@DaLocksmith Hits #1 on Urban Charts with “For Now” ft. @RebeccaTheVoice

Bay Area emcee Locksmith has been slaying our rotation ever since tracks like “Rare Form” and “Man Up” several years ago. He continued to do so as he collaborated with Ski Beatz on tracks like “Lock” and “Devil’s Lasso”, and with records like “The Pit”, “Take Me Away” off Labyrinth, “Be Free” and “Bear With Me” off The Green Box, and “The Hardest Song Ever” and “Your Loss” off A Thousand Cuts. Its always dope for me to see Lock doing his thing, he has been one of my favorite emcees since he was in the group, “The Frontline” during the Hyphy movement. I remember watching his freestyle escapades on TRL live, and have been a fan ever since.

Now he has released his latest LP, Lofty Goals, and the second single, “For Now” hits #1 this week after “Blinded” had hit #2 back on June 7th. Check out the video for “For Now” below, and stream purchase Lofty Goals.

1. Locksmith – For Now (ft. Rebecca Nobel) (prod. Mike Blankenship & Mike TopNotch)

[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrZ1dE53U70[/youtube]

Coming in at #2 is buzzing Bay Area trio #The22ndLetter, which consists of Nef The Pharaoh, Cousin Fik & Willie Joe. Their record “Appear” is produced by San Jose native, Cortez and is a banger. Check out the track below:

2. The 22nd Letter – Appear (prod. Cortez)

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTlIqH_VcC8[/youtube]

Coming in at #3 is San Jose native Cola with his track “Californication”. The track is a straight-forward sample of the popular Red Hot Chilli Peppers tune. Cola shows why he is a force to be reckoned with as he spits dope bars over the familiar instrumental. Check it out below

3. Cola – Californication

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNVoxC8HIQ[/youtube]

Coming in at #4 is Slum Village with their track “Expressive” ft. BJ The Chicago Kid. Off the album, Yes! which has all J. Dilla production. The track has quickly become a listener favorite, check it out below.

4. Slum Village – Expressive (ft. BJ The Chicago Kid) (prod. J. Dilla)

[youtube]https://youtu.be/r9eCOoQv7-g[/youtube]

Coming in at #5 is another Bay Area artist, Rexx Life Raj. He had a big record in rotation in December 2013/January 2014 called “Cookies”, and now he has another big record. “Sincerely Annie” has been a hit with our DJs and listeners, and the energy was evident as he performed the track this past Friday at our The Wave showcase in Downtown San Jose. Check out the dope visuals for the track which showcases Rexx Life Raj’s raps and vocals.

5. Rexx Life Raj – Sincerely Annie (prod. Ben Manlove)

[youtube]https://youtu.be/UafvpxRAkF8[/youtube]

Full Top 40 Charts:

KSJS Top 40 (7.13.15)

KSJS – Urban

San Jose, CA

TOP 40 CHART

July 13th, 2015

Heavy Rotation

Locksmith – For Now (ft. Rebecca Nobel) – Landmark Ent.
The 22nd Letter – Appear (prod. Cortez) – SickWidIt Records
Cola – Californication – Independent
Slum Village – Expressive (ft. BJ The Chicago Kid) – Ne’Astra Music Group
Rexx Life Raj – Sincerely Annie – Dead at 27
L’Orange & Jeremiah Jae – All I Need (ft. Gift of Gab) – Mello Music Group
Main Attrakionz – Ain’t No Other Way – Vapor Records
Ziggy – Left Right – Westacy Ent.
Constant Deviants – Just Make Music – Six2Six Records
Blended Babies – Shadows (ft. Asher Roth, Sir Michael Rocks, Jon B. & Like) – BBMG
Drique London – Breach – Independent
Supastition – Flawless – Reform School Music/World Expo Records
Czarface – Nightcrawler (ft. Method Man) – Brick Records
Madchild – Devils and Angels (prod. Evidence) – Battle Axe Records
Trip – All About Checks (prod. Falco) – Independent
Ziggy – Moment – Westacy Ent.
Kev Choice – Noose (ft. Locksmith, Jeff Turner & Codany Holiday) – Mind Over Matter
DJ Premier & BMB Spacekid – Till It’s Done (ft. Anderson Paak) – Boiler Room
Jay Rock – Money Trees Deuce – Top Dawg Entertainment
Dirtbag Dan – Manic Episodes (ft. Tr1zz) – Counterproductive

