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Watch: League510 Shed Positive Light on Oakland in 'Representa'

Oakland's League510 starts off the year with a new video for their single "Representa". Using a hook cleverly cribbed from Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci" ("I put that on my potna, I put that on my family/ Oakland city represent, address me as 'Your Majesty'"), "Representa," which first dropped as just a ... More >>

Kreayshawn: Five Reasons Why Her Friday Show at 1015 Is Free

Kreayshawn experienced the highs and lows of the music business in 2012. Her single "Gucci Gucci" sold more than a half a million copies and was certified Gold by the RIAA, but her debut album Somethin' 'Bout Kreay was declared a consummate failure after selling fewer than 4,000 copies in the first ... More >>

The First Listens of 2012: What We Got Right, What We Got Wrong

As evinced bu my initial take on Tyler, the Creator's Goblin and my final opinion, a lot happens between one's first listen to an album and their final conclusion after taking it in several times. What I love about writing these features is that you get to read my pure, unvarnished thoughts about a ... More >>

Top Five Musician-Based Video Games You Can Play In Your Browser Right Now

2012 has seen a bumper batch of musician-helmed video games hitting the Internet. They're ostensibly meant to promote an artist's latest release, but also act as snappy diversions to play in your browser while you should be concentrating on something far more important. Here are five of the best rec ... More >>

So the Kreayshawn and V-Nasty Friendship Looks Over For Now

Talk about White Girl problems. Lat year, Oakland-via-L.A. rap upstart Kreayshawn had a beef with her friend, lookalike, and White Girl Mob member Lil Debbie. Now, she's feuding with the third Mob member, V-Nasty -- or, more accurately, V-Nasty is going in hard on Kreayshawn. The woman born Vanessa ... More >>

Kreayshawn's Somethin 'Bout Kreay Sells Fewer Than 4,000 Copies in First Week

Ouch. Global Grind reports that the first-week sales of Kreayshawn's debut album Somethin 'Bout Kreay weren't too spiffy. Not too spiffy at all: Just 3,900 copies, according to SoundScan. However, that was good enough to land the album at number 103 on the Billboard 200. Positive spin, positive spin ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Top 5 Reasons Why Kreayshawn's Somethin 'Bout Kreay Is Not the Worst Album of 2012

It would be oh so fun to claim -- as Dan Weiss just did in a post for this very blog -- that Kreayshawn's long-awaited full-length debut is on track to be the worst record of 2012. And it wouldn't be hard: Somethin 'Bout Kreay, which came out this week, is basically an album of nonsensical brags mut ... More >>

Kreayshawn's Somethin 'Bout Kreay: A First Listen

Kreayshawn's contribution to Western culture is one classic line: "One big room/ Full of bad bitches." It's still awaiting its hot song. Her success is somewhere between William Hung and Jesse Camp and the 8th Street Kidz. She's an eliminated contestant without a reality show. From her phenomenally ... More >>

Fall Album Frenzy: New Local Albums You Need to Know

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Kreayshawn's "Go Hard": The Oakland-Bred Rapper Tries on Mallrat Pop

After a rather malnutritious return to the spotlight with "Breakfast," Kreayshawn, the Oakland-bred waif who sorta raps, is back today with a new video for "Go Hard," the second single off her upcoming full-length debut, Somethin 'Bout Kreay. So how is it? Well, like most of Kreayshawn's output, it' ... More >>

Bay Rapper Chippy Nonstop on Getting Kicked Out of Clubs and Her Dedication to Lay's Potato Chips

Chippy Nonstop would like to be sponsored by Lays. Specifically, she would happily get a Flamin' Hot Lays tattoo if the brand came on board and sponsored her lifestyle. If you've been following Chippy's moves of late, you'll know that this lifestyle largely involves partying to the point of getting ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Five Things To Sort of Like About Kreayshawn's "Breakfast (Syrup)"

In the video for new single "Breakfast (Syrup)" Kreayshawn the rapping eyelash awakens to find her kitchen taken over by raucous youngsters bathing each other in syrup while attempting to cook pancakes. She promptly joins the party and, with the help of 2 Chainz, proceeds to rattle off some stock li ... More >>

Kreayshawn Drops Video for "Breakfast" (ft. 2 Chainz), Announces Debut Album Release Date

It's been almost a year to the day since Kreayshawn set YouTube aflame with her ridiculously successful "Gucci Gucci" video, and after a period of relative recorded silence, the Oakland-bred video director has emerged with two videos in collaboration with hot Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz. She makes a cam ... More >>

