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Government Name: Khalil Bernard Kinsey
My L.A.: Santa Monica
Album/ Mixtape: Soon You’ll Understand mixtape (January 2009)
Signed/ Unsigned: Unsigned

“I’m jaded by new music in general,” says Diz Gibran, sitting in Los Angeles’ Westwood Park on an unusually hot November afternoon. The irony is Diz, 30, is talking about himself and a new collective of L.A. emcees emerging within city limits.

Los Angeles, infamous for its glitz and glamour, has been bubbling with excitement lately—a sort of L.A. resurgence is taking place. “I call it a renaissance. And it’s bigger than music—it’s art, clothing, and all that. It’s an incredible scene to be apart of,” says Diz. He pauses for a minute to roll a cigarette, (”They’re called Bali Shags, a friend got me into it. I guess I still enjoy the process of rolling,”), lights it, then continues: “You have all people from all different walks of life and scenes, but are creative in their own way. We’re definitely showing something different and reshaping the perception of the West Coast.”

It’s true. Gone are the days of the long-heralded gangsta rap archetype. With all due respect to the pioneers of West Coast sound, it’s a new day and Diz is embracing the change. “People are seeing that there is an actual scene. And the dope shit about it is, the majority of kids in L.A. aren’t gangster. We all know gangsters, we all grew up with gangsters, seen gangster shit and have done gangster shit, but we’re not gangsters. We’re just regular people.”

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