
If you're like us, this was the weekend your family asked you "who is this Bon Iver guy?" after Justin Vernon's band made their Saturday Night Live debut. Considering Bon Iver is up for four Grammys, that question will get asked by baby boomers across the country next week. [Screenshot via CoS ] The group will hit the road with All Tiny Creatures this April for a series of West Coast dates surrounding their Coachella appearance and culminating with a slot at Jazz Fest. Here's the full [...]
Here we give you another hip-hop playlist to just chill out to since it seems like you guys like the first installment we put up awhile back. By the way... Swamp People is one of the craziest shows on TV. Anyways, enjoy: A$AP Rocky - Houston Old Head The Roots - Make My (Feat. Big KRIT, Dice Raw) Common - The People Dom Kennedy - On The Way Home Y Not [...]
Tv On The Radio didn't take too long to follow up 20092s brilliant 'Dear Science,' and as usual didn't disappoint. This time the Brooklyn outfit set up camp on the West Coast and the sunnier climate appears to have seeped through to these tracks. With another mild change of direction the tracks on 'Nine Types Of Light' [...]

ScHoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions TDE: 2012 TDE is lighting a creative fire under the ass of the west coast that's equal parts Snoop / DPG swagger, the lyrical camaraderie of Souls of Mischief, and the street-weirdo appeal of the Wu. With ScHoolboy Q's sophomore effort Habits & Contradictions, the appeal of the crew's sound and identity is only further solidified. The beauty of their sound is that it moves comfortably through grainy boom-bap, high-octane club music, and emotive druggy textures as if they were always suppose to [...]

The west coast brings us The New Limb of Silver Lake, CA. Their super easy listening song "Refugees" charmed us with use of both male and female vocals, crisp piano, layers of strings, and harmonies that come together just wonderfully. Adorable throughout, with a climactic ending and apparently Sameer of Young The Giant thinks they're the shit…not a bad start at all.
![EVENT TOUR: Wu Tang Clan: West Coast Tour Dates [01/18 - 01/25]!](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3997503_lg.jpg)
The eight brethren from Staten Island will be finishing off their entire tour here on the West Coast . Starting tonight, they will be in Tempe, Arizona at the Marquee Theater . Then, they will go north towards Orange County where they'll be storming The Grove in Anaheim . They also will be making their way out to Las Vegas and end their tour in Washington. The dates are below: [01/17]: The Marquee; Tempe, AZ [01/18]: The Grove; Anaheim, CA [01/19]: [...]

This is a West Coast Foundation comprised of 6 tracks of pure heat!..Introducing a collaboration project epic in it's own right.. We Got "Mr. Brady & Abjo" Both of these artists are not strangers to WIB reading and clearly they bring the type of heat we support here!.. Was waiting for "Welcome to the City" to drop and with that noted Take a listen to this 2012 sounds..This is Highly recommended for heavy rotation!!..ghea!... WIB WELCOMING YOU TO 2012!! Listen/Purchase "Welcome To The City" ON BANDCAMP CLICK HERE [...]

making her return to the west coast, the WILLOW SMITH and her green knitted hat were jpeged standing at LAX. that is all. wotyougot

Boog Brown - Detroit (prod. Apollo Brown) Boog BrownBoog Brown is getting ready for a big 2012: she just dropped her full length remix project The Brown Study Remixes; has a free birthday party planned at 529 in Atlanta on February 9th w/ yU performing live; has her first vinyl 7" about to drop January 17th; is releasing her debut album with Apollo - Brown Study - on special edition vinyl in March; and is about to record a new project with famed West Coast fOnkateer Georgia Anne Muldrow that will be [...]
![[Mixtape] Listen to Thaddeus Clark's Dubtape (FULL album stream)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3977100_lg.jpg)
Thaddeus Clark's Dubtape by Thaddeus Clark New project from the homie, Thaddeus Clark . Dig what you hear? Download it here: hellabasic.com/dubtape [ code : heartfelt] Thaddeus Clark online - website | tumblr | twitter

My first look interview with Alexander Spit started out with us discussing the weather in our respective cities. Alex was in LA chillin' in some shorts and a bucket hat. I on the other hand, was wearing a lumberjack hat and a hoody in my basement. The warm weather is something that Spit is well aquainted with. He grew up in the Bay-Area but relocated to Los Angeles only a few years ago to push his career with music further. While Alexander Spit may not be the name that comes to mind when you hear "West Coast Hip Hop", he might be [...]

