Right now, Detroit’s Topside is the most trusted producer in the city. His dark, cryptic instrumentals suit rappers with more lethargic deliveries, like Baby Smoove, Babyface Ray, and the WTM crew. Though his finest work can be heard on his beats for Los, which sound like they wouldn’t be out of place on a No Limit cassette or a Street Lord’z record. By Alphonse Pierre