P A L M C A S T (Ep. 21) Ace Hashimoto aka Brandun Deshay Interview It was an honor to speak to emcee and producer Ace Hashimoto (formerly known as Brandun Deshay). The 27-year old Chicago native has collaborated with many new school rap giants such as Mac Miller, Dom Kennedy, ... Read More...
Casey Veggies – Live & Grow (Review) On the subject of debut albums, 22-year-old L.A. rapper Casey Veggies just released his debut studio album Live & Grow. Casey Veggies has been known to deliver solid projects and this album certainly lives ... Read More...
Flame or Lame: Dom Kennedy – Best After Bobby Two Haven't done one of these in a while! After spending a few days with the new Dom Kennedy and L.A. Leakers mixtape Best After Bobby 2, it's time to give it some thought. This is a nice summer close out project a... Read More...
Dom Kennedy – Dom Kennedy (Review) When it comes to the current state of west coast hip-hop, summertime always for sure means one thing: A new Dom Kennedy project! Today the Leimert Park emcee released his third commercial self-titled album. Thi... Read More...
Fashawn – The Ecology (Review) You can't say underrated west coast emcee without mentioning Fresno, CA's Fashawn. I've been a fan of his ever since hearing his debut album Boy Meets World in 2009, and his mixtape Grizzly City 3 in 2010. He's... Read More...
Ol Sol – PURE (Review) Told you they'd be back! Last fall Indie Buzz turned you on to Los Angeles based rapper Ol Sol and his squad Left Method. Ol Sol's debut tape Phazes was straight. Since then Left Method has released a couple pr... Read More...
Indie Buzz Awards Nominations The time is upon us people! Here are the nominations for the first annual Indie Buzz Awards. The Indie Buzz awards will be recapping the incredible music of 2013. To vote, simply message your vote for each cate... Read More...
Dom Kennedy – Get Home Safely Man oh man. My boy Dom Kennedy reppin' Lemiert Park, CA's sophomore album "Get Home Safely" leaked earlier this week. I had a chance to listen to the whole thing, and it comes in at a smooth 4/5 flies. Pretty m... Read More...
