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05/02/2018 10:00PM to 02:00AM – #SerenityGathering Recap & Zumbi Interview

10:00PM ALLBLACK “Road Run (ft. Shoreline Mafia)” from “Road Run (ft. Shoreline Mafia)” Local
10:03PM Pac Div “Stoked” from “Stoked”
10:07PM Audio Push “pump fake (Prod by Price & VNSN)” from “Pump Fake (Prod by Price & VNSN)”
10:14PM AD “Darth Vader (prod. Lettuce By The Pound)” from “Darth Vader (prod. Lettuce By The Pound)”

Serenity Gathering Recap & Interview w/Zumbi of Zion I

10:18PM Pure Powers “Love Somebody” from “Love Somebody – Single” on Pure Entertainment
10:23PM Zion I “The Bay” from “The Bay” Local
10:28PM Zumbi “Serenity Gathering Interview” from “Serenity Gathering Interview” Local
10:30PM Zion I & DJ.Fresh “Cbda” from “The Tonite Show with Zion I” on Fresh in the Flesh / Mind Over Matter Local
10:35PM Zion I “What We Gone Do (feat. Jane Hancock)” from “The Labyrinth” on Mind Over Matter Local

Full audio available here
10:38PM Kool John “Drippin’ (ft. Iamsu!, HBK Skipper & Hefna Gwap)” from “Drippin’ (ft. Iamsu!, HBK Skipper & Hefna Gwap)” Local
10:44PM ZIGGY “DFW (prod. Cisco)” from “DFW (prod. Cisco)” Local
10:47PM Drakeo The Ruler “Flu Flamming” from “Cold Devil” on Stinc Team
10:50PM SOBxRBE “Anit Social” from “Anit Social” Local
10:53PM Larry June “Too Live Crew (feat. Chuck Inglish)” from “You’re Doing Good” on Warner Bros. Local
10:56PM RonnyJ “Snakes ft. Wifisfuneral” from “Snakes ft. Wifisfuneral”
12:04AM Cal-A “We Straight (feat ALLBLACK)” from “We Straight (feat ALLBLACK)”
12:06AM Odie “Night Terrific! (ft. Yaqob)” from “Night Terrific! (ft. Yaqob)” Local
12:10AM Nu (Basi x Mvck) “If Mama Knew Love” from “If Mama Knew Love”
12:15AM Zion I & DJ.Fresh “Kale” from “The Tonite Show with Zion I” on Fresh in the Flesh / Mind Over Matter Local
12:17AM Big Krit “Subenstein (My Sub IV)” from “4eva Is a Mighty Long Time – EP”
12:24AM The Cool Kids “Symptoms of a Down (feat. Helios Hussain)” from “Special Edition Grandmaster Deluxe” on Propelr Music / Cake
12:28AM Vince Staples “Big Fish (ft. Juicy J)” from “Big Fish Theory”
12:33AM ZIGGY “Emotional (prod. Krikit Boi)” from “Kakis” Local
12:35AM Burnin Giraph “4 Free (ft. Waju & Richard Wright)” from “4 Free”
12:40AM Sahtyre “Afterhourz” from “The Gorgeous Darkness” on Below System Records
12:42AM GrandBankss “Ownership (ft. Elujay)” from “Ownership (ft. Elujay)” Local
12:45AM Sango “Khlorine (feat. Smino)” from “In the Comfort Of” on Last Gang
12:50AM Prince Sole “Change Up (feat. Young Gully)” from “Hope All Is Well” on DreemTeemMusic Local
12:54AM Flatbush Zombies “Headstones” from “Vacation In Hell” on Glorious Dead Recordings
12:57AM Blimes “Hot Damn (feat. Method Man)” from “Hot Damn (feat. Method Man) – Single” (2013) on Peach House
01:01AM Yates “Right Away (ft. Ziggy & Mac)” from “Right Away (ft. Ziggy & Mac)” Local
01:06AM Sa-Roc “Forever” from “Forever – Single” on Rhymesayers
01:10AM Lou Phelps “Come Inside (Ft. Jazz Cartier) (Prod. Kaytranada)” from “Come Inside (Ft. Jazz Cartier) (Prod. Kaytranada)”
01:14AM Buddy “Black ft. A$AP Ferg” from “Black ft. A$AP Ferg”
01:19AM Tobi Lou “Troop (feat. Smino)” from “Troop (feat. Smino) – Single” on Artclub / EMPIRE
01:23AM Smoke DZA “The Mood ft. Joey Bada$$” from “The Mood ft. Joey Bada$$”
01:26AM Phonte “Change Of Mind (ft. Freddie Gibbs)” from “No News Is Good News” on The Foreign Exchange Music
01:28AM Nipsey Hussle “Dedication (feat. Kendrick Lamar)” from “Victory Lap” on Atlantic Records
01:33AM EARTHGANG “Meditate (feat. J.I.D.)” from “Rags – EP” on Spillage Village
01:37AM Tyler the Creator “Who Dat Boy (ft. A$AP Rocky)” from “Flower Boy” (2017) on Columbia
01:40AM Denzel Curry “Zeltron 6 Billion (feat. Lil Ugly Mane)” from “13 – Ep” on Concord Loma Vista
01:44AM Chuuwee “Grand Master (ft. Casual D)” from “Sabbath” on Below System Records
01:47AM Elzhi & Khrysis “Cuffin’ Season” from “Khrysis & Elzhi Are Jericho Jackson”
01:49AM BROCKHAMPTON “Swamp” from “Saturation II” on Brockhampton / EMPIRE
01:54AM City Shawn “My Way (feat. Rexx Life Raj)” from “Still Goin – EP” on Family Money Records Local
01:58AM 6LACK “Ex Calling” from “Free 6LACK” on LVRN Records

