick up ‘Hotel California’ HERE and stay tuned for the video! Enjoy!
Prince Sole’s brand new mixtape “No Occasion Needed” is here and ready for you to download! The project is hosted by Young California and Power 106′s DJ Carisma plus it’s presented by Booger Kids. This 18 track mixtape features artists from IAMSU, TyDolla$ign, Silkk The Shocker, Jonn Hart, Chrishan & more so make sure you click HERE to download it. Enjoy!
Check out the newest visual from 1-O.A.K. entitled ”Stay With Me” Co Directed by Jet Valerio & Trackademicks. This track is from his newest album ‘Special Request,’ the Deluxe Edition of the album available on iTunes HERE. Enjoy!
HUF‘s “Fuck It” collection has returned for Spring/Summer 2013 with an array of pieces from head to toe with the all-over print “Fuck It” in white, red and blue. Officially there are volley and bucket caps with the pattern mixed with solid red, blue and camo along with the all-over tank, button up and easy slip-on shoes. Get your gear HERE and check out more pictures after the jump!
Check out the newest visual from 1-O.A.K. entitled ”Stay With Me” Co Directed by Jet Valerio & Trackademicks. This track is from his newest album ‘Special Request,’ the Deluxe Edition of the album available on iTunes HERE. Enjoy!
HUF‘s “Fuck It” collection has returned for Spring/Summer 2013 with an array of pieces from head to toe with the all-over print “Fuck It” in white, red and blue. Officially there are volley and bucket caps with the pattern mixed with solid red, blue and camo along with the all-over tank, button up and easy slip-on shoes. Get your gear HERE and check out more pictures after the jump!
Here is the thirty-fifth Artistic Tuesday post. Enjoy yourself! If you don't know what a Artistic Tuesday post is, check out all the info here. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is an amazing up and coming city. This time lapse is a culmination of 10,000 RAW images and multiple shoots capturing some of the cities relentless energy and pace of change. Enjoy!
Check out IAMSU! and the HBK Gang out at SXSW with some behind the scenes footage and a whole lot of on stage performance. The video was put together and directed by Chris Simmons and it’s only part 1 which means there is more to come. Enjoy!
Check out the official video for Ty Dolla $ign’s “My Cabana” Remix featuring Young Jeezy off Ty’s upcoming ‘Beach House’ EP. The Jerome D. directed visual shows Ty and Jeezy having some fun with ladies in bikinis. Enjoy!
Do you want to know what goes down with Top Dawg Entertainment when they aren’t making music or performing? Then enjoy the outtakes from TDE’s time out at SXSW 2013 above!
Karmaloop TV caught up with Kendrick Lamar at the Verge Campus Tour in collaboration with eMuze, NEFF, and Creative Rec in Athens, Ohio. In the video above the two discuss the lyricism on GKMC, two different genres of music coming together on this tour, MARTIN and more. Enjoy!
Check out the newest visual from Jay Ant entitled “Hot Box” featuring Dave Steezy. This is another perfect 4/20 weekend visual/track and another great visual from David Camarena! This is of course of Jay Ant’s newest project ‘Blue Money’ which you can download HERE. Enjoy!
#YoungCalifornia exclusive! Currently, Problem and IAMSU! are on their ‘Million Dollar Afro‘ Tour and to further promote the tour DJ Amen, DJ Kayrich, and DJ Carisma put together the official soundtrack just for you! It just premiered on the front page of Mixcrate.com for free stream so get on that HERE and make sure you look out for free copies of this on the tour! Enjoy!
Miguel has dropped his brand new Clark Jackson-directed visual for the remix to “How Many Drinks” featuring Kendrick Lamar! Peep the dope visual above and make sure you pick up his newest album ‘Kaleidoscope Dream’ on iTunes. Enjoy!
Check out the newest track from California native Flip Major entitled “Work” featuring IAMSU! As the cover rightfully displays, the track is about exotic dancers doing what they do. Furthermore, Flip’s next project ‘Roll Up TWO’ is dropping soon hosted by Young California’s DJ Carisma. Take a listen to this dope track HERE and stay tuned for the official iTunes download next week. Enjoy!
For the famous 4/20, Pink Dolphin has put together a little collection for all you smoker enthusiasts. What is releasing? A couple of tees, tanks, crew-necks and hoodies with a new colorway and design exclusively for this Saturday, all of which are in-store only ( 420 N Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles). For the online store, there will be two snapbacks from the 420 Capsule available to the world. See those caps after the jump!
Just before embarking on the current ‘Million Dollar Afro Tour’ with IAMSU!, Problem stopped over in New York for the 106&Park taping and while he was out there he visited The Fader officer for an exclusive interview. During the interview he talked about staying young when you’re kind of old, his label, the “big circle” of California guys who keep him on track and what’s next. Enjoy the full interview HERE.
It's yet again time for another 'WITBUM' aka What's in The Based Update's Mailbox! Who dosen't like getting mail, especially when its clothing? A few weeks ago we got the hook up from Pink Dolphin and continuing from the last review, this review will focus on the Pink Dolphin clothes so continue below to see what we got!
Packaging: Pink Dolphin always has top of the line shipping! Not only is it priority mail which gets to you asap, but if you live in the greater Los Angeles area or California you will receive it even faster! Above and beyond the initial packaging, all of the gear are wrapped in their own branded poly bags and kept fresh to the max! Every line the quality increases so the last thing you will ever have to worry about is shipping with Pink Dolphin!
Check out the newest video from YG entitled “IDGAF” featuring Will Claye. The video was directed by Johnathon Andrade and this is of course of YG’s newest mixtape ’Just Re’d Up 2′ hosted by DJ Mustard and DJ Ill Will. If you missed the project make sure you download it HERE. Enjoy!
Check out the brand new visual from IAMSU! entitled “Losin’” featuring CJ. The HBKGadget produced video features both HBK artists spitting their verses in front of a black back drop, while the on-screen leading lady wanders the streets of San Francisco. Peep the visual above and enjoy! Make sure you get some tickets to his ‘Million Dollar Afro’ Tour with Problem HERE.
Check out the brand new track from Problem entitled “Chachi’s Revenge.” If you missed Problem and HNHH’s In the Booth Interview yesterday make sure you click HERE to catch up on the track and learn more about Problem. Officially the track was produced by The League of Starz and you can take a listen to it and download it for free HERE. Enjoy!
Here is the thirty-fourth Artistic Tuesday post. Enjoy yourself! If you don't know what a Artistic Tuesday post is, check out all the info here. This is a time lapse video of Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse on December 21, 2010 from 1:10 AM EST (6:10 GMT) to 5:03 AM EST (10:03 GMT) from Gainesville Florida. Enjoy!
The L.A. power duo of Van Styles and Primitive have teamed up to offer a teaser – in the truest sense of the word – for their upcoming Spring/Summer 2013 collaboration. The video finds Ashley Sky in what seems like a fitting setting for the top model: the beach. Details of the upcoming collection, entitled “MIA/LA,” are somewhat sparse, but drawing from this presentation and the set release date of 4/20..
Just a little over a week ago Young California held it’s biggest Music Meeting yet all the way live inside Infusion Lounge Los Angeles! You caught the Official Recap featuring all the hottest DJ’s, artists and clothing brands on the West Coast that were in the building and now you can catch the official visual! Check out the the video above and enjoy!
HotNewHipHop goes ‘In the Booth’ with Problem for his exclusive track, “Chachi’s Revenge.” Watch the interview where he touches on the ‘Million Dollar Afro’ Tour with Iamsu!, the worst haircut he has ever had, the origin of “Chachi,” his other nicknames, fatherhood and more. Enjoy and stay tuned for the track!
Check out Tyga’s new interview on The Breakfast Club where he talks about his new album ‘Hotel California,’ how he couldn’t get the 2Pac sample cleared, Rick Ross getting dropped from Reebok, Chris Brown, Drake, his MTV appearance, first week sales and more! Click HERE to see the interview or click the picture above! Enjoy!
Last nights’ Vince Vaughn hosted show was combined with two performances from Miguel as the night’s guest performer. What did he perform? The first performance Miguel did was his hit track “Adorn” and for his second performance he choose “How Many Drinks.” Take a look at both performances HERE. Enjoy!
Check out an exclusive behind the scenes video for YG’s “I’m A Real 1″ shoot! The video, which is directed by John Colombo and produced by DJ Mustard is coming soon and above you can see him and the crew riding through streets of Los Angeles plus a special guest appearance by Drake! Enjoy!
