GOOD JUJU TOUR AND BREAK BREAD SESH THURSDAY + FRIDAY

This Thursday in Santa Ana - the multi-regional supercollective Fresh State supports Self-Provoked on tour!

                             This Friday at San Bernardino's sole record store: dopeness!

Reviews in Brief Week of 07/31/2015 feat. Notiz Yong, RasJosh Beats, Herbalistics, Noa James, Curtiss King, Nat the Lioness, Spok, Mega, Bonnie Blue

Reviews In Brief from staff writer Tristan Douglas

1. SoundCloud Overview: Notiz Yong.


Late last year I listened to all of Notiz Yong's SoundCloud. Y'all should do the same. His voice is crazy. It's like hella low and different and he uses that shit like an instrument. His style is just as seasoned on the oldest tracks as the newest on his playlist SoundCloud so the whole list plays like one huge album. He produced most of the beats. He’s an outstanding musical force. In the words of Johnny Greaseball from the Herbalistics “ Looking at Notiz Yong get down and seeing the raw rap machine this fool really is. He's not a newcomer. He's not a tourist in unfamiliar territory, Notiz Yong is a staple of the hip-hop community in his own right, dependable as ever to be at a show tearing down everything in his path.” This is my favorite song of his so far check it: https://soundcloud.com/notiz-yong/before-she-gone#t=0:02

2. RasJosh Beats – Rastrumental 12: Ras Reggae Dub.


I keep bumping this. RasJosh Beats lays down a chill reggae dub using only the sounds from his Maschine. One to puff and chill to. http://soundcloud.com/rasjosh-beats/rastrumental-12-ras-reggae-dub-1 more Ras Josh at http://www.westcoastavengers.com/ and @rasjoshbeats on Instagram

3. They Say by Spok Beats, Bonnie Blue, MC Mega, Nat the Lioness.


https://soundcloud.com/bonitaazul/they-say-mc-mega-bonnie-blue#t=0:29 Beautiful organic drum and guitar sounds with an eye popping set of MCs. All 4 artists (MC Mega,Bonnie Blue, Nat the Lioness, Spok Beats) involved in this song are super dope. You won’t go wrong listening to all the work of all of these artists.

4. Noa James and Curtis King – It’s the Common Ground.


Since I finally did my Noa James research late last year,this song has consistently been a staple of my chill playlists. https://soundcloud.com/noajames/03-its-the-common-ground-feat

5. Smooth Biscuits – The Herbalistics. https://soundcloud.com/mc-lyfe-the-herbalistics/smooth-biscuits?in=mc-lyfe-the-herbalistics/sets/the-herbalistics-download-free My fave chill 'Listics song.


++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --Tristan Acker

Tristan “Tanjint the Wiggy Woo” Acker is a San Bernardino based writer, performer and musician; he holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from California State University at San Bernardino.

You can read his poetry at Squalorly, Inlandia, El Portal, Dead Flowers and other print and online magazines.

Check out his work with nerdcore hip-hop group the West Coast Avengers at westcoastavengers.com.

Follow him on twitter @Wiggism or e-mail him at tristanacker@gmail.com. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

West Coast Avengers' The Inland Empire Strikes Back Album Release Party (05/20/2015 @ Cal State San Bernardino in San Bernardino, Ca)

From Left to Right Top: Aldo Manuel, Ras Josh, and Jordan "Calmfixup" Meneses
Bottom: Wiggy Woo Tanjint and Sham

The collective? Wait, no, the band? The rap group? It's hard trying to label these guys but what I do know about them is they are a talented and DIVERSE group of musicians that go by the name West Coast Avengers. West Coast Avengers (or WCA) had the release party for their newest album The Inland Empire Strikes Back on Wednesday and it was dope! Live performances from Zzay, Notiz Yong, Nat the Lioness and Nikki Harlin were the accompanying side dishes to a superset main course mixture of cuts from the first WCA project (W.C.A.) and their latest. The night featured emcees spitting flows, poetry, turntablism, and dope beat sets from WCA's Ras Josh, Jordan "Calmfixup" Meneses, and Aldo Manuel. Check out some pics from the event below.  More after the break...

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