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Less Rap, Let’s Rave – The Santa Cruz Music Festival 2018

Every post-festival Monday always has me in my feelings about the worthiness of #FestivalLife, but here it is, Wednesday, convinced I was delusional because, YES, I am still very much all about it. That being said, the 2018 Santa Cruz Music Festival was a huge success, and having been to the festival last year, I can confidently say, each year is getting better and better.

Despite the light rain, the #SCMF brought together a versatile group of people. Everything from seasoned yogis to hipster millennials, to families, street faire enthusiasts, students, rave babies, foodies, hip-hoppers, and indie rockers. Downtown Santa Cruz was quite literally host to every type of festival-goer. It’s easy to bring together all the same kind of people, so by way of festival code, a huge virtual round of applause goes out to the organizers behind the #SantaCruzMusicFestival for entertaining such a diverse crowd.

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Ghostface Killah

If you only went for the Hip-Hop, you’re probably disappointed. Big name headliners like Ghostface Killah, Scarab (of Living Legends), and Smoke DZA took up less than two hours of the two-day show. And while practically every Electronic artist incorporated some Hip-Hop into their sets, most of the “real” Hip-Hop fans wanted less rave stuff and more rap stuff.

Author’s Note: the sarcastic use of “real” when referring to Hip-Hop simply refers the older Gen Y crowd who doesn’t support the evolution of Hip-Hop; and who seem to think the music created during their prime is ultimately the best thing to have ever happened. Also, they hate rappers with the prefixes “Lil” or “Yung” and preach about “hype”.

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Scarub of Living Legends

For many, the true gems are hidden in the earliest sets at the smaller venues. The lesser-known acts and up-and-coming artists are the ones really driving the crowd.  Speaking of, I had the pleasure of meeting with The Rellies, a Hip-Hop duo from Santa Cruz and Maui who performed inside Streetlight Records on Sunday. They brought out Dave Steezy (of HBK) and went level-10 hyphy on us.

