Antwon just released a music video featuring Rafael Reyes—frontman for the locally loved, San Diego-based “cholo goth” duo PRAYERS—via Pitchfork.The new clip for “Dri-Fit” finds the San Jose-born emcee kicking mad flows at a backyard party, while Reyes and other cowboy-hat-clad chicanos flash knives, swill Tecate and rock the dance floor.

The video’s protagonist wear’s an LED-bedazzled vest—like a total badass.

“Dri-Fit” is the closing track from Antwon’s excellent Double Ecstacy EP, which he released April 1 on the taste-making Los Angeles label Anticon—home to TOBACCO and Daedelus. Peep game on the video below:

The child of Ethiopian immigrants, Lavish is a young San Jose emcee with big aspirations. The up-and-coming rapper was raised in the Santa Teresa neighborhood and first took an interest in hip-hop in middle school, where he and his friends would spend their free time (and class time) engaging in rap battles with one another.

With influences including 2Pac, J. Cole, Mac Dre and Meek Mill, Lavish recently released a video for his song, “San Jose,” which honors the city he calls home.

Check it out here:

Two of San Jose’s best-known rappers, Dirtbag Dan and Rey Ressureccion have released a new video for “Thinking of a Master Plan.” The clip, which is anchored by Dan and Res spitting verses on the steps of what appears to be a San Jose porch—whilst smoking and kicking back brews—also features plenty of shots of the city from which they both hail—the Zay.

“God bless the Zay/raising hell on these beautiful streets/ran into problems/fuckin’ with the usual freaks,” Dirtbag Dan rhymes on the chorus of the track praising his and Res’ native city.

Check out the Skylar G.-produced track below.

Stay tuned to Metro and the Activate blog for more on Rey Resurreccion who is nearing the release of his third full-length LP, Heart of the City.

Before scoring a record deal in 1978, Devo had already helped shape what would eventually become the major source of promotion for music in the 1980s: the music video. Devo’s initial work in film was a reflection on their creative virtuosity. They were less musicians and more all-around art students that experimented in print-art, films and even built their own instruments for several of their early recordings. 

Here’s a list of Devo’s five best music videos:

1. Jocko Homo
This is where it all began. The Jocko Homo video was actually the second segment of their 1976 film “In the beginning was the end: The truth about de-evolution.” This song is the Devo anthem. It lays out the driving philosophy behind the band—the human race is no longer evolving, it is de-evolving. Like most of Devo’s early work, the video sets a weird post-apocalyptic tone that rides line between creepy and fun.