"Hangin Out" World Premier

The hardest grinding MC in Koreatown (and in hip-hop generally) Kosha Dillz has finally dropped his catchy anthem to chilling L.A. style.  "Hangin' Out" has arrived just in time to be the SXSW jam and staple for any festival mixtape.   Complete with references to culinary establishments like Mel's Diner, Froyo and Ralphs, and featuring a cast of cameos that includes Yo Gabba Gabba dancers, Lakers' girls, the Boom n Crates duo and Culver City veteran rapper Verbs, the video is itself a homage to Los Angeles.



You can download the song from Soundcloud here:



"Hangin Out" is the lead single from Kosha's forthcoming record tentatively titled either "The Shtick" or "Kosha Dillz is Everywhere."  The release, produced by Grammy nominee Belief, features guest appearances from Gangsta Boo, Murs, Wax, Big Pooh and more.   Go chime in on his facebook page to encourage him to go with one title over the other. 

"Hangin Out" was shot by Ricky Shabazz and the Boom Bap Boys and co-directed by Kosha Dillz and Ricky Shabazz.

Indie Rock-Rap Mash Up Monday

If you're into indie-rock, you might have heard of Los Angelina Chelsea Wolfe - but not Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz).  If you're into hip-hop (or Budweiser commercials), you've probably at least heard of Kosha Dillz - but possibly not Chelsea Wolfe.

This video for "Moses Wasteland" allows you to get familiar with both artists as it features Mr. Dillz rapping over mashed up Chelsea Wolfe tracks Moses and Wasteland in a dark setting.  Paying some respects to fallen artist icons, while reflecting on some of his own life choices, Kosha spits some seriously dope verbiage, one-liners, honest reflections and even references Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure on the Nate G produced indie-rap mash up.  A few quotable nuggets and knowledge include:

"You can tell who a man is when you shake hands"

"You can snort all the coke, I will drink all the Sprite"

"Midnight in Chelsea with a couple of wolves"

"I'll write a million dollar verse for Justin Bieber while I take a shit"

Both artists are current L.A. residents - although the video was shot in the east coast region of New York City and New Jersey.  "Moses Wasteland" is the first single and video off of Kosha Dillz's JETLAG EP project which features him rapping over indie rock mash-ups from Black Keys, The Neighbourhood, Wavves and more.  Enjoy and cop the full EP for free via DJBooth!

Chelsea Wolfe (@cchelseawolfe) plays Check Yo Ponytail (@checkyoponytail) at Echoplex tomorrow - May 15, 2012.  Get your tickets here.