Miguel enlists Kendrick Lamar for the remix to his ‘Kaleidoscope Dream’ track, “How Many Drinks?” The “How Many Drinks” video was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Constellation Jones. Go behind the scenes of the video shoot above with “the coming kings of rap and R&B, the trailblazers to carry the baton for the next generation as VIBE calls them, in our latest cover story on the two.” Enjoy!
Black Scale has officially released it’s Spring 13 Lookbook entitled “I Will Not.” The season’s collection features a wide range of styles and color of gear in their new t-shirts, light jackets, crewnecks, hoodies, button-ups, headware and more. These items are now available to purchase at Black Scale’s online store, so pick up some gear and check out more pictures below!
To mark the introduction of the Summer ’13 collection LRG brought in Compton-based rapper Problem and Roc Nation super-producer Jahlil Beats. This collection features an assortment of indigenous-inspired prints, patterned tank tops, sublimated natural camouflage-balanced classic primaries, color-blocked poplin and earth toned twill. Check out the video above and get some new gear HERE.
XXL is dropping a freestyle from each Freshman every week leading up to the magazine’s release! Now that you have caught Schoolboy Q’s freestyle, up next up is fellow TDE & Black Hippy member Ab-Soul! Watch his freestyle video HERE and then follow down below to learn more about him! Enjoy!
It's time again for another 'WITBUM' aka What's in The Based Update's Mailbox! Who dosen't like getting mail, especially when its clothing? Today we got a package from my good friends over at Popular Demand! This is one of my favorite brands out there right now so continue below to see what they hooked us up with and more!
Packaging: The packaging from Popular Demand comes together with no faults like previous reviews. Every item you purchase comes to you individually wrapped in poly bags keeping it all extra secure, and right out the printer fresh. When you put on the tees you can feel that freshness out of the printer. It also came to us via UPS, so this will get to your door quick, especially if you are in California or the Los Angleles area! No problems with shipping!
Here is the thirty-third Artistic Tuesday post. Enjoy yourself! If you don't know what a Artistic Tuesday post is, check out all the info here. In this video entitled "SF to Paris in Two Minutes" Nate Bolt shot a photo roughly every two miles between take-off in San Francisco and landing in Paris CDG to make this airplane time lapse. Enjoy!
Calling all fans of Tyga! You can finally get your hands on his third album entitled “Hotel California” right now! The album includes 18 tracks featuring some of the hottest artists in the game such as Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, The Game and more! Don’t miss out on this and make sure you pick up the album HERE. Enjoy!
Young Jeezy has officially dropped the G-Mix for his “R.I.P.” track featuring three West Coast legends in Snoop Dogg, Too $hort and E-4o! He leaked it out through the L.A. Leakers to premiere on the airwaves and for the L.A. Leakers upcoming mixtape ‘Leaks Of The Industry.’ Make sure you take a listen to this track HERE. Enjoy!
Now that you have caught the official Vlog entitled ‘Fastest Record To Radio,’ the LA Leakers, Problem & Jahlil Beats have officially released the track from the video entitled “Do It.” Thank you to the people over at LRG that made this happen! Take a listen HERE and enjoy!
We got another #YoungCalifornia exclusive for you! Check out the newest mixtape from Jonn Hart entitled ‘Heart 2 Heart’ hosted by non other than Young California’s own DJ Carisma & DJ Amen along with DJ ill Will! The mixtape features E-40, Problem, Clyde Carson, L!Z, and more so do yourself a favor and make sure you download the mixtape HERE. Enjoy!
So, I know you have had to of heard Big Sean’s new single “Switch Up,” anyways HS87 got together for the official HS87 Remix! Take a listen HERE to Hit-Boy hitting the first verse and then Audio Push finishes it off for the remaining two verses. Shout out to the HS87 family for coming through to the #MusicMetting last night! Enjoy!
Check out the newest video from Tyga entitled “Molly” featuring Wiz Khalifa & Mally Mal! This Colin Tilley directed video fits what the visual should look like for what the track stands for. Tyga wanted to have iRobot meet Alice and Wonderland and he succeeded in that aspect. Peep it above and remember ’Hotel California’ drops tomorrow!
Yesterday Problem was on 106 & Park to talk about his recent success, controversy around XXL’s freshman cover and more importantly debut his new video “Like Whaaat!” If you haven’t caught the video yet you are slippin’ so make sure you take a look HERE. Enjoy!