Finding the Yay Area: Local Artists Pull a Few Surprises at South by Southwest

'Brain Freeze' Is Why Lil Debbie Shouldn't Quit Her Day Job

Lil Debbie, the exiled stylist and sidekick from Kreayshawn's White Girl Mob, has busted out on her own -- sorta. She's paired up with Riff Raff, a cornrowed dude from Los Angeles who first popped up on the second season of the Jamie Foxx-produced VH1 reality series From G's to Gents, for a song and ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

V-Nasty's Doin' Numbers: Abrasive, Odious -- and Totally Enjoyable

V-Nasty entered 2012 with the stench of BAYTL all over her. A collaboration with her favorite rapper, Gucci Mane, the mixtape was received by critics as hip-hop's sloppiest shit-sandwich in a while. The Bay's V-Nasty and Atlanta's Gucci may have enjoyed a few larks in the studio while making the rec ... More >>

V-Nasty Cancels Upcoming Tour Dates Due to Probation Issues

If anyone still thinks that Kreayshawn associate, Gucci Mane collaborator, and Oakland A's fan V-Nasty was just fronting about her rough-and-tumble background and years spent in and out of juvie and jail, this should shut them up: V-Nasty just canceled her S.F. show at Slim's next week, and indeed a ... More >>

Why Do People Hate Kreayshawn So Much?

​ This week, NYC rapper Azealia Banks called Kreayshawn a "dumb bitch." The outburst was prompted by Kreayshawn putting a link to Banks' "212" video on Twitter, via a porn website. We understand why a serious lady rapper would be offended by forcibly being associated with pornography, but obviousl ... More >>

One Last Spin: A Look Back at the Year in Bay Area Music

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In Print: Looking Back at the Year in Bay Area Music

From SF Weekly's latest print music section: ​ Looking Back on 2011: A lot happened in Bay Area music in 2011 -- and not all of it had to do with a female rapper from Oakland called Kreayshawn. Remember KUSF getting shut down? Or the battle to save the Eagle Tavern? And it wasn't all sad news ... More >>

Kreayshawn Looks Back on Her Breakout Year, Invents a Signature Cocktail, and Talks Plans for 2012

Kreayshawn is 2011's most dramatic hip-hop blow-up story. After starting the year planning to transition from directing videos for local Bay Area rappers to releasing her own mixtapes, the 21-year-old Natassia Zolot scored big with the DJ Two Stacks-produced "Gucci Gucci." The song's success was ins ... More >>

The 10 Best Bay Area Music Videos of 2011

From Seventeen Evergreen's "Polarity Song" video.​ Ah, the music video: In three decades, these modest clips went from insider promo tool, to prime-time TV staple, to Internet meme-generator. And despite all the online noise and bustle of 2011, a good music video is still a fantastic way to gr ... More >>

Kreayshawn Kicks Lil Debbie Out of White Girl Mob, Basic Bitches Mourn

Lil Debbie and Kreayshawn in better days.​It was barely seven months ago when we watched three young, skinny white girls storm San Francisco's SOM Bar -- oh, and the whole Internet -- with a catchy song about the perils of flaunting designer labels. But now the White Girl Mob appears to be on ... More >>

Music Links: Hear the New Wax Idols Record, Kreayshawn Draws the VIPs, and Pondering the Future of Google Music

Listen to this.​ Hear No Future, the new album from SF's Wax Idols, and check out their release show at Vitus in Oakland. [The Bay Bridged] You didn't sleep through it: Feist didn't actually play "1 2 3 4" at the Warfield on Monday. [SF Gate]

You May Consider "Firetruck" a New Kreayshawn Song

Trashy as she wanna be.​ Sure, it's technically on a new mixtape from the Madden Brothers -- you know, of Good Charlotte fame -- and it features a guest verse from curiously named Chicago rapper Hollywood Holt. But there's no doubt that Oakland-bred whippersnapper Kreayshawn runs the show on ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Watch: A Day in the Life KMEL's Record-Buying, Star-Discovering DJ Amen

DJ Amen at Amoeba​ Ever wonder what a day in the life of a local radio DJ is like? Well now you can know: Bay Area hip-hop website Thizzler on the Roof recently put together this short clip that follows KMEL's DJ Amen around for a day -- starting at Amoeba, heading to Papalote, and ending at a ... More >>

Shoot Swag at Basic Bitches All Day Long with the Kreayshawn Videogame

​ Okay, so it's not an official Kreayshawn videogame -- but it is a Flash project loosely based on the Zachary's pizza-hating Oakland-via-L.A rapper, and it is pretty fun to play. There are four levels, including the club and the mall, and you get to shoot swag bombs at basic bitches, then ste ... More >>

