As much as The West Coast has been making its rounds around country, one of the overlooked and sometimes under appreciated places of music is in The Bay. Yes it may be fans of the hyphy music era, but the essential presence behind the music isn’t there nationwide. On the contrary you have the likes of Larry June who is transcending into different places with his cool flow, universal life application lines, and ethos of living a better lifestyle.
Read MoreLooking at the scope of California and what they’re offering with their music scene, The Bay has to be one of the most unique regions that continues to get better with the way they handle music business and how they continue to cultivate their sound in the process. One of the big dogs in the space, Larry June, continues to set an example of how he’s leveraging his art in multiple areas and how his music is only getting better with time.
Read MoreIt's easy to say that Oakland rising star, AllBlack has been making his name known with his alternative route he's taken to dominate the emerging hip hop scene in California. In the process of just coming off his release, "Outcalls", he stops by the All Def Music headquarters to join their interview series, "The Initiation".
Read MoreWest Coast Rap has made a strong effort towards putting their best artists on the forefront of the scene as an accurate representation of the music that comes from that side of the country. I won’t talk about it like it’s foreign because it’s not. However, over the course of these past few years, California rap artists haven’t been giving the spotlight they so truly deserve.
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