@Kaytranada & @VicMensa Hit #1 on Urban Charts with “Drive Me Crazy”

This past week Canadian producer Kaytranada and Chi-town emcee Vic Mensa hit #1 on our charts with “Drive Me Crazy”, a track that is a good indication of how creative Hip-Hop has become as of late. Vic skillfully laces the beat with dope verses and bridges and makes perfect use of both energetic raps and subtle vocals. This is one of the dopest tracks of this year in my book, and no surprise that our listeners and DJs felt the same way.

 

1. Kaytranada x Vic Mensa – Drive Me Crazy

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Coming in at #2 this week is California’s very own Fashawn with his track “Guess Who’s Back“. Fashawn has created one of the best albums of 2015 with his recent The Ecology LP, which was executive produced by Nas and the first major release on Mass Appeal Records, Nas’s imprint. “Guess Who’s Back” is produced by Beewirks, and the first track on the LP. Check it out below.

 

2. Fashawn – Guess Who’s Back (prod. Beewirks)

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Coming in at #3 this week is Austrian producer/DJ Flip with his track, “Without Warning” which features some fire verses from Detroit spitters Phat Kat & Elzhi. This track is raw hip-hop at its finest, and yet another testament to the global aspect of hip-hop today. Here two celebrated emcees out of the U.S. link with a European producer, and it comes together very organic. Peep the track below which has been getting tons of spins in the past few months.

 

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Check out our full Top 40 + Adds from last week, below:

KSJS Top 40 (3.14.15)

KSJS – Urban

San Jose, CA

TOP 40 CHART

March 21st, 2015

Heavy Rotation

1. Kaytranada & Vic Mensa – Drive Me Crazy – XL Recordings
2. Fashawn – Guess Who’s Back (prod. Beewirks) – Mass Appeal Records
3. Flip – Without Warning (ft. Phat Kat & Elzhi) – Ill Adrenaline Records
4. Bless Ya’ Soul – Cards Dealt – Independent
5. Fly Commons – Elevators (ft. Traxamillion, Nio Tha Gift & Erk Tha Jerk) – Independent
6. Mykill Miers – Spells D.A.N.G.E.R. (ft. Planet Asia) – Below System Records
7. Denzel Curry – Certified  – C9
8. Beejus – Too Much Slaps (ft. Oops) – Independent
9. Mitchy Slick – Miss My Nigga (Jacka) (prod. The Worlds Freshest) – Independent
10. Slum Village – E(I) GO – Ne’Astra Music Group
11. Jr & Ph7 x Chuuwee – Meadowview Morning (ft. Bueno & Sean LaMarr) – Below System Records
12. C Plus – Sorbet (prod. Trox) – The 25/8 Group
13. Waldo – Rich Without Money (prod. Gravez, Sango, Fortune) – AGO/Soulection
14. Kirk Knight- Brokeland – Pro.Era Music
15. FX Juice – Garden – Independent
16. Boogie – Further – Independent
17. Young Bari – The Beat Goes On (prod. YPOnTheBeat)
18. GZA – The Mexican (ft. Tom Morello) – Liquid Swords/Babygrande Records
19. City Shawn – LaLaLa (prod. Cortez) – Family Money
20. DJ EFN – Lane 2 Lane (ft. Gunplay & Denzel Curry) – Crazy Hood Productions

Medium Rotation

1. Rey Resurreccion – The Story (prod. Chexmex)
2. Asher Roth – Blow Yr Head (prod. Nottz) –
3. Matty Slims – Biscayne Part II (ft. Bo Dirty Sout) – High Esteem Studio/Open University
4. DJ Nu-Mark & Slimkid3 – King (ft. Diamond D & K-Natural) – Delicious Vinyl
5. Earthgang – Monday (ft. Mac Miller) – Spillage Village Records
6. MohamedX – Root of All Evol – Independent
7. Tre Capital – Bear The Burden (prod. Eestbound) – Ellision Music
8. Raekwon – Wall to Wall (ft. French Montana & Busta Rhymes) – ICEH20 Records
9. Opio x Free the Robots – Let the Bass Go – Pinky Up Records
10. The Mood Doctors -Refuse –  Pandemonium Wreckordz
11. City Shawn – Outta There (prod. Cortez) – Family Money
12. Murs – The Strangest (prod. Curtiss King) – Strange Music
13. Open Mike Eagle – Celebrity Reduction Prayer (prod. Oddisee) – Mello Music Group
14. Kydd Jones – Blink Away (ft. Sean Price) – Self-Released
15. Fashawn – Something To Believe In (ft. Nas & Aloe Blacc) – Mass Appeal Records
16. ST Spittin – Scared Money (ft. Iamsu & Kool John) (prod. YP On The Beat) – Monsters Ink
17. Logic – Top Ten (ft. Big K.R.I.T.) (prod. 6ix) – Def Jam Records
18. AP.9 – Let This Song Cry (Jacka Tribute) – Mob Figaz
19. eMC – Fly Thoughts (ft. Pearl Gates) – M3/Penalty Entertainment
20. Lecrae – I’m Turnt – Reach Records

Adds

Red Pill – Look What This World Did to Us – Mello Music Group

Yates- Why Would I Lie – Westacy Ent.

Action Bronson – Baby Blue (ft. Chance the Rapper) – Atlantic Recording

Nio Tha Gift – No Regrets (prod. Cheeze) – SNF Entertainment

Bryant Dope – Shoutout to Me – Independent

Anthony Dean – Outta Space – Independent

Freddie Gibbs – Pronto – ESGN

Ras Kass & Shabaam Sahdeeq  – Back Again- IV League

Top Locals Chart

1. Bless Ya’ Soul – Cards Dealt – Independent
2. Fly Commons – Elevators (ft. Traxamillion, Nio Tha Gift & Erk Tha Jerk) – Independent
3. Beejus – Too Much Slaps (ft. Oops) – Independent
4. Mitchy Slick – Miss My Nigga (Jacka) (prod. The Worlds Freshest) – Independent
5. FX Juice – Garden – Independent
6. Young Bari – The Beat Goes On (prod. YPOnTheBeat)
7. City Shawn – LaLaLa (prod. Cortez) – Family Money
8. Rey Resurreccion – The Story (prod. Chexmex)
9. Matty Slims – Biscayne Part II (ft. Bo Dirty Sout) – High Esteem Studio/Open University
10. MohamedX – Root of All Evol – Independent
11. Opio x Free the Robots – Let the Bass Go – Pinky Up Records
12. City Shawn – Outta There (prod. Cortez) – Family Money
13. ST Spittin – Scared Money (ft. Iamsu & Kool John) (prod. YP On The Beat) – Monsters Ink
14. AP.9 – Let This Song Cry (Jacka Tribute) – Mob Figaz

Adds

Yates- Why Would I Lie – Westacy Ent.

Nio Tha Gift – No Regrets (prod. Cheeze) – SNF Entertainment

Anthony Dean – Outta Space – Independent