Medium Rotation

Ant Bankx – Wave (prod. Christiamentalz) – THG
Craig White x Cola – H8rs (prod. Cola) – Independent
20syl – Copycat (ft. Fashawn) – On & On Records
Chuck Inglish – 2003 (ft. Grey Sweatpants) – Sounds Like Fun Records
Locksmith – 10KONDRMS – (prod. Marz Geniusboy, Lock & Mike Blankenship) – Landmark Ent.
Chuuwee x Tr1zz – Matter Fact (prod. Saro) – Independent
DJ J Hart – Mean Streets (ft. Rich Quik, Audible Doctor, Nutso & Davenport Grimes) – DJbooth.net
Yates x Ziggy – Rollin Ridin – Westacy Ent.
Asher Roth – That’s Cute (prod. Chuck Inglish) – RetroHash
Statik Selektah – Beautiful Life (ft. Action Bronson & Joey Bada$$) – Showoff Records/Duck Down Music
Ace Diego – Creepin – Independent
Waldo & Tre Capital – Any Day Now (ft. Like) – AGO/Soulection
Falcons – Aquafina (ft. Goldlink & Chaz French) – Fool’s Gold Records
Pac Div – Roll The Dice – Independent
Dlabrie – Mat Warriors (prod. James The Butcher) – RonDaVoux Records
Czarface – Ka-Bang (ft. MF Doom) – Brick Records
eMC – Signtology – M3/Penalty Entertainment
Chuuwee – Man of My Word (prod. Shae Money) – Independent
L’orange & Kool Keith – The Traveler (ft. J-Live) – Mello Music Group
Skyzoo – See a Key (Ki’) (ft. Jadakiss) – First Generation Rich/Empire

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First Division – This Iz Tha Time (ft. DJ Premier) – Soulspazm/Spaghetto Bender Music

Vince Staples – Norf Norf (prod. Clams Casino ) – Def Jam Records

Barz Simpson – I Ain’t Made It Yet (ft. Craig White) – Independent

C Plus – Don’t Worry Bout Me (prod. Moshuun) – 25/8 Group

Rey Res – Gone Get It – Ineffable Records

Obie Trice – Good Girls – Black Market Ent/Ingrooves

Boogie – First Evergreen (prod. Willie B) – Independent

David Banner – My Uzi (ft. Big K.R.I.T.) – A Banner Vision

Finale – Just Due (ft. Homeboy Sandman & Miz Korona) – Mello Music Group

L’Orange & Kool Keith – Twenty Fifty Three (ft. Mr. Lif) – Mello Music Group

Redman – Somebody Got Robbd (ft. Mr. Yellow) – Gilla House Records

The Alchemist – Voodoo (ft. Action Bronson) – ALC

The Barhemian – Labor Day Chillin – Independent

Anthony Dean – Koolin (prod. malikgotsoxx)- Independent

Yates – Bad MF (prod. Sslimm) – Westacy Ent.

Your Old Droog – We Don’t Know You – Droog Recordings/Empire Distribution

Locksmith – Sure As Can Be (ft. Chris Webby) (prod. Apathy) – Landmark Ent.

Statik Selektah – In The Wind (ft. Joey Bada$$, Big K.R.I.T.& Chauncy Sherod) – Showoff Records/ Duck Down Records

Top Locals Chart

Locksmith – For Now (ft. Rebecca Nobel) – Landmark Ent.
Cola – Californication – Independent
Rexx Life Raj – Sincerely Annie – Dead at 27
Young Gully – Come On Down – YH
Main Attrakionz – Ain’t No Other Way – Vapor Records
Ziggy – Left Right – Westacy Ent.
Trip – All About Checks (prod. Falco) – Independent
Ziggy – Moment – Westacy Ent.
Kev Choice – Noose (ft. Locksmith, Jeff Turner & Codany Holiday) – Mind Over Matter
Dirtbag Dan – Manic Episodes (ft. Tr1zz) – Counterproductive
Ant Bankx – Wave (prod. Christiamentalz) – THG/JGE
Craig White x Cola – H8rs (prod. Cola) – Independent
Locksmith – 10KONDRMS – (prod. Marz Geniusboy, Lock & Mike Blankenship) – Landmark Ent.
Yates x Ziggy – Rollin Ridin – Westacy Ent.
Dlabrie – Mat Warriors (prod. James The Butcher) – RonDaVoux Records

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