The Rellies & DEBO
The Rellies & DEBO
Dave Steezy of HBK
Dave Steezy of HBK

I’ve picked out some of my favorite tracks from The Rellies for you to get on:

If you like them, give ’em a follow!

If you listened to A Vibe Called West last week, you’d know that Pure Powers’ killed his set on Saturday (yes—we predicted it). Last year’s headlining acts were all squeezed into the big, but small Catalyst so the festival’s transition to the Civic Auditorium was much needed. It allowed us all to enjoy the show without being too close to the people dancing beside us, while also leaving plenty of space for people with a larger personal bubble in the back.

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Pure Powers

There’s a video out now for my current favorite Pure Powers song,  which is phenomenal live BTW, check it out:

Other Santa Cruz Music Festival Highlights include:

  • Bigger festivals charge $12-16 bucks a beer, but the venues participating in this year’s #SCMF sold regularly priced (and often, locally brewed) beer which made my pockets (and taste buds) smile.
  • I lost my phone in the VIP area (because I saw pizza and was immediately distracted) and thanks to the wonderful ladies at the CloutKing table, I got it back along with a dope CloutKing t-shirt. You should get yourself one too!
  • Icing on the cake for me: adding more really cool people to my network of  #FestivalFamily ❤ Thank you!
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The Grand Finale – Mr. Carmack

 

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03/07/2018 10:00PM to 02:00AM – #SCMF Pure Powers Interview

10:03PM SOBxRBE “Paramedic! ft. Kendrick Lamar” from “Paramedic! ft. Kendrick Lamar”
10:05PM Jay Rock “King’s Dead (ft. Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake)” from “Black Panther, The Album” (2018)
10:08PM ALLBLACK “Allwhite ft. DTB” from “Allwhite ft. DTB” Local
10:11PM Kodak Black “Roll In Peace (Ft. Xxxtentacion)” from “Project Baby 2” on Atlantic Records
10:16PM KO “Dream$” from “Dream$” Local
10:20PM Drakeo The Ruler “Out the Slums (feat. 03 Greedo)” from “Out the Slums (feat. 03 Greedo)”
10:22PM Retch “Pop Me a Pint” from “Still Up” on Fast Money distributed by TSR
10:25PM Rocky Banks “Don’t Talk Nice To Me Now” from “Don’t Talk Nice To Me Now”
10:30PM Franco$ & Clyde Shankle “The Rockies (prod. Ian Mckee)” from “The Rockies (prod. Ian Mckee)” Local
10:35PM Julia Lewis “Potential (ft. Rexx Life Raj, Ciscero & Mikos Da Gawd)” from “Potential (ft. Rexx Life Raj & Ciscero)” Local

@PurePowersMusic Interview

10:37PM Pure Powers “Love Somebody” from “Love Somebody – Single” on Pure Entertainment
10:45PM Pure Powers “Don’t Wanna Go” from “Don’t Wanna Go – Single” on Pimp Hop Records
10:57PM Pure Powers “I Can” from “I Can”
11:13PM EXCLUSIVE Pure Powers “Wouldn’t Change (feat. Nina Porter)” from “Wouldn’t Change (feat. Nina Grae) – Single” on Pure Entertainment
11:15PM Pure Powers “It’s Happenin'” from “It’s Happenin'”