Kreayshawn's Nardwuar Interview: Dissing Zachary's Pizza, Doing Homework Around Dildos

Is Kreayshawn's mom cooler than she is? Maybe. In a new interview today with the Vancouver journalist/DJ/troublemaker Nardwuar, the Oakland-raisedKreayshawn spends approximately half the time talking about her mom, Elka Zolot, and the numerous bands she played in while Kreayshawn was growing up. As ... More >>

Oakland Rapper Kreayshawn Hates Oakland's Best Pizza

​You might know Kreayshawn from the thousands of articles about her on every music blog and reasonably hip magazine (including this one!) Or you might know her from that one song she did -- and when we say "one song," we mean that literally.But you certainly don't know her as this: one of the many ... More >>

You Can Spend New Year's Eve with Kreayshawn and the White Girl Mob!

Christopher VictorioYour New Year's Eve date?​ Alright, let's talk: How many of you thought, when "Gucci Gucci" dropped in May, that we'd still be talking about Kreayshawn and the White Girl Mob by the middle of September? We're imaging no one out there's raising your hands -- and that's what ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Consciousness vs. Sex: Jean Grae and the Plight of the Underground Female Rapper

Jean Grae​ Jean Grae, who performs tonight at the New Parish, is a very talented rapper. That's not just a very talented female rapper, but a very talented hip-hop artist who deserves to be considered on nothing more than her own lyrical merits, and shouldn't be given some sort of a rap pass d ... More >>

In Defense of V-Nasty and Her Nasty Mouth

Christopher VictorioV-Nasty at Slim's last week.​ It's the summer of the N-word controversy in the music world -- due mostly to the rise of Kreayshawn and the Oakland-repping White Girl Mob, whose V-Nasty says it and doesn't care what you think. (Or maybe she does -- some are saying she may st ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

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

In Print: Kreayshawn, Lil B, and the New Generation of Bay Area Hip-Hop; Our All Shook Down Fest; and More

From SF Weekly's latest print issue: ​Insurgent Hip-Hop: Adam Giacomini remembers the very first time he heard Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci." Giacomini, known to listeners of Bay Area radio station KMEL as DJ Amen, was eating lunch one day this spring with a local hip-hop manager at Original Buf ... More >>

Roach Gigz Romps Through NYC in New Kreayshawn-Directed Video for "F A Chorus"

"I'm in New York on my tourist shit," says Roach Gigz.​ "Hopefully when you see me, you won't get mad, taunts S.F. rapper Roach Gigz in "F A Chorus," the brash statement of intent from his brand-new Bitch I'm a Player EP. And he's right -- you'd better not get mad, unless he's hogging your spo ... More >>

Music Links: San Francisco's Problem with Live Music, Kreayshawn at Thrift Town, and More

Kreayshawn at Thrift Town​ "Hey San Francisco, why don't you like live music?" [HuffPost SF] Kreayshawn goes to the Mission's Thrift Town. [Mission Mission]

Music Links: Debunking the Kreayshawn Myth, Battlehooch Live, A B & the Sea Pics, and More

Battlehooch will presumably have a larger performance space than its tour van tonight.​ Is there truth to the Kreayshawn myth? [East Bay Express] Battlehooch has a new live record -- but the only way to get it is to go to the show tonight! [The Bay Bridged]

Kreayshawn Producer DJ Two Stacks on the Making of "Gucci Gucci"

​ Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci" is 2011's most divisive rap song. It's seen the leader of the White Girl Mob subjected to a cascade of commentary about her lyrics, her image, and her place in hip-hop -- although DJ Two Stacks' contribution to the "Gucci Gucci" phenomenon has gone largely overlook ... More >>

Kreyshawn the Class Warrior Returns to Hate On Cokehead Bitches in "Rich Whores"

Kreayshawn, class warrior?​ The first listen was rip-our-fingernails-out awful, but about halfway through our second tour of today's new Kreayshawn single, "Rich Whores," we unwittingly found ourselves rooting for it. Really. And we didn't feel too good about that either -- until it hit us tha ... More >>

Kreayshawn: Overnight Sensation, White Girl Tourist, New Rap Paradigm?

The rapper herself.​ During a five-day promotional stay in New York City earlier this month, a cab driver ran over Kreayshawn's foot. The unceremonious snub came after the Bay Area-raised rapper spent her time in NYC taking meetings, granting interviews, posing for photos, dealing with 100 deg ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music