Thursday /// 03.31.2011 /// Bay Area, Breaks/Samples, Collaborations, Hip-Hop, Oakland, Releases /// Platurn

Drums & Ammo is a four-man production team featuring Ammbush, 6Fingers, REL & Al Jieh. Collectively, they have worked with the likes of Raphael Saadiq, Messy Marv, Bambu, DaVinci, Keak Da Sneak, Mistah FAB, The Jacka, Del the Funky Homosapien, Exile, and many more. Their diversity in experience and range in sound – from spacey to soulful psychedelic – allow their music to be so much more than just Hip Hop. Drums & Ammo will be putting their sound on full display, releasing a debut album of their instrumental work, Vol. 1, for free on April 14, 2011.

Drums & Ammo: Ammbush – Speak Up (Music Video) from SWTBRDS (Sweetbreads) on Vimeo.

Tuesday /// 03.29.2011 /// Breaks/Samples, Hip-Hop, Videos /// Ammbush

Queens MC Action Bronson and Tommy Mas get down, directed by the Homie Alexander Richter.

Monday /// 03.28.2011 /// Bay Area, Free Downloads, Hip-Hop /// Icewater

Old school conscious rap from the Bay Area produced by Kutmaster Kurt.

Monday /// 03.28.2011 /// Bay Area, Breaks/Samples, Hip-Hop, Videos /// Ammbush

The SF crew The Jealous Guys drop another video from their latest album/mix cd (I refuse to call cd’s “mixtapes”). Hard beat, hard rhymes, that’s all you need.

Monday /// 03.28.2011 /// Breaks/Samples, Hip-Hop, Releases /// Ammbush

Snoop and D-12 producer Denaun Porter lace a West Coast track from Snoop’s upcoming project “Doggumentary”, dropping March 29!

Monday /// 03.21.2011 /// Art, Bay Area, Breaks/Samples, Collaborations, Edits/Blends, Hip-Hop /// Ammbush

Sweetbreads Fam Prince Aries preps the world for his upcoming Project “Clean Ass Whip”. The project showcases Prince Aries’ skills on the turntable as well as skills in the graphic world. Go to www.Swtbrds.com (Sweetbreads Creative Collective) for more info.

Thursday /// 03.10.2011 /// Collaborations, Events/Shows/Gigs, Hip-Hop, Homies /// Platurn

3/17: DAVINCI & DJ AMMBUSH LIVE @ AUDIBLE TREATS SXSW SHOWCASE

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This week, DaVinci and DJ Ammbush (of the Oakland Faders) head to Austin for the 2011 SXSW Music Festival, where they’ll be performing Thursday night at Audible Treats’ Official Showcase alongside Talib Kweli, Hieroglyphics, Black Milk, Nottz + many more at The Scoot Inn.

3/18: DAVINCI & DJ AMMBUSH LIVE @ PREFIX & AUDIBLE TREATS SXSW SHOWCASE

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This Friday, come see DaVinci and DJ Ammbush (of the Oakland Faders) at Prefix Mag & Audible Treats’ showcase with J*Davey, Acrylics, Poirier, Bay Area’s own Moe Green & Roach Gigz, Headless Horseman & DJ Eleven at Nuvola in Austin.