About 29 years after its original release did the Chicano Rap classic "Livin' In The Barrio" finally hit digital music stores. The LP was released by Wilmington based group Brown Pride through by Familia Records back in 1993. These days the physical version is either hard to get or mostly not for under $50, a true collectors item. Now you can stream it on Spotify or buy it from Amazon or iTunes. You can also click here to read what 2xDope had to say about it when he reviewed "Livin' In The Barrio".

Mid December did Spanky Loco release the 1st single "Money On My Mind" of his upcoming solo album "Crazy Life". Now he's alredy back with a 2nd cut called "Hate". For now you can stream it on Spotify and Tidal or buy it from Amazon or iTunes. He already posted preview clips of the video he shot for "Hate" and I'm sure that it will be out any moment, so keep checking back...

323 based artist L.A Rich released a brand new EP called "The Roll Up" right at the end of 2022. The only feature on the 3 track EP is Pyro Da Banga, who also produced the song "Wave". The 2 other cuts were produced by Criz Beetz who is well known for his work with SL Entertainment, Selo and more. "The Roll Up" can be streamed on Spotify or bought from Amazon or iTunes. For more information about L.A Rich you can also visist his official Instagram profile.

People that have been a member of our forum, the CalifaRap Community, since back in the days will remember producer Loon3. He's now going by the name of Breez and just released a brand new EP called "Breez Presents... The Journey". Besides Mic Uno, who can he heard on every song of the album, featured artists include Monstro and J3DaShoota. The stream can be found over at Spotify or Tidal while you can buy "The Journey" from Amazon or iTunes.

Despite seeing the bad news earlier today I'm still in shock that Chicano Rap (not just Rap) legend Payaso passed away due to a heart failure. When it comes to his own music he's well known for his classic "Cruising Oldies" series as well as his album "True Blue" which was released by Low Profile Records. When he was active he brought you nothing but O.G Chicano Rap. His last album "Gang Signs" was released in 2020. Besides his own music let's not forget that he and his family were also responsible for Teen Angels Magazine, Teen Angels Records, surenorap.com, chicanorap2g.com, Latin Rap Magazine and a store in Fontana. For those who haven't heard it yet, here's an interview I did with him back in the day. My condolences go out to his wife, his children, his family and his friends. R.I.P Payaso, gone but not forgotten, your music will be with us. His contribution to the game and lifestyle cannot be praised enough. Thank you!

Besides constantly bringing content to YouTube Mr. Capone-E also found the time to record some new music. The "Cali 2 Texas" project, which according to Capone-E himself is a "mixtape", is out now. Features include Lil' Flip, MC Magic, Momo HPG and more. The videos which have been released a linked below. As usual in this digital era we are living in you can stream it on Spotify and Tidal or buy it from Amazon or iTunes.

The CEO of Chin Check Entertainment, Poison The Don, released his album "From The Bottom" in November. The LP comes with a pretty impresive list of features including artists such as Bigg Bandit, Premonition, Oso Vicious, Jasper Loco, Young Drummer Boy, Baldacci and more. Below I linked 3 videos which have been released for songs from the album. If you like what hear and see you can stream "From The Bottom" on Spotify or buy it from Amazon and iTunes.

City of Angels based rapper Bullet who started his career back on Down 4 My Shit Records released his latest single "Last Ones Left" end of November. The song which was released through his own independent imprint Jack Boys Music is written and produced by him. It shouldn't be a surprise to you that you can stream the audio on Spotify and Tidal or that you can buy it from Amazon or iTunes.