EoTRSDAY 10/4/2018

There are a lot of reasons I give EOTR Network their own weekly day on Jooseboxx- they're dope, they're entertaining, magnetic and likable when recorded but also because they represent a new wave of Mexican-American hip-hop artists fighting to be heard that thousands of Latino youth in Cali and beyond can relate to. I want to associate myself with the side of cultural history that embraced this wave. Note how the Hollow Visions and Vile videos work in tandem with their (at the time) upcoming music releases; take notes kids....

Hollow Visions has a new travelogue story series, pull up a chair or just sit cross-legged.

Don't miss Kiddo and Macks on this gritty but fun knocker by Badson Beats.

Never to be outdone or stagnant, the Soul Providers bring you a new literary discussion series on Youtube for your perusing convenience! 

    
    Between the last EoTRSDAY installment and now these foos made a video for this track so peep it one time! Chill ass banger.

                                   
  It feels like Mescal drops a new definitive manifesto every year and this year is no different- each time they feel like the ultimate one so let's see if he can't top himself in 2019....Had the pleasure of seeing him rock this one at Blackbooks & Rhymebooks in July and haven't quite had it out of my head since.

Til next time....

Tristan "Tanjint Wiggy" Acker is staff writer for JooseBoxx, a youth hip-hop and poetry tutor, and member of the Inland Empire nerdcore hip-hop group the West Coast Avengers. Catch more of their work at westcoastavengers.com, follow Tristan on Twitter @Tanjint or e-mail him at tristanacker@gmail.com

EoTRsday Volume 2 with Hollow Visions, Kiddo, Soul Providers, Zzay, Macks, Mescal and more!

Before you see them open for Felipe Esparza tomorrow night in L.A. check out a sampling of what the EOTR network has been up to if you weren't aware....

How does Muds One keep topping himself? Check this ridiculously entertaining piece featuring Hollow, Zzay and many more from the EOTR Network.

   The EOTR Vlog continues apace as the anchor show of their TV channel so to speak- the saga continues!

                  
With the breezy intimacy of a snapchat story, Kiddo has begun the second ongoing webseries on the EOTR network YouTube channel. Muds is pretty incredible at this shit so that Kiddo decided to try her hand at it anyway is a sign of her bravery and example of the kind of work ethic the EOTR squad has. That it's funny and engrossing is a sign of their dynamism and her sense of editing and humor as well- enjoy!

 The Soul Providers are cooking something new and in the meantime they're gonna tease you with weekly poetic doses of hip-hop city life rawness- this duo will always surprise you for the better.

                                      Falcon 9 with Mescal, Macks, Zzay, Rokem and Ras Austin is another example of the kind of withcraft these folks brew on the regular- vibe out to this!

Tristan "Tanjint Wiggy" Acker is a staff writer for JooseBoxx, youth hip-hop writing instructor with CHORDS Enrichment Youth program (chordseyp.org) and member of the Inland Empire nerdcore hip-hop group the West Coast Avengers. Catch more of their work at westcoastavengers.com, follow Tristan on Twitter @Tanjint or e-mail him at tristanacker@gmail.com

Recent Video Round-Up with Hvlloween, Radio Base, Noa James, Warhead, Sinderrella, RasJosh Beats, Muds One & More!

HVLLOWEEN / RADIOBASE - I BEFORE THE E
VIDEO: 6TH ELEMENT

Another clean ass vid from 6th and Hvlloween here, this time with Radio Base dropping some heat as well!

WARHEAD - REVEAL YOURSELF
VIDEO: @MOUNTUPPRODUCTIONS ON IG

I like trippy shit like this but I'm kind of a hippie.

NOA JAMES - RED MAJIIN
VIDEO: LESA J & NOA JAMES
This is my favorite Noa video and song right now, very stylish and hard!

SINDERELLA - ZOMBIES

Cool concept and song here-also the most original palette I've seen in a visual in a while!

RASJOSH BEATS / TANJINT WIGGY - BE YOU
VIDEO: MIGHTY MUDS ONE

The latest video from yours truly, Ras Josh and I got help from Soul Provider Muds One for this one!


Tristan "Tanjint Wiggy" Acker is staff writer for JooseBoxx, a youth hip-hop and poetry tutor, and member of the Inland Empire nerdcore hip-hop group the West Coast Avengers. Catch more of their work at westcoastavengers.com, follow Tristan on Twitter @Tanjint or e-mail him at tristanacker@gmail.com

WIGGY WEDNESDAYS: VIDEO ROUND-UP WEEK OF 8/23/2017 featuring Mad Macks, Araless, Muds One, Cam Gnarly and more

SONG: WIDE AWAK BY MAD MACKS AND BAD SON

VIDEO: MIGHTY MUDS ONE

Another boom-bap classic from East of the River. I love that this video makes Mad Macks' college graduation ceremony look cool. The video is still dripping with irony and working class skepticism of the system, evident in Macks' irreverence while so many students around him are somber but at the end of the day, the video conveys an image of family and loved ones are happy around our protagonist. Muds' eye conveys both the momentousness and everydayness of the situation with Macks gamely playing a Fresh Prince-like vessel for the audience to experience the narrative through. More Mad Macks here

SONG: THE JUICE BY CAM GNARLY AND BRIAN/FOLK

VIDEO:  NEW CULTURE MEDIA GROUP & CYBERTHUG
Cam Gnarly’s modern polished posi-bangers never disappoint. Gnarly reminds me of OutKast- each time a new song of his starts, you’re sad the last one ended and then the cycle repeats. This song is no different and Cam’s hip embrace of campy on-the-nose video imagery is a stoner’s delight.

SONG: INTERTWINE BY ARALESS & OK

VIDEO: ARALESS AND MELANIE WINSLOW

Seattle based hip-hop artist Araless finally dropped the video for his chill summer love song, “Intertwine”. Set in San Diego, the piece finds his co-director and he clearly enjoying themselves and each other. Don’t miss the EP’s worth of remixes that came out with this single and since. More Araless here

BEATMAKER YOHALMO VIDEO: MIGHTY MUDS ONE

Nice clips of up and coming beatmaker Yohalmo, video by the John Romita Jr. of west coast hip-hop videos himself....

DOCUMENTARY WEB-SERIES: EAST OF THE RIVER - ROAD TO PAID DUES

VIDEOGRAPHER: MIGHTY MUDS ONE
Yeah that's two monthly video round-ups in a row in which Muds One has multiple entries in the round-up. What can I say? Dude puts out a lot of completed polished content. This chronicle of the East of the River crew’s journey to their Paid Dues appearance on 09/16/2017 is released in weekly webisodes and is funny as hell. Looking forward to watching it all as one movie soon!

Tristan "Tanjint Wiggy" Acker is a staff writer for JooseBoxx, youth hip-hop writing instructor with CHORDS Enrichment Youth program (chordseyp.org) and member of the Inland Empire nerdcore hip-hop group the West Coast Avengers. Catch more of their work at westcoastavengers.com, follow Tristan on Twitter @Tanjint or e-mail him at tristanacker@gmail.com