— Two of West Coast’s finest, Jay Worthy and Dām-FunK, link up on their new collaborative single “Westside” featuring rapper and producer DRAM.
On “Westside,” Jay Worthy and Dām-FunK usher in intense feelings of nostalgia detailing their daily routines over a beat reminiscent of the golden years of G-Funk. The single arrives alongside a music video that sees Jay Worthy and Dām-FunK riding in one of Worthy’s red old schools (a noteworthy item from the avid car collector), invoking the same Menace II Society energy from the 90s classic.
Unhurried, the collaborators paint a vivid scene of the music that informs their creativity, so much so that you can almost peer through smoke-filled low riders to catch a glimpse of the distinctive sound of California’s rich hip-hop culture. All in all, the latest offering from Worthy, “Westside,” sees the pair effortlessly fashion an ode to the West Coast.
First arriving on the scene in the mid-2010s, Jay Worthy has made a name for himself as “one of the most dependable members of the West Coast underground” as dubbed by Pitchfork, having worked on tracks with artists like The Alchemist, Westside Gunn, Kamaiyah, Harry Fraud, and most recently Roc Marciano on their collaborative album Nothing Bigger Than the Program — an album we named as one of the top 20 joint albums of 2023.
Enter Dām-FunK. Even before signing to Stones Throw in 2008, the DJ and record collector has remained a legend in his own right, keeping the spirit of Boogie and G-Funk alive as the genre’s foremost guardian all the while pushing its boundaries, collaborating with artists like Disclosure, Little Dragon, and spearheading 2023’s Dām-FunK Presents The Music of Grand Theft Auto Online Original Score for Rockstar Games.
Listen to “Westside” above and stay tuned to see what Jay Worthy and Dām-FunK are cooking up next.