“Elephant in the Room” single artwork
2018 was an eventful yet quiet year for Lefty Rose. This past year I was able to have an event to screen the Road to Haywards Hotel mini documentary, I rocked one of…
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Lefty Rose is a recording artist and songwriter based in the San Francisco Bay Area (Antioch, CA). He is also an audio engineer, producer and photographer working under the name JÄYWLKR. With over 18 years of experience as an independent artist, Rose has released 8 albums, won multiple awards and toured the Western United States.
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Elephant in the Room is the latest song from JÄYWLKR featuring Lefty Rose
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Jan 8 2019
Greetings!
Jun 26 2018
Up In The Mix Podcast w/ Lefty Rose
Last Friday I had the privilege of being a guest on the Up In The Mix Podcast in Reno, NV. We talked about a variety of topics including my documentary screening event, music, sports and more. Huge shoutout to Cesar and…
Jun 13 2018
An Evening with Lefty Rose
This is a promotional video for Lefty Rose's Haywards Hotel Documentary screening and album listening party. The event will take place on June 23, 2018 in Reno, Nevada.
Jan 4 2018
Rose Stems Official Music Video
Stepping into 2018, Rose releases "Rose Stems" as the first video from his latest album Haywards Hotel.
Jul 27 2017
West West 
Listen to the latest Lefty Rose single 'West West" below. Head over to the STORE to purchase your copy. To stream on any of your favorite digital platfroms use this smarturl.it/LeftyRoseWestWest
Jul 3 2017
Deep Sleep 😴
It's America's birthday. Instead of acting like everything is all good, I decided to speak the truth. Nothing else needs to be said. Press play.
Jun 19 2017
New Bonds Official Music Video
Fresh off the release of the 'New Bonds' single comes the official video release. Shot by Lefty Rose himself, the video has a home movie type feel to it. Footage was shot during his niece Anileh's first birthday party and…
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May 29 2017
New Bonds
New music today! Nothing more needs to be said. Here is "New Bonds" produced by E.C.
Apr 28 2017
New Lefty Rose Merch
Pictured: The new Lefty Rose 'DUBNATION' hoodie. Photo by Christiane Reyes
Greetings! If you all didn't know, I am a huge basketball fan. Being a native of the Bay Area, I'm partial to the Golden State Warriors. Recently,…
Greetings! If you all didn't know, I am a huge basketball fan. Being a native of the Bay Area, I'm partial to the Golden State Warriors. Recently,…
Nov 7 2016
What's New?
On 11.11.16, I will be releasing a brand new single. "Gone (5000)" is produced
by JÄYWLKR and will be available here on leftyrose.com and all digital music
retailers. Take a look at the promo trailer above shot and edited by…
Oct 31 2016
Featured Item Of The Week
Aug 12 2016
Featured Item Of The Week
Brand new music is available today! Check out "Rose Stems" in the Store.
Jul 29 2016
Featured Item Of The Week
Jul 12 2016
Happy 25th Boyz in the Hood
25 years ago today, my mom took me to go see Boyz in the Hood in Hayward, CA. I was super excited to see this film because Ice Cube was in it. He was one of my favorite rappers so…Read more
Jun 30 2016
Featured Item of the Week
Greetings all! I am starting something new with the featured item of the week. Within the store here on the site, I will be featuring an item from the store to highlight. Items will usually be at some sort of…Read more
Jun 21 2016
Back to Business
How's everyone been doing? I've been pretty busy with life and music in general. I haven't had been on top of the site and for that I apologize. It gets difficult at times wearing so many hats when it comes…Read more
Mar 23 2016
The Five Foot Assassin
The news of Phife Dawg's passing was tough to wake up to. It was unexpected. Yes, I knew of Phife's condition and how his health has been a roller coaster for years. Hearing this of course made me sad, but…Read more
Mar 3 2016
March 3rd, 2001
March 3rd, 2001 will always be a special day to me. 15 years ago today, I walked into Joe's Style Shop on a rainy Saturday night in Sacramento to enter in a battle thrown by The CUF. I was a…
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Dec 11 2015
New Release: Yours Truly - Hell Yeah Hell Yeah EP
Fresh off an amazing birthday, I am pleased to announce the release of Yours Truly's EP Hell Yeah Hell Yeah. The project is available here on leftyrose.com and where ever you stream your music from digitally. Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon…Read more
Nov 27 2015
50% Off Sale Now On leftyrose.com!
Nov 4 2015
DJ Eth!k x Mahtie Bush - HIPocricy feat. Lefty Rose
When I found out DJ Eth!k and Mahtie Bush were working on the La Chancla EP, I was instantly excited. Eth!k and myself are members of Bay Root Productions who have worked extensively together throughout our careers. I've known Bush…Read more
Oct 23 2015
Yours Truly - "Do This"
Everybody has dreams. Something you would rather be doing than what actually pays the bills. Yours Truly are no different from you in this regard. The lead single from the upcoming EP Hell Yeah Hell Yeah, "Do This", finds…Read more
Oct 9 2015
Hell Yeah Hell Yeah
Although I have been a solo artist throughout my career, some of my fondest memories in music are with the groups I've apart of. When we put together Yours Truly in 2010, I believe we really created something special. We…Read more
Sep 24 2015
Throwback Thursday
#throwbackthursday to 2003. It was a glorious era in Sacramento Hip Hop. Music was just fun. Crews collaborated with one another on a regular basis. Back then I was in a group known as The Scapegoats. We had …Read more