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theHusic: Weekly Issue (Vol. 2, No. 11)

It’s been sort of a revival for the new West these past two weeks with Pac Div, Terrace Martin & Dom Kennedy all releasing new material. All three projects sound new and fresh but still contain that classic California funk. Game finally got that crucial sample clearance and released a BIG first single for the RED Album. As well as a bunch of new Wiz features, an odd collaboration between Lil B & 9th Wonder, another dough boy anthem provided by Pusha T and many more!

Tracklist & Download in the cut.
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March 21, 2011 By jeff Leave a Comment

LA is MY Playground (short film by Jason Madison)

Filmmaker, Jason Madison, creates a 20+ minute documentary short on probably the three most prominent rap entities on the west coast in this era, Pac Div, Nipsey Hu$$le and Dom Kennedy. None of whom have experienced a full-on blow up in the game but are all definitely on the cusp. With each of their debut opus’ in the chamber ready to drop, Madison gives us a look into their individual perspectives on life in LA.

Each artist has a song in the film that directly relates to LA; Showtime-DOM Kennedy, The Mayor-Pac Div, Hometown-Nipsey Hussle, demonstrating different places in their career.

October 21, 2010 By Justin Conrad Leave a Comment

theHusic: Weekly Issue No. 3

It’s Friday. That means 1 of many things, but one of the most important is that we are here to deliver the compilation that you’ve been waiting for every day since last Friday to get. By now you should know that our Weekly Issue is coming to you without delay. If you didn’t know, you should’ve. And let me just say we compiled diligently for you on this third week til the wee hours. A couple of these tracks we haven’t even listened to, by our own choice til certain albums come out. Nonetheless we put ‘em on for you. Put on your sunnies and roll the windows all the way down.

And yes, that is Aubrey, solo on our cover. No, we’re not dickriders. Yes, his music is dope. So is the mackinaw cruiser.

Do yourself a favour, click in the cut for the tracklist and link to that crack shit..Curated by Justinconrad & Huey P Newton

*Note:* TheHusic rotation will be…New Music coming to you every other Friday and Classics or Other Genres every Friday in-between

Download link updated Feb 14, 2011
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May 14, 2010 By Justin Conrad Leave a Comment

Music: Pac Div – Rollin'

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Pac Div: Rollin’ ft. TY$

South Cali strap-hangers keeping the real West alive. First released track off of their next new mixtape, Don’t Mention It. And then their actual LP,Grown Kid Syndrome is up after this. Oh boy it’s gonna be a hot summer.

April 8, 2010 By Justin Conrad 1 Comment

Live Review: The Cool Kids + Pac Div

Words by Moi
Photography by Chris Vallejo

10:15 PM Wednesday night @ Venue on Granville. Hip-hop enthusiasts start slowly filing in trying to be fashionably early for once, and for one reason only – to see the opening act for the evening. South Cali straphangers, Pacific Division, weren’t just the openers, they were half the reason fans bought tickets to the show and they did not disappoint. Mibbs, Like and Be Young were purely animated with ample crowd interaction and an impromptu cypher, and I hate to make comparisons but their energy as well as their catalogue really are a throwback to the Pharcyde/Souls of Mischief era. The one downside of the night had to be that their set only lasted about 30 minutes, when really their track record, pun intended, is at a caliber that parallels, or in my eyes surpasses, that of the Cool Kids. But whatever, that didn’t matter, it’s just a beautiful thing to see these two groups recognize the power of a collaborative stint on the road together. Pac Div did all the joints that the crowd wanted to hear including “Whiplash”, “Paper”, “Shutup” and their sonically-NWA-inspired record, “Mayor”. I don’t know if you see it but it seems like Pac Div is pulling inspiration from both sides of the old 90′s Westcoast dichotomy.

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March 17, 2010 By Justin Conrad Leave a Comment