L.atasha A.lcindor "MOMA"

New music from L.atasha A.lcindor. Feast. Shouts to Ken 10 on the boards. Chea!



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L.atasha A.lcindor "Bee Em"

Ahead of her visual project, The Should of Project, Brooklyn artist and TMB favorite L.atasha A.lcindor drops off a new track with Shawn Cutty Johnson on the boards. Enjoy. Chea!



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L.atasha A.lcindor "St. Michael"

L.A. is back but now you can call her Latasha Alcindor. With her new project LALytes on the way, the NYC emcee returns to music using her government name and drops off St. Michael, with Willie B. on production. Enjoy the music. Chea!



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What I'm Watching: L.A. "Shut You Down"

L.A. delivers up the visuals for the Hippie Sabotage produced Shut You Down from her The L.A. Riots: Mental Fatality project. Look out for LA Lytes I: Revelations of Life Addict next year. In the meantime, enjoy the vid.

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L.A. "Mojo Slime" feat Frank Ramz (Prod. Freshnerd)

Yeah, buddy! L.A. x Frank Ramz x Freshnerd with your boy Q on the artwork. Enjoy that new new ahead of L.A.'s new project, LA LYTES: BEFORE THE SHINE. Chea!



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L./\. "3 Min (Wo)Man"

L./\. delivers up that new new, providing listeners with a first look into her new project with FreshNerd of 100Akres, L/\ Lytes. FreshNerd and Sigala handle the production on this joint, providing a new side of L./\.'s sound. It's a winner. Enjoy 3 Min (Wo)Man, Chea!



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L./\. x TMB Presents: The Lost Riots "I'm Alive (Video)"

Shouts to my sis L./\. for allowing TMB to host her Lost Riots series. It's been one hell of a ride. I remember two years back before two successful projects when I could see the potential. Now with The Presentation and The L.A. Riots: Mental Fatality under her belt, L./\. gears up for her new project produced by FreshNerd, L./\. Lytes. But not without dropping off the visuals for I'm Alive and the I'm Alive remix. The girl is in a prime position to take over. Pay attention because as L./\. would put it, "I'm alive, bitch." Ha!


L./\. - I'm Alive (Official Music Video) from L.A. on Vimeo.
Video directed by S(c)e(n)e Media. Shouts to K Dot Forbes on the co-star role. 

I'm Alive Remix by DJTimDolla



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L./\. x TMB Presents: The Lost Riots "Shut You Down"

Back with more music from the Lost Riots series presented by L./\. and TMB, ahead of her new project L./\. Lytes, produced by Freshnerd. This joint is one of my favorite verses. Makes you wanna go back and blast that The L.A. Riots: Mental Fatality again, and again. Enjoy the music. Chea!



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L./\. x TMB Presents: The Lost Riots "Ignorance on Love LA"

After taking a week off while L./\. hit SXSW, we return with Ignorance on Love LA produced by [B.], Shenae Curry and remixed by Freshnerd of 100akres (shout out to TDE) from The Lost Riots Series. The series presented by TMB, is a collection of unreleased music from L./\., leading up to her new project L./\. Lytes, executivey produced by Freshnerd. The Lost Riots as L/\. would like to say it, is the dark tunnel before she reaches the Lyte. Enjoy the music. Chea!



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L./\. x TMB Presents: The Lost Riots "Chun Li"

I've been rocking with L./\. for a while now. She's fam. Recently she agreed to unleash some unreleased tracks through The Mad Bloggers before her new project with Freshnerd of 100 Akres . We're honored to be able to spread the music. So, look out for more from this The Lost Riots Series. Up first is Chun Li produced by Cler Vision. It's dope. Enjoy. Chea!

The Lost Riots Series is a compilation of unreleased music that L./\. will be releasing leading to the release of her new project , L./\ Lytes executively produced by Freshnerd of 100 Akres. The Lost Riots as L./\. would like to say it is the dark tunnel before she reaches the Lyte.

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What I'm Watching: "The Freestyle" featuring Nyemiah Supreme, Tiye Phoenix, L.A., Brianna

Sheesh! Shouts to Tiye Phoenix and L.A., I see you. Dope to be introduced to Brianna and Nyemiah Supreme too. Enjoy.

Part of her inaugural Sound & Style series, media personality Simone "Boss Lady" Amelia hosts The Freestyle, the Reebok Classics-sponsored first all-female rap cipher — Round One featuring Nyemiah Supreme, Tiye Phoenix, L.A. and Brianna. 

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What I'm Watching: L./\. "A Place"

Truth be told, L./\. is dope. I've been saying that for a minute now and it seems just as the year was ending folks had definitely recognized her dopeness. And L./\. isn't trying to ease up in the new year, as she drops the visuals for A Place off of her Hippie Sabotage produced project, L./\. Riots: Mental Fatality. With S(c)e(n)e Media behind the lens, the video takes a different look at the Brooklyn emcee who is know for her energy on stage and hard hitting rhymes. It's the L.A. behind the L./\. She takes you to A Place that's real chill. Sit back and enjoy this one. Chea!

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pHoenix Pagliacci "War" feat. Miss G, Lola Bunz & L.A.

