The sounds on the latest production from the always dope Honor Roll Crew sound like the cover art looks. So if you like the feel of the cover, make sure you cop this immediately, safe in the knowledge that it includes work from esteemed producerapper Trackademicks, super slept-on singer 1O.A.K., Spank Pops, Josie Stingray and of course Mike Baker The Bike Maker his damn self.

‘Body Of Work’ (“Inspired by 90′s Hip-Hop, the female form, James Bond, the 60′s, and other cool shit”) is mixed by Capski.

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Props to Sick Wid It. Props to the Bay Genius Droop-E. Props to Bjork for clearing the sample and, of course, props to the evergreen E-40 for showing people how a career works. So hot it hurts.

Fabby is seriously back on his right here. Memorable from the opening bars, the simple knocking groove is the perfect backdrop for the emotional narrative, kinda reminding me of early DU era ‘Pac. This is exactly why we still need that focused major album from the man. Aris Jerome as ever with the perfect visual.

Just in case you were wondering whether to cop Blow: Blocks & Boat Docks…

Messy Marv & Berner ft. J. Stalin – ‘Vision’

Kreayshawn. Straight killing the game. ‘Kittys & Choppas’ the mixtape coming soon!

Kreayshawn – ‘Bumpin’ Bumpin’ (Stalker Chopped & Screwed RMX)’

This is some seriously exciting shit. We’ve had Bumpin’ Bumpin’ bumpin around the inside of our heads for the last week and now dubstep producer Young Live twerks and revamps V-Nasty and swagged-out based princess Kreayshawn’s Lil B, D-Lo and DB The General inspired raps. You’ll be seeing and hearing a lot more from Kreayshawn in the coming weeks as we approach the release of her ‘Kittys & Choppas’ mixtape. But until then, and as always, it’s FREE V-NASTY.

V-Nasty & Kreayshawn – ‘You Already Know Me’ (Young Live Remix)

Lowkey Oakland mobb soul from Lil Chris of Young Hustlaz, the five-member collective headed up by SH favourite Young Gully. Make sure you take a minute to read this article on Gully in the East Bay Express, which does a great job of rightly portraying him as both gas man and aspiring revolutionary. ‘West To the Deep’ is produced by Cinematik Muzik.

There comes a time when you just have to sit down, sit back, scan the hip-hop landscape and ask yourself whether anyone out there is actually more dope than Roach Gigz. When we did that, we came up short. And with each video depiction (generally directed by Aris Jerome) of each highlight (generally produced by C-Loz) from his acclaimed ‘Roachy Balboa’ mixtape, San Francisco and the Bay Area’s most likely to blow to the right of the left coast both reinforces the feeling that in terms of solo artists no one’s topping him and surprises you at how loosely but tightly he does so. And this is just the mixtape material… Read our interview with Roach and download ‘Roachy Balboa’ right here. (‘Goomba Pimpin/Kirplunk’ premiered on The Fader.)

We spent the day (and rode the party bus!) with Roach and up and coming Thizz City artist Pac B in San Francisco last weekend on the shoot for their song ‘Ay Boy Boy’, which you can listen to and download while checking out the behind the scenes photos below. Enjoy!

Pac B ft. Roach Gigz – ‘Ay Boy Boy’ (Prod. By C-Loz)

With an image that spiked-heel tap-dances on your eyeballs and videographer credits for DB The General and Lil B The Based God it’s no wonder that Oakland creative Kreayshawn now finally finds herself in front of the camera, ripping shit up on this hyper-based, ultra-addictive future slap. One to watch from this moment on.

We’ve always had love for Beeda and he’s keeping it raw and uncut right here with the help of Damon Jamal. The Bay is staying hella strong in 2010.