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THE VOICE OF LA :: POWER 106'S YESI ORTIZ ON DREAMS AND HARD WORK
Known for her midday show from 10am to 3pm, along with Roc Nation’s DJ Reflex and The “New @ 2” Mix, which she co-hosts with the Heavy Hitter DJ Felli Fel, Power 106’s Yesi...
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English Guy in Cali :: L.A. Pt. 2
Unlike the rest of the previous blogs about mine and Sarah’s misadventures in California, I’m splitting LA into 2 parts, because we crammed so much in, it just didn’t fit...
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Rendezvous :: Roxy
Roxy and I met at a Canadian “Polite Games” event. It’s where a bunch of Canadians get together and see who can out-polite the next. The attendees start off...
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NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT FAT JOE'S PYRAMID SCHEME, BUT NOW YOU DO
Being a rap historian has its ups and downs. On the bright side, it allows me to stay current and involved in the art form that I’ve loved since I...
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JAMAICA BY WAY OF L.A. :: DUPPY GUN'S TRANSFORMATIVE DANCEHALL
Behind every great musical enterprise in Jamaica, there is the divine riddim, the holy breath blown into the chest of clay and given life as the dub. It is...
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CONFLICT, RESPECT, & GENTRIFICATION :: MOVING INTO HIGHLAND PARK, L.A.
I moved to Highland Park from Downtown Los Angeles in the beginning of October. In the past month and a half...
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LIVING LEGENDS :: A Conversation with Photographer Jonathan Mannion
"I want to do the definitive picture of the person in the moment, I say it all the time and it’s the clearest way that I can describe what I...
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GET HIGH OFF WORK :: JAY HOWELL'S "COME DOWN EASY"
In a quest to find some reason to leave work (Ben scares me, and the media room smells like BO X Funyuns...
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WELCOME TO THE ROW :: 5 LOST GEMS OF DEATH ROW RECORDS
I grew up in Long Beach, emotionally invested within the West Coast scene that made heroes out of the people coming from my neighborhood. For all of us, Death Row...
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Rendezvous :: Carmella II
Recently I won the lottery and decided to treat myself to a few nice things. One of them being a nice suite at the Ace Hotel in Downtown LA. So...
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THE HUNDREDS X DEATH ROW :: AVAILABLE NOW
The Hundreds is very proud to announce a limited-edition collaboration with pioneering West Coast hip-hop label Death Row Records, available now at The Hundreds’ flagship locations (THSM, THSF, THNY), authorized stockists (listed...
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I Curated a Mixtape in Honor of The Hundreds X Death Row
In anticipation of the The Hundreds X Death Row collaboration which drops tomorrow, I’m paying homage by releasing a mixtape with a few of my personal favorites, pulled directly...