[VIDEO] El Prez - "Floss Angeles"

Featuring Convinced, Dale Danja, DNEZ, Chris Focus, and C-San. This song appears on Prez's upcoming project, Animal Style!, which is a (2)DopeBoyz Presentation in conjunction with IM-King Clothing. Check for that later this month.

Check out the cameo from the HHO bawse, Daylan.

Basicali & El Prez - "Revolutionary Cali Muzik" [LIVE]

The homies Basicali and El Prez performed their song "Revolutionary Cali Muzik" for the first time together last Sunday. And wouldn't you know, cameras were on hand to catch the performance. This song also features U-N-I, and will be released on Basicali's upcoming album CA, All Day. Check for that this August.


Below, check out some more performances from the likes of Tunji and TiRon

[NEW] The Dropouts (DNEZ x El Prez) - "Cop Trees"

"This is strictly for my Cali Kush Smokers & Medical Card Holders" (c) El Prez

Inglewood's own El Prez & DNEZ, also known as The Dropouts, have returned with a blazin (see what I did there?) smoker anthem just in time for the summer months. This joint (hahaaa I did it again!) is produced by Jansport J. It's the 1st leak off of El Prez upcoming mixtape Animal Style which drops this July.

FCC All Day. Respect my conglomerate.

[DOWNLOAD] The Dropouts (DNEZ x El Prez) - "Cop Trees"

Follow all these cats on Twitter: El Prez | DNEZ | Jansport J

El Prez (ft. U-N-I & Dale Danja) - "Uaintuponthis" [LIVE]

Here's an older performance of the FCC's finest getting down at the Lift Off Show a few months back. We forgot to post this up in January. Our bad. It happens. Shout out to El Prez, Thurzday, Y-O, Dale Danja, DNEZ, Spintellect, Eazee, Chris Focus, Convinced, Tunji, Inverse, E-Dub, Ophrap, Brother Dvooa, and the lovely Erica Jade. In fact, shout out to everybody in the building that night for showing love. Except the sound guy. He sucked.

BCTV Presents: PUMA's Soles 4 Souls Event

The homies at Broccoli City take you inside the Soles 4 Souls event that went down last Friday in Los Angeles. Featuring U-N-I, El Prez, and the homie E-Dub. Chea.

The Making of El Prez's "Hammerman"

You've heard the song. You've seen the live performance. Now watch how the beat was made. Produced by ChexMex. I'm not mad at his Running Man, either.

Shout out to DJRayz for the heads up.

FCC EXCLUSIVE: FCC - "Floss Angeles" [LIVE]

Here's the first taste of the footage we shot at the FCC Lift Off show this past weekend. Hip Hop Official sponsored the event and captured all the freshness on camera. The FCC fam performs their song "Floss Angeles" live on stage. Featuring El Prez, Convinced, Dale Danja, C-San, and Chris Focus. Stayed tuned for more performances.

El Prez - "Hammerman" [LIVE]

Inglewood emcee and FCC representer, El Prez, slid through the HHO studios to perform his song "Hammerman" in which he flips a classic Hammer track. Don't get it twisted, this one bangs. Off the Perfect Strangers EP, which is available for free download here.

El Prez & Dale Danja - Perfect Strangers EP

Here's a free download of the new project between El Prez and Dale Danja called the Perfect Strangers EP. It features appears from FCC fam, including Convinced, Tunji, Chris Focus, Shawn Chrystopher, DNEZ & C-San, as well as the song the world is talking about, "Hammerman."

HHO will be dropping an exclusive live performance of that song later today. So come back for your FCC fix.

DOWNLOAD ALBUM HERE.

Tomorrow Night.

Hip Hop Official is sponsoring the FCC Lift Off event featuring Convinced, El Prez, Chris Focus, and Inverse. It's going to be off the hook, we'll be there covering all the festivities. The event marks the official launch of the Fresh Coast Collective, the Mass Appeal 2009 Remix, and DJ Spintellect's Terminator Mixtape, and El Prez and Dale Danja's Perfect Strangers Ep. I'm telling you, too much to cram into one night, but we're going to make it happen. And in case you don't know, E-Dub has the rundown on the dress code. Yes, fools, wear a collar and leave the fitted at home.

Artist of the Week: El Prez.

Hailing from Inglewood, California, it's the HHO Artist of the Week, El Prez. Take notice, the El Presidente is making moves and making a name for himself in the Los Angeles hip-hop scene. As part of the FCC fam, he's been putting out projects left and right, including his Perfect Strangers EP which drops TODAY right here, so come back and get your fix. In the meantime, download his Daily Show mixtape and bump that all day.

