A familiar rap character, the Cali hustler cruising in a low-rider, has faded in the 21st century. On new albums by G Perico, Mozzy and Gangrene, that figure is alive and well, living in the margins.

He’s made beats for people like Freeway and Don Q and Young Nudy, and now Girl Talk has linked up with G Perico, the hard-chirping ’90s-style South Central Los Angeles rapper.