Long Beach is a well-known locale within Los Angeles County for its culture and music, with ’92 being one of its latest products. And the band wears those influences on their sleeves, a genre-bending ensemble with no regard for categorizations. They combine the aggressiveness of hardcore with the street-level influence of gangster rap and G-Funk. Where the G-Funk comes in is within the swagger, and the gangster rap is evident within the band’s expertise in storytelling. There are so many influences within ’92’s sound, but you may think of them as a grittier, heavier, modern-day version of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. ’92’s latest release is their self-titled debut EP, released last month via Rude Records. Consisting of five songs, the EP explores themes of rebellion that are rooted within th...
