This slapper from Oakland-bred rapper, Xcel, features the Bay Area’s crooner-of-the-moment, Rayven Justice. With its synth-heavy beats and lighthearted, flirtatious lyrics, it’s the perfect end of summer anthem. Not only is it about every young person’s dream— having a whole house to yourself—but it’s sure to get the party cracking.  And if you didn’t know better, you might even think it was a Teeflii or Ty Dolla $ign banger. Not bad. Not bad at all.

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Have you ever wondered who’s crafting all of the ratchet anthems of late? That’s right, the same man who created Young Jeezy’s “R.I.P.” by was also behind the boards for 2 Chainz’s “I’m Different”. DJ Mustard is a name you need to learn. He has taken the classic hyphy sound and elevated it to destructive levels. His new mixtape, Ketchup features many well known West Coast artists such as Dom Kennedy, Nipsey Hussle, Casey Veggies, Skeme, YG–who he is most known for working with–and many more. Stream and download the project below.

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