King Cannibal finds pleasure in dark, gritty beats that barely support a booty shake. Instead, take the lyrics to “Colder Still” off his latest, Let the Night Roar: “I believe in death. I believe in disease. In justice, torture and anger. I believe in murder.” This interview by Daiana Feuer.

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Low End Theory’s resident MC Nocando maimed a generation as a battle rapper, and now after two promising EPs, he will release his debut, Jimmy the Lock, this month on Alpha Pup. He now commutes to Low End Theory weekly from Oakland and he speaks now while riding the bus. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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Download: Nocando “Hurry Up And Wait”

(from Jimmy The Lock out Jan. 26 on Alpha Pup)
Low End Theory resident MC Nocando’s single “Hurry Up and Wait” from his debut album Jimmy The Lock, produced by fellow Low End-er Nobody. Elsewhere on this record: Free The Robots, Nosaj Thing, Daedelus, Maestroe (on “Never Lie” also seen on [...]

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L.A. RECORD XMAS PARTY [ON THE BEDROCK] 2009
FREE with RSVP to rsvp@larecord.com and DONATION OF CHILD’S TOY

flyer by the amazing champoyhate!
FREE with RSVP to rsvp@larecord.com and DONATION OF CHILD’S TOY
Each year since we started in 2005, L.A. RECORD has thrown an Xmas party. Back then it was Daddy Kev and Mike Stock DJ-ing off mismatched [...]

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Download: Low End Theory Vol. V “Daddy Kev vs. Daedelus”

I remember “in the beginning” when one of the proposed spots for Low End Theory was The Smell. That would have been a mind melter!! Congratulations to all the guys for an amazing job and a great feature in today’s Arts & Entertainment Section [...]

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Right from the source. Mind-debriding sequencing here—well done, destroyers!

9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Primal Luxe
10:00 pm – 10:30 pm Post Foetus –
10:30 pm – 11:00 pm Toki Mosta – Brainfeeder
11:00 pm – 11:30 pm Jo666er – Magical Property
11:30 pm – 12:00 am Nosaj Thing – Alpha Pup
12:00 am [...]

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Download: Nosaj Thing “Coat Of Arms”

(from Drift out Tue., June 9, on Alpha Pup)
Julia Tsao was there at the photo shoot to document Nosaj Thing’s transformation from studied beatmaker to something a bit less… sane? See the results inside this month’s L.A. RECORD!

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Nosaj Thing was in 40 Bands 80 Minutes with Wives, HEALTH and Abe Vigoda and then followed madman visionaries like Flying Lotus and Gaslamp Killer to Low End Theory. He now joins half the next generation of L.A. beatmakers on Daddy Kev’s Alpha Pup Records with his debut full-length Drift. This interview by Chris Ziegler

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Dan Monick

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