NYC emcee L.A. put me on to this pHoenix Pagliacci track that she's featured on with Miss G and Lola Bunz. The sample is crazy and the rhymes are ridiculous. Solid joint. Damn. Shouts to dealwithnodeal.net for the link. Enjoy. Chea!

Toronto based Pheonix is an amazing artist with a spirit of gold is all about girl power on the mic and when I say she spits…sheesh. Loveth her. Any way here is a dope track she featured a few dope female artist on like Miss G, and Lola Bunz (also Toronto based) and ME! - L.A.

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What I'm Watching: That's Rocawear x L.A. (@ucancallmela)

Rocawear teams up with the homegirl L.A. for their latest viral video celebrating the evolution of Hip-Hop culture. The video puts the Brooklyn female emcee in the spotlight with just a microphone, a white background, while she spits straight bars. If you've followed the blog long enough, you know I've long been a fan of L.A.'s work and it's so dope to see her really taking flight the way she is. I salute her hard work and dedication to the craft. She's alive. Hit play and enjoy the video. Chea!

For more from L.A. check out ucancallmela.com

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L.A. "The L.A. Riots: Mental Fatality" Produced by Hippie Sabotage

"The L.A. Riots: Mental Fatality is about conflict. Life f*cked me up and now I have this massive project in which I attempt to reveal my heart beating up my mind, or my mind beating up my heart, throughout the album in such a way you can hear me blacking in and out." - L.A.

I was late to work downloading this joint at 12:45 this morning. But after a few singles and some shared leaks from L.A., I needed to hear the final product and it couldn't wait until I got off at 9:30am. So, I bit the bullet and took the 10 minute late L. It was worth it. L.A.'s sound really comes alive on her new project, that has seen its fair share of delays. It was definitely worth the wait.

Her previous project, The Presentation (which was also her debut), was more of a mixtape with a strong influence by Kanye West beats. The L.A. Riots: Mental Fatality is more of an album, produced entirely by the California based Hippie Sabotage, with an incredible story and sound.

A solid listen from beginning to end. As L.A. said, she poured her heart into this one. I can't say it enough, take notice. L.A. is alive, and she's arrived. Chea!

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Before The Riots. An interview with @UCanCallMeLA

"L.A. is a fresh female emcee. For me, she came out of nowhere. For her, she’s always been here. And our path’s crossing was really all about timing." - ThroatChopU, Return Of The Real

I first started to cover the Brooklyn female emcee L.A. and her music last August before the drop of her debut project The Presentation. However, it was in July that I first caught L.A. on a track when she was featured on another NYC based emcee ScienZe's The Phone Tap(e) project. I was immediately impressed and felt that her potential needed to be documented, and decided to cover her music leading up to the release of The Presentation this past January.

Her debut was big, with a fresh mini-movie video to go along with the project. And now so many months later, L.A. has been featured on MTV SuckerFree and DollarVanDemos, and her work has found its way on to HipHopDX and DJBooth, among many other sites.

People were beginning to take notice and I thought that was dope. But she's been generating a buzz among indie sites long before she cracked the bigger domains and it was fresh to see their acknowledgment of her work. I knew from that first track that the girl was incredibly talented, and her live show only solidifies that. The college educated, full-time-job-holder has bars and a vision. Bars and vision that need to be heard and felt.

L.A. is dope. L.A. is ill. And at the end of the day, I'll always come back to something I wrote about her in November in my column over at RefinedHype: "In a Hip-Hop scene where people only recognize one female in rap (at a time), it’s important that you check for L.A. Her rhymes and thought process and views on music are much deeper than a lot of surface level music we hear today."

It was soon after that release of The Presentation that she began work on what would be a project produced solely by Cali based Hippie Sabotage, The L.A. Riots: Mental Fatality. And now after two singles and a fresh video to match, we're on the eve of Mental Fatality. I reached out to L.A. to get her thoughts going into the release of her new project. Check out our conversation after the jump.

L.A. "eesy"

I was about to leak this joint too. Ha! But instead L.A. serves up a Labor Day treat with "eesy." Not featured on her upcoming The LA Riots: Mental Fatality, so the Brooklyn bred female emcee decided to share the Hippie Sabotage track with the world ahead of her new project due out soon. Remember I keep telling you that this girl is a beast. Hit play and enjoy. Chea!



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EVENT: Skyzoo at Southpaw (8/25/11)

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What I'm Watching: L.A. "Spitting Out Blood"

Spitting Out Blood from L.A. on Vimeo.

Remember that monster first single from Brooklyn's L.A.? Yeah, now she has a dope video to match. Damn, I see she's on that Sixth Sense gotta run it back shit. I'll let the visuals tell the story. The L.A. Riots: Mental Fatality due out 9/14/11. Chea!

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Check It ... Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (Videos Pt 1 + 2)

Finally got some videos from the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival here for you guys. With so many amazing artists hitting the stage, as a blogger, I'd have to apologize for the quality of these videos. As a fan, I was so into the show that I missed some opportunities to get videos of a few others, but no apologies here. Haha. From L.A. to Eternia, from Random Axe to Kanye West, I was able to get some good footage for those who missed it or those who wanna relive that day. Check out the first part of videos and make sure you stay tuned to part 2 coming.





Also, if you haven't, check out the pictures from the BHF '11 right here: No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn: Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Recap

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