Hip Hop is in need of a new direction- The Southern shit was, and has been, blowing up for a while now, and it will continue to pop as long as Weezy is carrying the torch and production teams like The Runners, The Justice League, and Cool & Dre keep putting out fire ass beats. However, I think that this niche has grown a bit stale, and as much as I love the dude (especially cuz he is from where I was born), I don't know how much more I can take of every new emcee's first single featuring T Pain. Enter Pacific Division...
Also known as Pac Div, these three cats from LA are fly as hell, really intelligent, and all exhibit some super dope spit... The group consists of Mibbs, Like, and Be Young, who all went to high school together and have collectively set out on a mission to revive the West Coast... actually, to revive Hip Hop, altogether. I think that these cats, in addition to some of the other acts I have highlighted like The Cool Kids, The Kidz in the Hall, and Kid Cudi to name a few, are about to take hip hop in a new direction. There seems to be an increasing reversion back to the essence of the genre. The sounds of this new generation of emcee's pays absolute homage to the history of hip hop and the genre's forefathers all the while injecting new flavors and styles. I think there is definitely something here, and I will revisit this when I have some more time to think on it, but pay attention yall cuz I swear that yall will see this happening if you pay close enough attention.
But, for now, back to Pac Div. Dudes are all over the net with tons of press from various hip hop publications and a ton of video, so I think it is safe to assume that they understand the biz... at least a lil bit... My early favorite track is definitely Women Problems... I mean, who can't relate to that? But, all of the tracks that I have heard thus far have been dope- check out FAT Boys '08, Paper, All I Want, Women Problems, Taste, and Gorgeous below... Let me know what you think...
FAT Boys '08
Paper featuring TiRon
All I Want
Women Problems
Gorgeous
Peace y'all,
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