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Drake (Rapper)

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Live Review, 5/8/12: The Weeknd Shyly Seduces at the Fillmore

    The Weeknd May 8, 2012 The Fillmore Better than: Cuddling up to Soundcloud. "San Francisco, I want to hear you scream!" This repeated command was one of the few things the Toronto-bred singer Abel Tesfaye, better known as the Weeknd, said to the sold-out crowd at the Fillmore last night -- that, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    How To Not Piss Off Tyga at His S.F. Show

    Los Angeles rapper Tyga's March 19 concert in Omaha, Nebraska didn't end well -- after the show, there was a shootout. The rapper told XXL that a local act was mad because Tyga wouldn't let the group open up for him on the spur of the moment, and that the locals started throwing debris on the stage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Naturally, Drake's Video for 'The Motto' Has Pissed Off Some Bay Area Rap Fans

    Rap star Drake's new video for his single "The Motto" was shot largely in the Bay Area -- and has already inspired a slew of civilian reaction videos from around the world. Chief among the complaints are the sartorial choices of Drake and his guest star Lil Wayne -- namely a cheetah-print puffy jack ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Watch: Drake Drives Through San Francisco and Oakland in 'The Motto'

    Young MoneyDrake pals around with E-40 and Mistah F.A.B. in "The Motto."​Canadian rapper/pop star Drake just dropped the video for his single "The Motto," featuring labelmates Lil Wayne and Tyga. It's the third single from Drake's second album, Take Care, which debuted at No. 1 last month with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Music Links: Drake and Weezy in the Bay, Loud Talkers at Concerts, and More

    Drake hangin' with Mistah FAB on the set of his video shoot in Oakland. Photo via SoulCulture.​ So, Drake and Lil Wayne were in the Bay Area last weekend, shooting a video for "The Motto." [East Bay Express] A worthy screed about awful loud talkers during a Weakerthans show at the Independent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Signal to Noise: A Look at Five New Tracks You Will Be Hearing on SF Dancefloors

    Joy Orbison is one happy dude.​ Ever found yourself at a club without a clue as to what the DJ is playing? Signal to Noise is a brand new column that looks at the music that's currently being played (or that will be played) in San Francisco's many dance halls. For this week's inaugural edition ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Drake's Take Care: A First Listen

    ​ Funny thing about Drake: I'm forced to care. This goes beyond my duties as a music writer; rap now is in a state where someone like Drake or Rick Ross becomes the sun and everyone surrounding becomes an orbiting satellite. I'm a huge fan of co-Money Youngins Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, and I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Friday: Lil Wayne Apologizes for the Swearing at Shoreline

    Lil Wayne's family-friendly fun.​Lil Wayne Friday, September 2, 2011 @Shoreline Amphitheatre Better than: Rap shows without fireworks and fake gunshots "I apologize to the parents who brought their kids because of the cussing," said Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. at the end of a nearly two-hour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    The Game's The R.E.D. Album: A First Listen

    ​ The Game needs no introduction. The man who was kicked out of G-Unit and made a whole album about whinily stalking ex-benefactor Dr. Dre has most recently performed two actions: 1) Releasing a diss track called "Uncle Otis," whose targets include Tyler, the Creator; and 2) releasing a collab ... More >>

  • Music

    August 3, 2011

    Insurgent Hip-Hop: Kreayshawn, Lil B, and Bay Area Rappers Throw Out the Rules

    ​ The Game needs no introduction. The man who was kicked out of G-Unit and made a whole album about whinily stalking ex-benefactor Dr. Dre has most recently performed two actions: 1) Releasing a diss track called "Uncle Otis," whose targets include Tyler, the Creator; and 2) releasing a collab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    The 2011 Grammys, A Timeline: Lady Gaga's Boob Armor, Who Is Lady Antebellum, and What the Hell is Cee-Lo Wearing?

    In which we sit through three and a half hours of Grammys twaddle, so you don't have to: 8:01 p.m.: Show opens with an Aretha Franklin montage. Okay... 8:03 p.m.: Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Yolanda Adams, and Martina McBride perform "Natural Woman" together, then take i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Friday Night: L.A. Fave Low End Theory Comes to S.F., Gives the City Exactly What it Needs

    ​Low End Theory S.F., with Daedelus, Baths, Gaslamp Killer and moreJanuary 21, 2011@ 103 Harriet Better than: Suffering through a pack of smelly trustafarians to hear some heavy bass. Let me waste no time getting to the point: Low End Theory SF is everything I've wanted a hip-hop/dubst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Music Links: Drake Thinks SJ is LA, Local Xmas Tunes, Devo Spotted on Bart

    www.octobersveryown.netHe don't know L.A. from S.J.​Canadian rapper Drake calls a San Jose audience "L.A.", audience boos. [The Mercury News]A thorough rounding-up of new local and non-local Christmas songs. [The Bay Bridged]

  • Music

    September 8, 2010

    Trey Songz: Show Preview

    www.octobersveryown.netHe don't know L.A. from S.J.​Canadian rapper Drake calls a San Jose audience "L.A.", audience boos. [The Mercury News]A thorough rounding-up of new local and non-local Christmas songs. [The Bay Bridged]

  • Music

    September 1, 2010

    KMEL's Summer Jam breaks hot local artists

    www.octobersveryown.netHe don't know L.A. from S.J.​Canadian rapper Drake calls a San Jose audience "L.A.", audience boos. [The Mercury News]A thorough rounding-up of new local and non-local Christmas songs. [The Bay Bridged]

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Oakland Faders' DJ Platurn on Why Song Requests Suck and the Rise of Bottle Service Hip-Hop

    www.sfstation.com​Have you ever wondered just how much it pisses off a DJ when you request your favorite guilty pleasures all night? What actually happened to the hyphy movement? What sets Drake out from all the rest? DJ Platurn of the Oakland Faders gave us his candid thoughts on these topics and ... More >>

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