DOWNLOAD: El Prez - The Daily Show (mixtape)

Mass Appeal 2009 Remix.

One of my favorite Gangstarr tracks of all time gets a make over by some of the westcoast's finest crop of new emees: Convinced, El Prez, Shawn Jackson, and Tunji from Inverse. The internets having been waiting for this joint for a long time. The wait is over. The FCC is knocking down doors.

DOWNLOAD: Convinced ft. Shawn Jackson, El Prez, Tunji - "Mass Appeal 2009"

Here's the order:

1. Shawn Jackson
2. Tunji
3. El Prez
4. Convinced

Let the debate begin on who had the best verse...because they are all fire.

Below check out El Prez talking about how the project came together.

FCC EXCLUSIVE: El Prez - "Hammerman"

FCC representer El Prez flips a super dumb classic record and turns it into a banger. Who would have thought? Hammer never sounded so good. This one will appear on the Perfect Strangers EP featuring Dale Danja. And in a few weeks I'll have an interview and live performance from Prez himself, you don't want to miss that one.

DOWNLOAD: El Prez - "Hammerman"

FCC EXCLUSIVE: "FCC Fastbreak" feat. Convinced, El Prez, Three 1 Zero, Chris Focus and C-San

Exclusive! New Shit!! CLUE...Clue...clue!!!


Sorry I had to get my DJ Clue on real quick. But yo, check this out. This is some new hotness right here. Some very talented LA cats got together to bless this track for the FCC. This is our new theme song. Our announcement to the world. The FCC (Fresh Coast Collective) is a collection of like-minded blog sites that push the newest and freshest content from the Left side of this great country. Whether it's new music, fashion, parties, good eats, whatever...you can find it on one of these 4 blogs. We do this for you. Me, I specialize in the classic and freshest hip-hop music. So it's only fitting that I present "FCC Fastbreak" featuring of Fab 5 of L.A.'s hardest working and highest flying emcees: Convinced, El Prez, Three 1 Zero, Chris Focus, and C-San.

DOWNLOAD: "FCC Fastbreak" feat. Convinced, El Prez, Three 1 Zero, Chris Focus and C-San

[VIDEO] El Prez (ft. DNEZ) - "It Is What It Is"

The latest video from Inglewood's own, El Prez. This song appears on his latest album, The Daily Show. Shout out to El Prez who I ran into last night at 88-Keys album release party. Get at me about that interview, homie!

FCC's in the building...it is what it is.

Spittin in the Alley.

Now this is what a real cypher is. Cats standing around on the block trading verses back and forth. No rehearsals, no practice, just off the cuff rhyme spitting. Watch as Tunji (from Inverse), Convinced, El PRezx, and Grizz Pro get down in some grimey alley next to some trash cans. Hell yeah. That's hip-hop.

Part 2:

I Used to Sell Mixtapes...

...but now I just download them.

A handful of new mixtapes hit the internets this week, and I have them all lined up for you right here and now. Call it a back to school gift. Get that index finger ready to start clickin'.


El Prez - "The Daily Show"

Inglewood's own drops his long awaited mixtape, The Daily Show. For those of you not up on the westcoast rhyme writer, this is the perfect introduction. Brought to you exclusively by the homies at Eighty's Baby and What Eye Thought.

DOWNLOAD.




A (2) Dope Mixtape: Cadillac Edition

The homies Shake and Meka from 2dopeboyz.com put together a banging new mixtape exclusively of fresh up and coming westcoast hip-hop. It features Pac Div, Blu, U-N-I, Shawn Jackson, Inverse, and more. This is definitely a dope download. Mixed by DJ Slimm and hosted by U-N-I.

DOWNLOAD.




Mikkey Halsted - "Uncrowned King"

Hosted by Chicago’s DJ V-Dub, the tape features new and unreleased material from Mikkey featuring a dope line up consisting of Chicago greats like Kanye West, NO ID, Common, Ab Liva and more. Courtesy of Fake Shore Drive.

DOWNLOAD.




Charles Hamilton - "Death of the Mixtape Rapper"

The Hamiltonization process is officially underway. The youngster from Ohio who has an affinity for Sonic the Hedgehog and pink, is also an emcee, songwriter, musician, and overall hippie. He thinks people tend to judge him too quickly, so he want's his music to do the talking. We're all ears. Mr. Hamilton delivers his first of 8 upcoming mixtapes - hosted by DJ Skee and presented by imeem.com. Courtesy of Okayplayer.

DOWNLOAD.


Until next time....