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If you want to get a sense of how deeply respected Kalan is among his peers, just look at the shortlist of his collaborators, a who’s who of modern West Coast hip-hop and R&B: Ohgeesy, Blxst, G Perico, Mozzy, Dom Kennedy, BlueBucks Clan, 1TakeJay, and Westside Boogie. As Pitchfork once said: “when you’re talking about L.A.’s new wave of shit-talking, designer- obsessed rappers, Kalan.FrFr should be included....”

On the Los Angeles asphalt, he’s a mythological figure who has somehow avoided corny myth-making. We can list his hits starting from when “Right Wit It” became a mandatory drop at every house party from San Diego to Seattle or mention the “Hot N’ Ready Freestyle,” where Kalan proved that he could spit as hard as any rapper in your Top 5. We can talk about his scene-stealing performance on Destiny Rogers’ “West Like,” where Kalan comes off like a young Roger Troutman. We can cite his melodic reveries on the Puma Mixtape. But when new album drops, the overarching vision will become crystal clear. The story of how he got here isn’t as important as where he’s going.

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BORN ROBERT LEE PERRY JR. ALSO KNOWN, AS "LPB POODY IS A SELF-PROCLAIMED WEST ORLANDO PRODIGY. LPB STNDS FOR “LIGHT POLE BABY” IT’S A REPRESENTATION OF KIDS THAT WERE FORCED TO JUMP OFF THE PORCH AT AN EARLY AGE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY. AT AN EARLY AGE POODY'S INTEREST IN MUSIC BEGAN WHEN HE STARTED TO LEARN HOW TO DJ. HE WOULD MIMIC ALL THE RAPPER'S LYRICS AND RAP HIS OWN PERSONAL LINES IN BETWEEN. THEN AT THE AGE OF 12 HAD HIS FIRST RAP EXPERIENCE BY RECORDING ON A SMART PHONE WITH SOME FRIENDS. HIS FIRST TIME EVER PERFORMING WAS AT AN ELEMENTARY TALENT SHOW. LPB POODY'S MAJOR GOAL IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS TO NOT ONLY MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF, BUT TO ALSO BECOME THE GREATEST ARTIST IN THE RAP GAME PERIOD.

The rap canon is rife with gang affiliates writing soundtracks to their lives. Clipped memoirs spit in members-only slang, gun-tucked avowals of set/neighborhood pride, chronicles of days spent corners that might lead to the coroner. In short, locally grown and supported reportage.

SlumpBoyz are from the Southside of Oxnard and affiliated with the Sons of Samoa Crips. If you didn’t know from the “S” on their Mariners hats, they tell you in nearly every song. “Walk Em Down” is their greatest contribution to the gangster rap canon to date. It’s joyous yet serious G-funk that’s reverent not rehashed, part of a tradition. The hook is as smoothly crooned as the content is grim, somewhere between Nate Dogg and Bone Thugs. Each member raps with varying degrees of skill about firing on rivals and riding with the clique, but their personalities make up for lack of polish.

This is rag top back, running red lights on the way to BBQ music that slaps and feels like sunshine. “Walk Em Down” dropped at the end of July and has over one million views on YouTube and SoundCloud, respectively. No press releases or press. You can’t manufacture street hits like this. — MAX BELL

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