Maad Awards ’23

Another strong year for California hip hop in the books. J. Stone released the final installment of his Definition series, 03 Greedo was released from prison and we got solid efforts from many of our favorites. Below you will find our year end awards and a playlist celebrating our favorite tracks of the year. 1 […]

ALLBLACK drops TY4FWN

Oakland native ALLBLACK just dropped TY4FWM, which stands for Thank You 4 Fuckin’ With Me. The 14 track album features Kossisko, E-40, G-Eazy, P-LO, Drakeo the Ruler, Sada Baby and Vince Staples among others.

Shock G RIP

We are sad to report that Shock G of Digital Underground has passed away at 57. Digital Underground’s The Humpty Dance, where Shock G raps as his alter ego Humpty Hump, was the group’s most successful single and remains one of the most sampled hip hop songs in history. Shock G played a pivotal role […]

Maad Awards ’20

Despite 2020 being a strange year, there was still plenty of quality hip hop that came out of California. Below you will find our year end awards and a playlist celebrating our favorite tracks of the year. 1 D Smoke – Black Habits 2 Nana – Save Yourself 3 Reason – New Beginnings 4 Problem […]

Kamaiyah drops No Explanations

Oakland’s Kamaiyah delivers her latest album, No Explanations. The 11 track project features Sacramento’s Mozzy and Jackboy.