La Clika Podcast with Darkside 90042 Episode #27

Underground hip hop artist and public school educator Darkside 90042 hangs out with us on this episode and shares stories of his life, his many collaborations within the Los Angeles hip hop community and his various projects. Join in the conversation and find out what makes him one of the great thinkers in rap.

www.darkside90042.com

Spotify @darkside90042

Soundcloud.com/darkside90042
Soundcloud.com/musicisfreerecords
Darkside90042.bandcamp.com
Dark Innocents on Spotify and Apple Music

I am a solo artist who frequently collaborates with others.

Any booking enquires can be sent to darkside90042@gmail.com

 

I am the king of Highland Park in North East LA. I have been making hip hop music for a number of decades, rapping since I was 12 and recording since I was 16ish. I make progressive, intelligent hip-hop music. I’m a high school English teacher by trade. I’m a single father of 3 wonderful children. I also write and perform my own original poetry. I release my music under the label Music Is Free Records. The motto is “Music is free…it’s the rent that costs.” I’m also a member of a global hip hop collaborative collective called the Hardw3rk Microphone Collective. We are a conglomeration of MCs, DJs, producers and engineers from Los Angeles, Riverside, Florida, Philadelphia and Japan. Our motto is: “It ain’t woth the work, unless it’s Hardw3rk!!!” Anything else just ask.

I use a Neuman U87 microphone to record my vocals. I use Digidesign’s Pro Tools digital recording and editing program with an Apogee Duo interface.

I have no sponsors at this time, but I do support a few companies. I wear a hat by Key to the City Clothing. I wear shirts by Goodlife Roots Clothing. I also wear Controversial Brand shirts. I have a Northeast LA one. I also have a dope sweater from NE Los Brand. Other than that hit me up if you are looking to sponsor someone.

I call my music style Progressive, Intelligent Hip-Hop.

I have a couple projects that are available for purchase and download. On my bandcamp you can find 5 projects on my bandcamp:
Unfinished- Solo project from late 90’s early 2000s of unpolished music.
Nothing is Harder to Stop Than a Man Whose Time Has Come to Pass- Same era, more polished.
Masters Of The Art- M.O.T.A.v8ion-Along with VinSun, who produced the tracks on the album as well as rapped on it, this is a project from the 2010 era.
SideLess-Analog Compositions Interpreted Digitally (A.C.I.D.)- Along with DJ Seedless, who produced the album and rapped on a couple tracks, this is a project from the 2012 era.
Dark Innocents- Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8- Along with producer Mind of the Innocent, who produced and engineered the whole project, it features collaborations with MC Emo, The Ar(T)chitect, DJ Seedless and DJ Mino.
Dark Innocents is also available for purchase at Store.cdbaby.com/cd/darkinnocents1
Shout out to Hip Hop Congress, Artists United to End Homelessness, Hardw3rk Microphone Collective, Black and Brown Movement, East of the River, Lotta Noise, Fight Academy, Shneaky Entertainment, HipHops Night @ Golden Road Brewery, and many, many more.

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