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Pacific Division was in NYC a few weeks ago to meet the Universal Motown family and they threw a show at LOVE to celebrate. John Public of Loud caught up with them outside the spot and they spit a few of their favorite verses.
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DOWNLOAD: A (2)Dope Mixtape :: Cadillac Edition
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The guys over at The Exactly have just released a dope mix tape titled “Your New Favorite Mixtape” featuring C.R.A.C. Knuckles, Cool Kids, & Pacific Division and many more. Quoted… “From its inception, the mixtape had to be something that represented what I felt the blog stood for, sharing DOPE SHIT with everybody! I didn’t want it to be a West Coast mixtape, underground Hip Hop mixtape or mainstream, I merely wanted to put songs that I thought were dope together in a package for people to bang. The process of putting together this mixtape has had its setbacks and delays, but I persisted and I can finally give it to ya’ll.” Big shout out to SamIAm.
Click HERE to download.
Source: The Exactly Blog
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Just got word that Pacific Division signed with Universal yesterday. About a week ago, rumor had it Pac Div was going to be the premier act to sign with Jermaine Dupri’s new TAG Records – a Procter and Gamble/Island Def Jam effort to meld product with product.
Whoever signs with TAG will forever be known as “the TAG group.” It will be unduly difficult to shake the image of product placement. JD even said in his TAG press release, “I’m hand-selecting and molding these artists to make history in hip-hop.” He’s not looking for good music, he’s looking for an image, for artists to mold. It will be a damn shame to have another artist’s music lost to the pages of gimmick history.
Listen to Pac Div BELOW.
Source: The Smoking Section
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In an age filled with ringtone rappers smugly gloating about how they “can make a mil sayin’ nothing on a track” it’s no wonder so many Hip-Hop heads are yearning for what many consider the ‘golden era’ of the ‘90s. Yet, while rap in the 90s did embody a certain spirit and depth that is lost upon numerous artists of today, it is important to continue to move beyond the past in order to progress as a genre. Looking backwards will only make for a stale, stagnant product. As we should all know by now, Hip-Hop is not dead; it’s merely in need of a lengthy history lesson in hopes of gaining more respect for its roots, and some direction to guide it in a positive path for the future.
Enter Pacific Division.
Taking a page from the book of Little Brother, Pac Div has found that perfect medium of old-school flavor with new-school appeal; living proof that artists can successfully pay homage to the past without dwelling in it. Managing to make honest tracks without the pretense of materialism and misogyny, the trio [comprised of brothers Like and Mibbs, and their childhood friend BeYoung] have already gotten highly-coveted co-signs from Pharrell, Snoop Dogg, and OKP’s very own ?uestlove, proving that they will be a force to reckon with.
This week, OKP sat down with the Cali natives to talk about what sets them apart from the pack, resuscitating an ailing rap industry and the dismaying verdict of the Sean Bell trial. Read the interview RIGHT HERE.
Source: OkayPlayer
