jamael dean, mekala session, and i'm sharda.ala: the sound of los angeles or this west coast, kind of like south central tinge has always been not unkempt, but untamed. it's wild. it's got a angle to it. you can't just tune out and bob your head, man. there's something going on there. it's not easy listening. hollywood is the throbbing, beating heart of commercial entertainment for the world. but, yo, south central is the soul, baby. like, we're the blues. that's where the love is. that's where the pain is. that's where the fear is, and the courage is. like, that's what you're hearing when you hear people from here make music. kendrick lamar, kamasi washington, terrance martin, charles mingus, eric dolphy. it's the kind of thing where there's always been the combat to corporate usings of music. this message has always been here. there are really deep roots in south central los angeles in leimert park. generations on generations of musicians. i am part of the scene that directly makes lit underground music for people who seek it.