Recently I had the privilege of cruising to Los Angeles with DaVinci and the SWTBRDS posse to the famed Soul Assassin’s studio for his radio appearance on Dj Muggs’ Shade 45 radio show along with a few stops to swoop up some bangin’ ass beats from Tycoon and J-Thrill. It was awesome being able to document the ride. GET UP ON MAGIC!

For 15 years The Jacka has been cutting his own kind of dope and pitching it to eager consumers of mob influenced hip hop across the world. His current release “Got Bots 2 The D-Boy Era” featuring crushing re-productions of classic hip hop era beats with his homie Lee Majors falls neatly into that slot he’s cut for himself. It’s notoriously tough to track down the Jacka, he’s constantly moving like a shark swimming through the ocean. Picking up people, doing shows across the country and sitting only long enough to write a solid verse and he’s back on the move. His words are backed by a solid street cred on and off the mic, partially having to do with him making his first 6 figures off hip hop when he was just 17 straight out of high school and never looking back. One could even say after listening to this interview that The Jacka was born into hip hop and he truly experienced the 80’s…those halcyon days known as the first Golden Era. From Slick Rick, label dominated street fashion to breakdancing to the out break of crack cocaine in the hood the Jacka was there and these are just a few of his thoughts. Get Up On Magic!

No fancy title needed on this post. The fact that this interview is with the live wire hip hop artist known as Roach Gigz should be enough. Shot in some very Frisco locations, we met with Roach Gigz at Fatlace in S.F not far from his Fillmore district stomping grounds and got more than a few jems off the dude. With the release of Roach Gigz’s mixtape “Roachy Balboa” you could easily define Roach as one of the top emcee to watch in California. He’s as perfect a representative of the Bay Area as you can look for in his style of music. In this interview Roach easily passes the equivalent of a secret hand shake by breaking down which High School he attended letting you know when he claims S.F he’s really raised in the heart of the city. Live in person as he is in videos, his persona and raps are as authentic as it gets. He’s a product of the Bay’s musical past but his musical product is a signal of the Bay’s future locally and nationally. GET UP ON MAGIC!

What up folks! Join 24KMilkCrate TV behind the scenes of Los Rakas’ latest and upcoming video “ABRAZAME” directed by Aris Jerome shot over the course of one beautiful weekend in Frisco, California. Every second was propelled by the melody and energy that their song “ABRAZAME” carries and it’s amazing! Hear Rico & Dun Dun’s feelings about the song and what it means personally and professionally and listen to young director Aris Jerome expound on the concept that the video spoke to him. GET UP ON MAGIC!

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Tanya Morgan Presents “The Sandwich Shop” just dropped and somewhere deep in Brooklyn Donwill and Von Pea along with Che Grand were on a meat & beer run to a super market with the tallest wall of Goya beans ever assembled. If you know Tanya Morgan and are familiar with Donwill & them then you know there isn’t anyone on Earth that digs a cookout more than him. Thankfully, 24KMilkCrate was invited to grub on some of their home cooking. Oh yea, and film a rhyme or two. Somewhere between seasoning hamburgers with Goya and peppering beats with ILL ass rhymes Donwill, Von Pea and Che Grand were able to face the camera and record “HEADPHONE ROCK”. GET UP ON MAGIC!

Big up to Vash and Noel for the Brooklyn hospitality.

And if you’re in NYC tonight hit up SUTRA, chILL with the posse, lounge with good people and celebrate DONWILL AND VONPEA’s free album The Sandwich Shop. CHECK THE FLY SHIT!

Panamanian emcees Raka Dun and Raka Rich have been tearing up stages as Los Rakas since before they were allowed to vote. Being born in Panama and raised back and forth between their fam on the isthmus and Oakland, California created emcees that switch their rhymes from their Panamanian slanged up version of Spanish back to the unique Bay Area slang tinged English with ease. Which makes these cats a threat to the whole New World via their crowd and dance floor rocking jams. With deep roots in their community here and in Panama Los Rakas aim high to the sky, declaring that the day that you finally see a bunch of Afro Latinos at the Latin Grammys you’ll know that it was Los Rakas’ hand that helped make it happen. From this performance you wouldn’t tell them no. GET UP ON MAGIC!

Carnival S.F 2010 in The Mission was packed with partiers. The sun was gleaming on the parade, where thousands of people in the crowd were out drinking, dancing,eating and soaking in the rare unblocked sun rays. Los Rakas was out too, shooting their music video for “Abrazame” in the middle of the the parade. But it wouldn’t have been a true party if they didn’t get to rock the stage too. Which they did in front a a couple of thousand heads. CHECK ‘EM OUT NOW AND GET UP ON MAGIC!

If you want to know more about Los Rakas, check their music out HERE ON THEIR BANDCAMP SITE
Or talk to them personally HERE ON THEIR TWITTER

Two of the Dj Amen’s Bay Freshman 10 for 2010, DaVinci and Moe Green rocked out at Get Live’s “Made You Look PT 2″ event held at 111 Minna. I really wish that spot would put in more bass traps because the live sound in there is a muddy hot mess. Still the spot was packed and Moe and DaVinci did more that hold down their respective sets. Get up on LIVE SHIT.

BTW. There’s another chance for you to check DaVinci w One Be Lo tonight @ The Rockit Room in SF.

Perched high a-top Mount Stunna hanging out with Stunnaman is entertaining as hell. There is no end to the funny shit that this cat will do when the cameras on. In this segment he decided that he should take us on a tour of his Hollywood mansion. I personally would just take the Bull Mastiff named Vern and the view. I don’t need such massive lodging.

Hailing from Brooklyn, Sene (pronounced “Seen”) is an emcee who speaks and shoots straight from the heart. His thoughts don’t pull punches but in conversation every word is measured and delivered with a smile and wit no matter the seriousness. 24KMilkCrate was lucky enough to get an interview with him to chop it up face to face about a record off his recent release “Reality Bites” called TIME KILLS. During the course of the interview he kicks the song itself, literally paints a picture, breaks down his thoughts on success, his position in hip hop and a hilarious childhood story of loss and revenge. GET UP ON MAGIC!

Download Here: Sene “Reality Bites”

Welcome to part 2 the last segment of our interview with mega hustlin’ NYC shooter Alexander Richter. In this segment he breaks down some of his favorite shots from METHOD MAN, to HELTA SKELTA along with the thoughts that come with the ups and downs of the struggle. We usually cover hip hop artists on 24KMilkCrate so hopefully this gives you an idea of what it takes to make it on the other side of the lens. Get Up On Magic!