40Love is the premier up and coming Hip Hop Soul group out of San Francisco, California, consisting of female vocalist / emcee Haze, emcee G-OFF, producer / emcee Mikos and dj / producer The Whooligan. The crew exhibits a youthful vibrance that enables their live show, as well as studio material to be full of energy and inspiration. 40Love's music and real-life concepts are light-years ahead of their time; one listen is not enough to fully digest the message these young musicians work to convey.
Formerly known as "The Brown Buffalo Project", BRWN BFLO are four chicano Hip Hop artists: Giant, Jacinto, Somos One and Big Dan. Though raised in the mighty Bay Area they represent different parts of California. From San Diego, Salinas to Oakland. They have an unheard, yet world-wide sound.
There are groups that come along and totally change the way we listen, appreciate and connect to music. Los Rakas (DunDun and Rico AKA Filthy Rich) is another one of these groups. Hailing from Panama but now residing in Oakland, Los Rakas blends Hip Hop, Reggae and Dancehall music with Spanish and English lyricism creating songs that leaves your head €™ and body €™ for more rockinnoddin and body rockin' for more.
Bambu is perhaps best known as one-half of defunct hip hop group the Native Guns, who gained a formidable following by staying active on the national college touring circuit. As a solo artist Bambu made his first mark in 2002 with the release of "Self-€¦", introducing his signature style of couching social critique within satirical wordplay. He rounds out the sound of his album with emerging producers Fatgums, Nick James, 6Fingers, CZA, and I.D. "..exact change" brings forth the man who has survived a turbulent youth and coming-of-age, to becoming a seasoned community organizer and father.
It is truly rare to find an artist like Invincible. Her spitfire wordplay has gotten her acclaim from Hip Hop fans all across the world, while her active involvement in progressive social change has taken her music beyond entertainment, and towards actualizing the change she wishes to see.
Zion I (pronounced "Zion Eye") are a hip hop duo from Oakland, California. The duo consists of producer and DJ, AmpLive and emcee Zumbi. The two are highly respected and acclaimed underground artists, famous for Amp's futuristic production techniques, using a mix of live instrumentation and samples, and Zumbi's poetic, positive and socially conscious lyrics.
Salaam also calls for action from the world and more specifically the hip hop community in the direction of rectifying over fifty years of brutal and illegal occupation inflicted upon Palestinian society. Using quotes and statistics throughout, K-Salaam doesn't hold much back. He emphasizes not only the need for peace in the Middle East and justice for Palestine, but also the degree to which U.S. propaganda regarding the "war on terror" and the Middle East is itself unjust as well as incredibly dangerous. "Now is the time for us to stand up" he writes, "no longer can we turn a blind eye to what is going on in Palestine and the rest of the Middle East...Hip hop is my outlet and I have taken this opportunity to try to spread some truth and knowledge."