One of the most popular local videos of last year was "Memory Lane" by GoodHoodMoney Entertainment. GoodHoodMoney consists of Big Dre, Baby Weed, C-Dubb and Cannonz. YouTube "Memory Lane" for some true authentic Tacoma street culture, and hit up reverbnation.com/goodhoodmoney to hear 25 free GoodHoodMoney songs, with features from Tommy Boi and D.J. Iceman. GoodHoodMoney is not your average street-music crew. They work closely with the Alliance Battle League and also operate an upstart label helping to put out music from younger artists. GoodHoodMoney reps for Tacoma hard so check them out.

Keeping their buzz high, The Breaklites have hit us with another quality video, "Style." See below. It's got The Breaklites signature funk in full-effect. The Breaklites have been busy lately, performing numerous all-ages shows and benefits, and tearing up bigger stages, from Jazzbones, to The Space on Saturday, Feb 25, where the group will perform as part of EvergreenOne's solo album-release party.

When it comes to street-music in Seattle, the most important name to know right now is Fatal Lucciauno. No one spits reality bars like him. He oozes authenticity. Lucciauno's street-lesson raps are unparalleled in the city of Seattle. He's a Sportn' Life Records artist and is releasing a highly-anticipated album, Respect, Feb 21. Lucciauno is coming to "Word 3^rd Thursday" at Hell's Kitchen on Thursday, Feb 23, for his Tacoma album-release show. (FULL DISCLOSUE: I book and organize Word 3^rd Thursdays at Hell's Kitchen.) There will be hard copies of Lucciauno's Respect available. Check it out, because Fatal is one of the best in the entire region.

Right now there's an MC in Washington ya may not have heard that ya should familiarize yourself with. His name is Jon Salt, check him at jonsaltmusic.com. Salt's music is available on iTunes and all major online distribution sites. YouTube Jon Salt as well - he has numerous high-quality, well-shot videos for ya to see. Salt has a unique style that is hard to pin down. He's a rapper's rapper, talking about life and music. Salt is a military-brat. He was born in Europe, speaking Dutch and German. He didn't even speak English or come to the U.S. until he was five years old - giving his flow an incredibly unique sound.