Reminiscing on Rhymefest LA 2024

The 10th Annual Rhymefest LA — held at The Torch at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — felt like a hip hop head’s version of the When We Were Young Festival: a nostalgic homage to the underground and old-school hip hop that shaped the culture. Founded by Rafael “Scooby” Dos Santos, 2024 was a celebration of […]

J.Lately releases spin-worthy “Rotate” single with Dizzy Wright

The Bay Area sure knows how to raise some unique talent. Hailing from Sebastopol, by way of Oakland, emcee J.Lately separates himself from the city noise through his soulful rhythm and laidback style — both abundantly apparent in his recent collaboration “Rotate”, with West Coast Trey and Dizzy Wright. This bouncy, inspirational summer hit has […]

TSM Artist #HotList: November 6th, 2020

Welcome to the Election Tuesday episode of Top Shelf Music’s Artist #HotList, with your host Alexia Johnson. Considering this week is all about Democracy, the catharsis of the most heated and aggressive U.S. election to date, Alexia has compiled songs centering around political action from up-and-coming artists of all genres. “Thunder Clap” — I Am […]

Stick Figure’s remix of “Smokin’ Love”

Like the Fantastic Five of reggae music, the great super powers come together to create something that’s truly out of this world. …the great super powers come together to create something that’s truly out of this world. The initial version of Smokin’ Love which featured Collie Buddz was released June 3rd, 2014 and mended two […]