Before Still Summer In The Projects drops this Friday, 03 Greedo and Mustard drop off another new single from the project titled “Traphouse,” which features assistance from fellow West Coast cohorts Shoreline Mafia. Press play on the Mustard-produced cut below.

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Ohgeesy (left), Fenix (middle), and Master Kato (right) of Shoreline Mafia. Photo taken by Miguel Crespo for RESPECT.

Shoreline Mafia is a Los Angeles rap group who has found their success climbing at a ridiculous rate. Founding members Fenix and Ohgeesy became friends in high school and created the collective, later adding Master Kato and Rob Vicious. Most of the group’s production is handled by Ron Ron The Producer. 

The group caught the attention of Atlantic Records thanks to its breakout hit “Musty” from the 2017 debut mixtape, ShorelineDoThatSh*t. Their recent project, Traplantic, is creating a buzz just as strong. They recently kicked off the, Only The Xclusives tour, that has multiple sold out appearances already. You can purchase tickets to a show near you here. 

We sat down with Shorline Mafia and spoke with them about their come up in the industry and what the future holds.

How did you get your start in the music industry? 

Fenix: We Met our manager, TK. We visited Atlantic and a couple other places but we ended up signing with Atlantic.

How did you come up with the group name, Shorline Mafia? 

Fenix: We’re the wave. We’re the wave and the wave starts at the shorline. 

How did you meet each other? 

Ohgeesy: Me and Fenix met through graffiti and sh*t in high school. Then my homie that’s like my brother, he’s locked up right now, introduced me to Kato. Then Fenix moved to Midtown and that’s where he met Rob at. We all linked up and we been family ever since, you feel me? 

You dropped a couple projects this year. The last one in July. Since then, how has the feedback been?

Fenix: Good feedback. Sh*t has been jumping. ShorlineDoThatSh*T is still doing numbers. Traplantic is going crazy. Got that new single “Bands” off Traplantic going crazy. Got a video for it coming soon, you know what I’m saying? Sh*t is lit.

What was the first song you put out that blew up?

Fenix: “Musty.” This song “Musty” we got for sure.

Who are some of your musical influences? What made you start to want to making music?

Fenix: Some of my musical influences would be like, Master Kato, Ohgeesy and Rob. I was listening to their mixtapes when I was a little kid. That sh*t was fire.

Kato: I’m not going to lie, shoutout Wiz Khalifa, bro. He made me want to rap. His sh*t is cool. He was doing  that sh*t.

Ohgeesy: Man, shoutout everybody. Wiz, Curren$y, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, The whole Swishahouse, Boosie, Three 6 Mafia, everybody really. I fu*k with everything. 

Have you come across any difficult situations in the music industry? What can you say has been the most challenging thing so far?

Fenix: Keeping all the bit*hes away from us.

As artists, what are your goals aiming towards 2019? 

Ohgeesy: Getting plaques and being one of the biggest groups in the world, you feel me? Being a staple in Hip Hop. Leaving a mark. The same way our favorite artists left a mark on our brain, you know? We want to do the same sh* t for the next generation after us.

Any new music, projects or upcoming shows to look forward to? 

Kato: New album, November.

Fenix: We got a tour starting on September 7th. It’s about to go up. It’s a bout a month long. Then we got the album coming in November. A crazy as* album with all different sh*t. All bangers. People not ready for it but yeah, November it’s going up.

2018 has been a huge year for Shoreline Mafia. What does the future look like and what’s next for you? 

Kato: Big racks.

Ohgeesy: This next album is about to drop. More money. Big racks. We’re just going to keep getting bigger and bigger, you feel me? Soon we’ll build a mother fuc*king enterprise, you feel me? We’re going to be one of the biggest fu*king things ever. The album is going to drop and the whole world is going to fu*k with us. 

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As described: North and South California unite on this hard-hitting track, as L.A.’s Shoreline Mafia connect with the Bay Area’s SOB X RBE for “Da Move.” Above lies the video, which features everything from nice cars to plenty of artillery.

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Traplantic cover

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, don’t like Hip-Hop or are just a bitter East Coast head — yeah, we see you — then I’m sure you’ve heard about California supergroup Shoreline Mafia. After bursting on the scene courtesy of the smash hit, “Musty” that saw Fenix Flexin & OhGeesy become hot prospects, Shoreline member Rob Vicious delivers his soon-to-be-classic album Traplantic.

Clocking in at a perfectly sequenced 11 tracks, Traplantic is simultaneously the perfect introduction to Rob Vicious for new fans, as well as a reminder that the group as a whole is a fucking problem. On the Honorable C-Note produced intro, “C Notes,” you see a perfect example of this, as 3 of the 4 members float perfectly over C-Note’s eerie keys and thumping bass.

But you can’t forget Master Kato, the groups enigmatic 4th member, who delivers the best hook of the whole album on, “Get It,” a new LA trap anthem in the making.

Despite leaning on his brothers for the assists, Vicious proves on multiple occasions that it’s a luxury for the listener, not a necessity for success. Some of the best songs on this album such as, “LA Flocker/Rackae,” feature Vicious spazzing out all by his lonely, creating a path that I predict will ultimately lead him to Southern California Hood Infamy.

With Shoreline signing a deal with Atlantic Records and seemingly taking over the West Coast for the time being, it’s safe to say that the group is here to stay. & I proudly wrote this article without even mentioning their next potential smash, “Bands.” Listen below and get familiar with the LA natives.

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