The Pack are a little bit skate-punk-rap; like the Beastie Boys if they was from the Yay Area. And Based Music is a bit like hyphy if it took a chill pill…

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Kafani is destined to rule the town with his new album Money’s My Motivation, out now on Koch Records. Smooth, laid back hip hop beats and rich synthesizer bass lines are rolled into this bumpin hyphy soundtrack. I’ll admit, I’m homesick for hyphy. I lived in Oakland for a long time, only recently moved across the bridge to San Francisco. Hyphy still sounds like home to me. I smile whenever I hear it rattling trunks and turning leather seats into massage chairs. I haven’t had a chance to test the new Kafani CD in one of those cars yet, but I did the next best thing - I played it on the home audiophile’s version of boxes in the trunk: a pair of KRK Rokit 6’s with 12″ subwoofer. This system is very similar to what most boosted car systems sound like, so it was a good fit for a banging hyphy album. Here’s what I heard…
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Speaker Cleaning Tip of the Day: Too much dirt and dust in your speakers from 4th of july festivities? Fear not! I have a cure for the dutty bins! ([More →])