Read the full interview on AllHipHop.com! Los Angeles has always left their mark on the music scene, home to some of the greatest musicians across all genres. And while most will think of rap or hip-hop when they hear South Los Angeles, August08 is…
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Right Place, Right Time, Right Credentials: How Westside Boogie Landed a Credit on Kendrick Lamar’s Latest Album
Read the full interview on Variety.com! Kendrick Lamar’s fifth studio album, “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” is already the biggest first-week debut of 2022. With its arrival comes 18 tracks of introspection touching on everything from racism to transphobia to generational trauma. One of those…
Read the full interview on Okayplayer.com! We spoke to TDE engineer MixedByAli about working with special artists like Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem, his new platform EngineEars, the 10 year anniversary of Section.80, and more. When it comes to the elites in the rap game,…
Read the full interview on Flaunt.com! life hits a little better when you’re living on the westside. Insert Charm La’Donna, here to put her city of Los Angeles on the map the best way she knows how. Born and raised in Compton, the famed…
Read the full article on Variety.com! TDE, the influential hip-hop label that’s home to some of today’s biggest names in rap including Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, SZA, and more, put on its sixth — and biggest to date — holiday toy drive…
Read the full interview on Variety.com! The Game just unleashed his ninth and purportedly final album, “Born 2 Rap,” on his 40th birthday (November 29). In fact, you could say the Los Angeles rapper gifted his own fans with the 24-track collection. Chock full…
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SiR opens up about recording ‘Chasing Summer,’ TDE being a family, his desired legacy and more
Read the full interview on Revolt.com! SiR’s highly anticipated project Chasing Summer arrived at the end of August — just in the knick of time. As Los Angeles transitions from warm, sunny days to cooler, cuddle weather in the fall, the Inglewood native — whose real…
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From Prodigy to Kendrick Lamar: Famed Photographer Estevan Oriol Tells the Stories Behind His Most Iconic Shots
Read the full interview on Okayplayer.com! Legendary photographer Estevan Oriol has taken more than a half-million photos throughout a career that has spanned over 25 years. The legendary photographer sat down with us to talk about his most iconic shots. Born at Saint John’s…
Read the full interview on TheHundreds.com! If Zacari never learned to play the saxophone, we may have never heard him sing. In fact, he may still be guiding fly fishing tours in Alaska. But shout out to Moosa and TDE, who heard the talented…
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In His Own Words: Reason Talks TDE, His involvement in the Infamous Dreamville Sessions & More
Read the full interview on Okayplayer.com! Reason broke down his journey as an independent rapper; what it was like to join TDE; and what really went down during those Dreamvillve sessions. Last August, Top Dawg, CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment, announced that he had signed…