Sorry I've been missing in action on the site, been workin on new projects that you will soon see come to fruition. On another note, last night was The Grasshopper, and I decided to record & release my set. We had guest performances from Hawdwerk & Jansport J - who debuted some new records, Ayomari - fresh from his tour with TiRon, & Sunspot Jonz - of the Living Legends fame. To say the least it was a good night for L.A. hip hop! I'm sure there will be footage floating around on the net soon enough. Here's my set list  & download link for the mix:

DJ Val the Vandle Recorded LIVE @ The Grasshopper 3/30/2011

1 Mos Def & Nate Dogg "Oh No" (RIP NATE DOGG)
2 Kid Cudi "Make Her Say"
3 Wiz Khalifa & Too $hort "On My Level"
4 Cashius Green & SPEAK! "Can You Accept That?"
5 Kanye West "PoWer"
6 Drake & Lil Wayne "Miss Me"
7 Richard Wright "Marry Mary Jane" (BANGER!)
8 J Cole "Lights Please"
9 DJ Quik & AMG "Can U Werk Wit That?" (Vandle-Mix)
10 Dr. Dre & Kurupt& Nate Dogg "Xxxplosive"
11 Pac Div "Mayor"
12 Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz "On To The Next One"
13 Snoop Dogg "El Lay"
14 Murs& Terrace Martin "Fresh Kicks"
15 Terrace Martin & Wiz Khalifa "Roll Up"
16 Sade "War of the Hearts" (I'm Loaded Original)
17 Droop-E & E-40 "I'm Loaded"
18 Kanye West & Jay-Z "Monster"

DJ Val the Vandle Live at The Grasshopper 3/30/11

Last week VerBS & Intuition rocked the Echoplex amongst a who's who of LA music...Blu, Busdriver, JonWayne, Open Mike Eagle, TiRon & Ayomari, Pac Div, & U-N-I, blessed the stage. As usual, VerBS & Intuition got the crowd hype, as well as giving everybody a sneak peak into their collaborative project. Check out their latest offering, "Fool. I'm The Smartest"

I really like how this short film shows a side of Nipsey Hu$$le that doesnt get shown via the media check it out!

"LA is My Playground" is a short film about the subculture of burgeoning LA Hip-Hop acts starring Nipsey Hussle, DOM Kennedy & Pac Div (with a special guest appearance by David Banner). The film captures a once in a lifetime experience of these artists on their rise to stardom. Each artist has a song in the film that directly relates to LA; Showtime-DOM Kennedy, The Mayor-Pac Div, Hometown-Nipsey Hussle, demonstrating different places in their career.

- Jason Madison (director)

The homie Skeme  is releasing his "Pistols & Palm Trees" mixtape this week! In preparation for it, he just released this webisode, featuring snippets from songs with Tyga & Kendrick Lamar.  Peep it and check back on Tuesday for the mixtape!

Imagine what would happend when the world of hip hop combined its efforts in one vennue...Atlanta hosts the A3C Festival that does just that. A good amount of acts that are blessing the stage have all been featured here and there - here's the list of performers for all 3 coasts:

Pac Div is embarking on their "Underdogs" tour at the end of the month.

They are coming to a city near you, make sure you check out their live show.

Watching this reminds me of when they were really underdogs...this is some footage from about 3 years ago on a Hip Hop Staple - the Wake Up Show: