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West Coast Wednesday: Sip & Listen


Cocktails and Music
Apple Martini, Los Angeles, CA

The apple martini also known as Appletini is a Los Angeles original cocktail created in 1996. It has been popularized in entertainment and social settings; its ingredients are fresh green apple, vodka, or gin, and your choice of apple juice, cider, or apple liqueur, shake and pour into your favorite martini glass. The Apple Martini is crisp, sour, and sweet!





Seafood Sam is a music artist from Long Beach, California. His rap style is alternate hip-hop or relaxed rap. Seafood Sam's laid-back lyrics are a great display on his album 'Pontiac Promises'. 'Pennies and Diamonds' and 'Mosh Pit to Love Songs 'are dope singles I'd play on repeat. Sam's Single 'Jaquan Lennon' gives a 70's sound and although the Appletini was created in the 90's the cocktail pairs perfectly.





Icecoldbishop is a Los Angeles, California music artist whose music style I'd categorize as experimental gangsta rap and hip-hop. Icecoldbishop's music explores all the elements of West Coast gangsta rap using a range of tempos, one moment the beat is extremely fast, and in a matter of seconds the beat becomes slow. Bishop's lyrics are abstract yet remain on topic. Listen to his album Generational Curse, particularly his single 'Focus' which is a modern spinoff of early 2000's West Coast Rap.




Celestaphone is from Riverside, California. His experimental hip-hop sound will give listeners funk, rock, jazz, and country music components. Playfully referred to as "Gumbo Rap". Celestaphone utilizes plunderphonics which is basically the sampling of multiple recognizable songs within a song, A.K.A jacking for beats which takes skill because the artist must maintain the rhythm and cadence while rapping over multiple songs and the constant transitions. If you are familiar with Sunday Service praise and worship/devotion typically use this style. Celestaphone's Album Paper Cut from the Obit is a good listen. The song 'Day' is a perfect partner for the Appletini.



This edition of Sip & Listen is for hip-hop heads and music lovers who are searching to venture outside artists that create general or trending hip-hop music. The listeners who want a new and fresh sound.


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