End Interview

11:21PM Flammy Marciano “Run it Up” from “Run It Up”
11:23PM Mathius Young “Stylist” from “Stylist”
11:27PM Dirtbag Dan x AllDayDirt x Trizz x L8NITE “What I’ve Done” from “DBD Show EP” Local
11:32PM Rich The Kid “Plug Walk” from “Plug Walk – Single” on Rich The Kid / (TDE/ISR PS)
11:33PM Nef The Pharaoh “Mobbin (prod. DJ Fresh)” from “Mobbin (prod. DJ Fresh)” Local
11:35PM Audio Push “Pump Fake (Prod by Price & VNSN)” from “pump fake (Prod by Price & VNSN)”
11:40PM Hugh Augustine “Blank Check (feat. Ray Wright)” from “Dubious” on The Order Label
11:47PM Khalisol “Lemonade ft. Jasper” from “Lemonade ft. Jasper”
11:48PM Matt McGhee “Travail” from “Travail – Single” on dtla records
11:55PM Caleborate “Soul (Remix) [feat. Big K.R.I.T.]” from “Soul (Remix) [feat. Big K.R.I.T.] – Single” on TBKTR Local
11:59PM Khary “Wifi (prod. Calev)” from “Wifi (prod. Calev)”
12:06AM Kasey Jones “@ Me (feat. Matt McGhee)” from “Get Well Soon” on dtla records
12:11AM T. Carriér “Schedule (feat. Beejus) prod. Cal-A” from “Twenty” on Black Money Music Group Local
12:16AM J.I.D. “Never” from “The Never Story”
12:23AM Drakeo The Ruler “Fuck being Humble (feat. Yatta)” from “Fuck being Humble (feat. Yatta)”
12:25AM Majik “Never Change” from “Never Change”
12:29AM The Cool Kids “T.D.A. (feat. A-Trak, Reese LAFLARE & Larry June)” from “Special Edition Grandmaster Deluxe” on Propelr Music / Cake
12:33AM Rob $tone “Chill Bill (Remix) [feat. D.R.A.M., Denzel Curry & Cousin Stizz]” from “The RCA-List” on RCA Records Label
12:38AM Jay Rock “Vice City (feat. Black Hippy)” from “90059+” on Top Dawg Entertainment
12:44AM ScHoolboy Q “THat Part (feat. Kanye West)” from “Blank Face LP” on UMGRI Interscope
12:50AM Duckwrth “Bernal Heights” from “Bernal Heights – Single” on Them Hellas
12:55AM BROCKHAMPTON “Boys” from “SATURATION I”
01:00AM Chuuwee “Grand Master (feat. Casual D)” from “Sabbath” on Below System Records
01:02AM SOBxRBE (Slimmy B) “Don’t Lie to Me” from “Don’t Lie To Me” Local
01:05AM ALLBLACK “Collarbone (feat. Lulbearrubberband)” from “KimSon” on Play Runners Association Local
01:11AM Rexx Life Raj “2Free (Prod. Mikos Da Gawd)” from “Father Figure 2: Flourish” (2017) on Rexx Life / EMPIRE Local
01:13AM Johnny Clouds “Oh Wow (prod. Engelwood)” from “Oh Wow (prod. Engelwood)”
01:16AM Leaf “Gone” from “Gone” (2017)
01:18AM Vanjess “Through Enough (feat. GoldLink)” from “Through Enough (feat. GoldLink) – Single” on Keep Going
01:22AM Soriano “Boss Moves” from “Boss Moves”
01:26AM Mondre M.A.N. “Helen Keller” from “Helen Keller – Single”
01:32AM EARTHGANG “Red Light (prod. Anonxmous)” from “Red Light (prod. Anonxmous)”
01:35AM Angelo Mota “Internet” from “Internet – Single” on Crystal Avenue
01:38AM Tiron & Ayomari “Wzup! (feat. Jack Davey)” from “WET: The Wonderful Ego Trip” on The Cafeteria Line
01:43AM Supa Bwe “Down Comes the Spaceman (feat. Saba)” from “Finally Dead” on Freddy Got Magic / EMPIRE
01:48AM Deante Hitchcock “Wide Open (ft. Goldlink)” from “Eyes Wide Open (ft. Goldlink)”
01:49AM Alex Wiley x Mick Jenkins x Azizi Gibson “Like MacGuyver” from “Like MacGuyver”
01:55AM Half-A-Mil “Eric Wright (ft. Jay305)” from “Eric Wright (ft. Jay305)”

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