You caught the sneak peak yesterday and today the HUF and Diamond Supply Co. Spring/Summer Collection is available for the world! Both brands share a Bay Area influence and today the two heavyweights embrace their iconic logos by colliding on a hoodie, varsity jacket, sneakers, hats, socks & more. The collection is available now via HUF’s online store and at Diamond Supply Co.’s brick & mortar store on Fairfax in Los Angeles.
Check out the brand new track from Ray J featuring Bobby Brackins entitled “I Hit It First.” Ray J caught the internet’s attention yesterday by releasing the cover which is a pix-elated image of Kim Kardashian. Now that you know what the song is about, take a listen to the Nic Nac produced track HERE. Enjoy!
Backstage at Paid Dues, headliner and friend of Big Boy’s Neighborhood Kendrick Lamar shared what’d he’d do different if he could go back and start his come up over, what the best thing a fan has done for him, knowing what he wants in life & Black Hippy’s rise to greatness. Enjoy!
This morning Facebook unveiled “Home” which is a series of applications that ingrates the Facebook platform with the Android operating system and essentially makes Facebook the homepage on your smart phone. Check out the official video above and learn about the “Home” platform and the HTC First ‘Facebook Phone.’ Officially this will be available to download April 12 on the Android market!
Roach Gigz woke up this morning and decided to rap over a new track entitled ”Vertigo” in a home video for the world. Don’t pay attention to the quality, Roach is turnt all the way up so you better do the same! Hopefully we get an official visual for this dope track in the future, but for now stay tuned for ‘Roachy Balboa 3′ coming soon. Goomba!
First, Taylor Gang and the Bay’s own Berner brought in fellow member Wiz Khalifa for the “Paradise” track. Now, check out the behind the scenes video as the two link up the official visual for the track. Enjoy and stay tuned for the official video coming soon.
Down in Austin for SXSW, Top Dawg Entertainment shows us inside their Austin pad and ScHoolboy Q does the honors of giving us the tour. Catch cameos from Kendrick Lamar, Ab Soul and a whole bunch of Q’s sons ahahaha. These guys definitely know how to make some fun out of nothing! Enjoy!
Here is the thirty-second Artistic Tuesday post. Enjoy yourself! If you don't know what a Artistic Tuesday post is, check out all the info here. The video is a statement not only about time and progression, but also a statement about the world we have created for ourselves. The basis of the video contrasts the two extremes of life itself: the urban metropolis, and the beauty outside the city. Enjoy!
Thizzler.com's Bay Area Freshmen 10 has a three year history of putting the spotlight on future Bay Area stars before they blow up! With another year in the books, it's time to figure out who's next with the Class of 2013! Check out the intro video above, see all the information HERE and make sure you vote for who you want to win starting April 15th. Stay tuned for more info.
Drake takes us to Toronto’s Beach Blast in his newest visual for “5AM In Toronto.” His upcoming third studio album 'Nothing Was The Same' arrives in the summer so take a peek at the video above and enjoy!
Check out the official visuals for Chris Brown's first single entitled "Fine China" off his upcoming 'X' album. Take a peek at the brand new video above and enjoy!
Check out the official Young California video recap for the NCS Mixtape Vol. 2 Release Party! The event was hosted by none other than Young California’s own DJ Kay Rich and Young Jizzo while special guests for the event included L!Z, Syrup, Imak Ent, Omar Aura, Halo The Human, Raji Thomaz & more! Check out the video above and click HERE to see all the photos. Enjoy!
Check out some behind the scenes footage of Young Murph the Kid filming his upcoming ‘January Dreams’ video featuring fellow Bay Area artist Bobby Brackins. Make sure you download YMTK latest project HERE and stay tuned for the official video dropping soon!
Check out the very first drop off ‘Clap City IV’ entitled “Bout That.” Clap City IV will drop this summer and the project will be hosted by Dj B-Ez and Dj Amen! To hold you off till then check out this brand new track featuring P-L0, IAMSU!, K00l J0hn, Adrian Per, Mike-Dash-E, Jay Ant, P Mac & HBK Skipper. Download the track HERE and enjoy!
Remember that track Tyga was speaking on last week that featured 2Pac? Well, Tyga has officially released that DJ Mustard produced track to the world which also features a verse from Jadakiss! This is of course off Tyga’s sophomore album ‘Hotel California’ which drops next Tuesday, April 9 so take a listen to the song HERE and enjoy!
