20 year old R&B songstress, model, fashion designer Phlo Finister (www.phlofinister.com) sits with us for her first interview ever on camera. She talks about her vision for the new youthquake movement, switching up styles and being that poster girl.

This is the typical case of an under the radar emcee, which translates well in the way he uses social media. Co$$ is Leimert Park's finest.

Interview I did with Paps Touré, photographer in Paris, who with the help of the Facebook & the streets, offers a different look on the city.

Issa Rae is mad talented. We featured her before as the director behind the "F Word" series with The Fly Guys. Her latest web series "The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl" is a confirmed hit and landed her a great deal of attention both from the media and the TV industry. Needless say I am part of her incredibly vocal and devoted fanbase which has enabled her to successfully raise over $56,000 to carry on with the series. Go #ABG! Yeah!

Where the talented rapper/producer from The Pack talks about  being ultra creative, an introvert, The Pack, Imogen Heap, rapper vs producer, and not being your standard rapper.

Big Shout out to The Fader & Freak City for letting us film.

I discovered Huzzah two days before Mr Mutherfuckin' Xquire was in town. I knew I had to interview him... Since he dropped "Lost In Translation" and the mixtape goes in hard!

Here eXquire breaks down for us what he stands for, how Danny Brown tweeted his video, being from Brooklyn and how he's never met Necro.

Shout out to Adam Weiss for putting on the Going Ham event at The Echo.

The West Coast Enigma speaks to LA Stereo.TV on the spiritual reason The Roots sought him, his first label release and album credits that'll "be worth reading," (Samiyam, Flying Lotus, Exile, Cherry Pop, Sa-Ra Creative, U-God...) and why he chooses to be part of the electronic hip-hop genre.

Shoutout to Stephanie Rennie, Phil Davis, Inka One, Bianca G, Mainframe, J. Kevin Swain. Also a BIG shout out to Jasmin from takingyouover.com for her invaluable contribution.

As the line for Talib Kweli's free, pre-Thanksgiving Charity Drive/Gutter Rainbows album release show at The Roxy stretched for blocks, the "Man of the People" sat down with LA Stereo.TV to discuss Bow Wow, the hunt for his "My Chain Heavy" verse , and his particular affinity for Cali's underground artists.

Sweet Home Alabama: Yelawolf's Redefining the South's Rep On the first date of the two-night Los Angeles stop of Wiz Khalifa's "Waken Baken Tour," opener and Bama banger Yelawolf hopped on top of his green room's mini-fridge and chopped it up with LA Stereo.TV about the country's misconceptions of the South, meeting Big Boi on the streets of Manhattan, and how he's down for Wiz for life.

Photos: Kasey Stokes
Shouts to Tunji, Ray, & the Yelawolf crew for the interview.

Three days after the official closing of Fat Beats LA the LA Stereo team went to interview Joe Abajian, its founder. We throught it was important to reflect on the closing of this physical landmark in the hip hop community. The end of the retail store encapsulates how the industry is changing and the story of Fat Beats is intertwined with the story of independent hip hop.

We wanted to know why the store had closed, what could have been done to save it (part 2 coming up). We also reflected on some of Fat Beats' strong legacy and in Part 1 above Joe describes the beginnings of the retail.

Shout out to Randy Nkonoki for helping us set up the interview. And visit the online store to carry on supporting GOOD MUSIC.

Photography: Kasey Stokes

I sat down with A-Trak for a few minutes for the launch of DJ Heroe 2 and asked him about the importance of the DJ in hip hop today because I kept hearing news about its demise. Here's what he has to say...

Shout out to Amanda Schwarz & Calvin Hwang for facilitating the interview.

in this second part of the interview Pac Div tell us what the label has brought them so far and the importance of vibing with a producer like Pharrell.

We sat down with Pac Div after their performance at The Roxy. They told us what they had been up to and the sound they were trying to achieve.

Shout out to the Pac Div team Jeff, Darryl and Jasmin (TakingYouOver.com) for helping us with the interview.

Pics: Kasey Stokes, Video & Edit: M Boogie, Interview: LA Stereo team

Jasmin (TakingYouOver.com) & I took spent a day with Diamond District (Oddisse, YU, XO, DJ Quartermaine) a little while back. They talk about the group, DMV scene and their own personal experiences that led them to hip hop. Check it out

Rebecca Haithcoat in her first on screen interview talks with Fashawn about the real Santiago, how he draws strength from his stage name, and how someone so young can come up with such raw emotion. If you haven't already cop "Boy Meets World" it's a jewel.