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Explore features, interviews, histories, conversations, and untold stories from Los Angeles Hip-Hop culture.
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History
The DJs Who Built LA
Long before Los Angeles became synonymous with platinum records, the DJ was at the center of the culture.
History
LA Radio & Culture
Before playlists, podcasts and social media, radio was how Los Angeles discovered what was next.
History
The History of Uncle Jamm's Army
In the early 1980s, Uncle Jamm's Army helped transform Los Angeles party culture into a movement.
Features
Women Who Shaped LA Hip-Hop
Women have been part of the foundation of LA Hip-Hop from the beginning: on the mic, on the boards, and in the executive suite.
Features
From Vinyl Records to Serato
Two turntables, a mixer and a crate of records. What changed, what didn't, and why it still comes down to moving the crowd.
Community
Crenshaw Blvd and LA Car Culture
On Crenshaw, the car was never just transportation. It was a sound system, a canvas, and a weekly gathering.
Interviews
LA Hip-Hop Pioneers
Before West Coast Hip-Hop had global superstars, a generation of pioneers built the sound, the scene, and the stages.
Community
The Next Generation
Every generation of LA Hip-Hop inherited something and then created something new. This one has the whole studio on one device.
Features
The Art of the Mixtape
Before playlists, LA DJs turned cassettes into cultural currency and built a discovery network outside radio and retail.
Community
LA Lowrider Culture
Born from craftsmanship, community and Chicano culture, lowriding turned the automobile into art.
Interviews
BTS: Videos in LA
The music told people what the West Coast sounded like. The videos showed the world what Los Angeles looked like.
History
The Roadium Swap Meet
A record stand in a Torrance swap meet became one of Southern California's most important pipelines for new Hip-Hop.