- J. Stalin
Cypress Village’s neighborhood celebrity, J. Stalin, is back again with his seventh album (if you don’t count the seven other mixtapes) since 2006. Featuring original beats and Stalin’s signature rapping/singing style, the new album, Prenuptial Agreement, released Jan. 12, meets the standard fans have come to expect from the West Oakland street star. The record includes the single “Rock Day,” for which Stalin has already released a video. Tracks range from drug-dealer anthems to the somewhat unrefined slow songs, with lyrics about selling rocks and surviving the harsh realities of life in West Oakland. Highlights include “D-Boy Blues 2010,” “Lyrical Exercise 2,” “Neighborhood Stars,” and “U Broke.”
