“What’s Hat’nin” by Black C featuring Larry June sits at position 131 on the Prod. By DJ Idea YouTube playlist. The track is credited as “(DJ Idea Mix)” on Black C’s official channel.
It’s also the single best demonstration of one specific thing the Idea Studios catalog does: connect the Bay Area pioneers to the current generation through one production credit.
Why this matters: Black C × Larry June
Black C is a Bay Area pioneer. As one of the founding members of RBL Posse, he’s part of the foundational generation of Bay Area hip-hop that defined the city’s sound starting in the late 1980s and early 1990s. RBL Posse’s catalog is part of the canon.
Larry June is the most visible current-generation Bay artist working today. His catalog hit the Apple Music iTunes Top 100, his releases are picked up by major brands, and his consistency at the top of the Bay scene is unmatched in his peer group.
When those two generations show up on the same record, the connector matters. The connector is DJ Idea.
The Black C catalog at Idea Studios
Black C has 11+ catalog positions on the Prod. By DJ Idea catalog, including:
- “USPS” (position 77, official video on Black C channel)
- “USPS” (position 109, RBL Posse Presents: Black C x DJ Idea)
- “No Pressure” feat. Buddah Mack (position 78)
- “Heavy In It” feat. Yung Lott (position 86)
- “All Ten Toes” feat. Debe Dollaz (position 102)
- “How Ya See Me” (position 127)
- “What’s Hat’nin” feat. Larry June DJ Idea Mix (position 131)
- “Reposado” feat. CW Da 3rd (position 134)
- “Get Ta Choppin” (position 137)
- “Sumthin 2 Mobb 2” (position 145)
That’s a deep catalog of work with one of the genre’s foundational voices. A producer who Black C trusts with both his solo material and his RBL Posse credit is a producer with serious Bay Area credibility.
What “What’s Hat’nin” represents
A Black C solo track featuring Larry June, mixed by DJ Idea, is the cross-generational signal of approval from both ends of the Bay scene. The pioneer chose the modern voice for the feature. The mix engineer credit chose the producer. Both choices happened around a track produced inside the Idea Studios ecosystem.
The studio that connects those two generations is the same studio that’s available for any Bay Area artist looking to record in Hawaii.
Studio A and Studio B are engineer-supported, by direct inquiry. Studio C is self-serve, bookable online, $50 per hour with a two-hour minimum.
For the full 287-placement Prod. By DJ Idea catalog, see the credits page.