People Under the Stairs make barbecue-friendly hip-hop. Thes One and Double K, both of whom rap and produce tracks, stock their tunes with samples culled from obscure vinyl and add party-friendly verses that pay homage to past rap heroes while celebrating the good life. Thanks to their penchant for memorable hooks, beat loops and story rhymes full of self-deprecating humour—one of their albums is titled Fun DMC—PUTS are one of the most durable acts to emerge from L.A.'s indie rap scene.