Coss - Rhyme N Profit (Fan Love) The homie "Co$$" just leaked this dope track off of his Twitter and the production is handled by UK's "FlamesYall" Which is a very dope composer.. Maybe a leaker from a new upcoming project??.. Its unknown, just slap this properly and support!.. Ghea! WIB FORCE IN MIND!! Co$$: Twitter FlamesYall: Twitter 602Diggler Tags: 2012 , 602Diggler , [...]
![ScHoolBoy Q – Blessed (ft. Kendrick Lamar) [Audio]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3961976_lg.jpg)
A new tune from ScHoolBoy Q. Habits & Contradictions , out January 14th. #TDE DOWNLOAD: ScHoolBoy Q - Blessed (ft. Kendrick Lamar) [See post to listen to audio] And as a bonus, one of my favorite tracks from LiveLoveA$AP . DOWNLOAD: A$AP Rocky - Brand New Guy (ft. ScHoolBoy Q) [See post to listen to audio]

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO Now what we have here ladies and gentleman is that Golden era revamped sound...Los Angeles Mc by the name of "Kosher Kris" has been droppin' dope west coast heat for a minute now.. So today introducing you a new set of visuals off the project "Swisher Sweets 2".. Been wanting to post this up proper, but since the track "As We Proceed" dropped today, Felt like it was only right to go viral with the vid, will drop Swisher Sweets 2 in the next couple days.. but either way this heat [...]
give me my flowers while i can smell them by exile & blu A new collaborative album from West Coast MC Blu and producer Exile. It's not mixed or mastered, but there are some interesting samples and verses pulled together by these two. Blu's verses about the world at large on "more out of life." are pretty thought-provoking, and the Tom Waits sample on "seasons." seems like it shouldn't work, but it does. Enjoy, and grab a digital copy on Bandcamp .
![[Event] Dec. 17 in Los Angeles: Rock Boy Radio's First Annual Christmas Party and Toy Drive Hosted by Big Hutch (of Above the Law)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3922613_lg.jpg)
Sent to me by the homie, Cold 187um aka BIG HUTCH of Above The Law who hosts this First Annual Christmas party and Toy Drive sponsored by Rock Boy Radio . Details below: Bring an unwrapped Toy and get in FREE! Join us Saturday December 17th 2011 from 9pm to 2am at: Maverick's Flat Grill and Jazz 4225 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008 CLICK HERE for more details via the Facebook event page. [...]

EL PREZ - DETERMINATION (Prod. Lee Bannon) Sham - Material Girl (Prod. Freddie Joachim) Kosher Kris - Weed Raps (Prod. Kosher Kris) LADT Affiliated and BarrelHouse BKLYN Presents NO Loitering (Westcoast Edition) ... This project features all westcoast artist that up incoming, Keese Goood of BHBK/LADT put this project by having his fav artist from the westcoast (currently) submit a original track to be heard by millions. Seriously, this compilation of Westcoast Artists goes!.. This is one of [...]
![EVENT (LA): 9th Wonder's "The Wonder Year" Documentary Screening + Afterparty [12/08]!](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3901154_lg.jpg)
CLICK PICTURE TO VIEW FLYER 9th Wonder & Kenneth Price has teamed up with L-R-G to bring you The Wonder Year , the film that will give you a glimpse in the life of Patrick Douthit from his childhood to his late nights in the studio. So far, its been screened all over the country, and Los Angeles will be its first West Coast showing location in a couple of weeks. In addition to this screening, there will be an afterparty, brought to you by the [...]

Morning ya'll...(depending on what part of the world you live in) As promised today marks, the day that the Word Is Bond store "opens its doors" . This is highly exciting times for us, as it is our first time, selling Word Is Bond material. We've been working on these for about 9 months now...getting the designs right and finding the right suppliers. There's three different t-shirt designs available at the moment. Word Is KONG: Our statement making t-shirt "Breaking Away From Mainstream Music" Chained and Locked: [...]

Uptown Trizz - Takin' a Trip Uptown Trizz - Cash Out Uptown Trizz - Let The Musik Bump (feat. Leroy Fuego) Uptown Trizz and the Young & Collective should not be overlooked at as they have been featured on The Word Is Bond...After the releasing of "Young GreenLeaf Musik".. The Y&C have been up in the cut bubbling this new mixtape "Tree Money"...As it pertains to Uptown Trizz's personal favorites and fillet's old school and west coast and down south classic [...]