When Long Beach is in the house, you get the style of the West Coast’s best but with a lyrical flair. Introducing the man you’ll be seeing a lot of in the future, NameBrand. He recently signed to Epic Records and looks to release his Great Tape II on November 24th. Thanks for giving NB. Get familiar with his sound with the “Whips” single and visuals. This dude is going to be around for a while.

Bonus: “Suicide City” straight spittin’.

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Finally! After being pushed back many times, the Long Beach MC drops the second installment of his Chipper Jones series. This has been one of the most anticipated mixtapes of the year so far. Guest appearances on this tape include Action Bronson, Freddie Gibbs, A$AP Rocky, Danny Brown, A$ton Matthews, and Vince Staples. Will Joey Fatts live up to the hype? We’ll let you decide. Stream below and download here.

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The Cutthroat Boyz don’t play. As we patiently await Joey Fatts’ next project Chipper Jones Volume 2, he’s released another single, featuring his partner in crime Aston Matthews. If Joey sticks to his word, then we’ll receive Chipper Jones Volume 2 sometime this month. Until then, stream his latest effort, “The Code,” below.

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Before Slaughterhouse member Crooked I was rapping double-time alongside Royce da 5’9, Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden at Shady Records, the Long Beach emcee spent some time in label-limbo. He ended up settling at Death Row for a long period, but before that, he bounced around. He recently sat down with Vlad TV to give us the nitty gritty. It’s definitely a story worth checking out. Watch below.

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Rising Long Beach emcee, A$ton Matthews, throws more gasoline in the flames with the remix to his “Mini Van Dan”. We first heard the track on his cinematic project, Versace Ragz. Now, Danny Brown, A$AP Nast and Flatbush Zombies come along for the ride to bring those eerie days back into the hip-hop picture. A$AP Nast, one of the least hyped members from A$AP Mob showcases his slept on penmanship with his guest verse.

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Straight out of Long Beach, CA Joey Fatts is setting the record straight on his latest visual, “Curfew”, produced by Stoney Willis. They young emcee has been buzzing a lot lately due to his collaborations with A$AP Ant, Vince Staples and  A$ton Matthews.

The new visual, directed by Calmatic, features the young goons riding around the west coast on this syrupy banger. Reportedly, Yams, mostly known for his joint venture with A$AP ROCKY is starting up a new record label, Yamborghini Records. Well, look forward to more from these guys. The record is actually pretty tough. Look out for the impending project, Chipper Jones Vol.2.

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