Happy Friday From Los Rakas

Before seeing them at South By Southwest, I’d heard a lot about the Bay Area duo Los Rakas, but never had a chance to give them a listen.  After witnessing […]

For anyone who loves music and discovering new bands, the South By Southwest Music festival is like a little paradise in Austin.  For six days, thousands of musicians from all […]

When I was in college, before I went to study in Mexico, my friend Israel gave me a CD of Akwid. I thought it was the weirdest name ever, but […]

M.E.D. (aka Medaphoar) is an MC from Oxnard, California who’s worked with the renowned L.A. record label Stone’s Throw for over a decade. Sticking with today’s theme of interracial relationships, his […]

Delinquent Habits began as Los Tres Deliquentes in Los Angeles in 1991. Since then, though the line-up has changed, the group is still producing their version of Latin-tinged rap, with […]

DS The Evolution is the young duo of Dominican-New Yorkers Christopher Marrero and Jeffrey Liranzo. The duo recently debuted to adoring crowds in Los Angeles, who enjoyed their version of […]

The name of this Argentine rap duo, which melds a character from a hit 1960s TV show and a famous Colombian footballer, represents their eclectic style that takes inspiration from […]