Adam Mansbach
A transplant to the Bay Area in the mid-2000s, Adam Mansbach got his early musical education as a kid in the Boston area, obsessed with hip-hop. Like many of us caught up in hip-hop’s tidal surge across the U.S. in the 1980s, Adam was inspired to MC and DJ but he also found a calling to infuse his energies into writing as a journalist and novelist. While still a college student in the mid-90s, he started the hip-hop journal/magazine, Elementary, before launching himself as an author. Best know
Thes One
As far as record cities go, Los Angeles can feel like an enigma. The size and diversity of its population, in addition to long-standing music and movie industries, means that many meaningful sides were both cut and distributed here, but the geographic size and population dispersion have long frustrated those trying to explore the region’s record riches. It takes time, patience, and a lot of footwork to get anywhere in that game, and if anyone has worn some soles, hunting for soul, it’s been
