We asked Rapper Channel Tres for the hometown tracks that get the Compton rapper in the mood.

Having just released his second single ‘Jet Black’ from his forthcoming self-titled EP, Channel Tres is definitely in the zone right now. With the track amassing over 180K streams on Spotify in under two weeks, the deep-voiced wordsmith has got fans all over the globe wanting to get a little bit more info on the tunes that inspire him.

Before he heads over here for Spilt Milk festival and a run of sideshows, we thought we’d go directly to the source and ask Channel Tres himself what his favourite hometown jams are (and a couple of words to describe them):

Steve Lacy – ‘Out of my head’

“This track is fonky and nostalgic.”

Buddy – ‘Shameless’

“This is dope.”

Boogie – ‘Nigga Needs’

“Bump this!”

Dr. Dre – ‘Bad Intentions’

“One of the greatest doing it.”

DJ Quik – ‘Jus Lyke Compton’

“Legend!”