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San Quinn

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    SF Rapper DaVinci Lists His Five Favorite Fillmore District Memories

    Ken TaylorDaVinci, in unmistakably San Francisco fog. ​ DaVinci represents the Fillmore passionately. The rapper claims roots in the area going back to his grandmother's time, and has traced the changes in the blocks he grew up on through songs like "What You Finna Do." So before he lights up ... More >>

  • Music

    November 9, 2011

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

    Ken TaylorDaVinci, in unmistakably San Francisco fog. ​ DaVinci represents the Fillmore passionately. The rapper claims roots in the area going back to his grandmother's time, and has traced the changes in the blocks he grew up on through songs like "What You Finna Do." So before he lights up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    SF Rapper San Quinn Reviews His Own Discography

    What the shirt says.​ San Quinn is a certified Bay Area rap veteran. Since dropping his debut, Don't Cross Me, back in 1993, he's gone on to amass a 15-album discography, with his latest project, Can't Take The Ghetto Out A Ni**a, released in July. With that album's new single, "Big Bank," sti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    S.F. Rappers San Quinn, DaVinci, and Jay Ant Are Playing a Free Show Tomorrow to Keep You Students in School

    Stay in class, students, or you'll have to face San Quinn​ Students, the rappers of our fair city want you to remain in school. Truly. They want it so bad that tomorrow, three of them -- DaVinci, San Quinn, and Jay Ant -- are playing a free show at S.F. City College to encourage you to continu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    From Basics To Based: Grab One Hour of 'Dope' Bay Area Rap

    Swag!​Believe it or not, "Digital Underground" used to mean something other than that secret server farm 400 feet beneath South Park. Want proof? This just in from the Good Records blog, via Tumblin' Erb: Cities of Dope, an expertly mixed and surprisingly instructive hour of Bay Area rap.Jonny Pay ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Video for S.F. Giants Ode 'Black & Orange' Brings Out City Rappers En Masse

    Roach Gigz at AT&T Park​If Journey's not your thing -- or if you've just heard Askon Davaran's now-ubiquitous "Don't Stop Believing" anthem for the S.F. Giants enough times -- a pack of SFC rappers including San Quinn, Big Rich, Cellski, DaVinci, and Roach Gigz have you covered with "Blac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Now there's a Giant's Hip-Hop Anthem: DJ Amen and Prince Aries' 'Black & Orange'

    The competition for the banner song of this so-far-so-good Giants season is getting fierce, folks. Ashkon Davaran's "Don't Stop Believing" take-off may have won the official title, and Death Cab's Ben Gibbard given yesterday's national anthem honors (see above), but we've got another grand-slammin' ... More >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2010

    Fillmore Rapper DaVinci's thoughtful 'hood parables

    The competition for the banner song of this so-far-so-good Giants season is getting fierce, folks. Ashkon Davaran's "Don't Stop Believing" take-off may have won the official title, and Death Cab's Ben Gibbard given yesterday's national anthem honors (see above), but we've got another grand-slammin' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    You and Me and Turf Unity

    J-Mill-ion I love the concept of turf unity: creating peace on the streets and silencing the violence one block at a time, while using hip-hop as a medium of communication, expression, and ultimately, transcendence. The reality is that the problems facing the inner city are much, much bigger than h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Dem Hoodstarz' Rapper Charged in Gang Sweep

    Busted: Dem HoodstarzAs the Chronicle reported on Sunday, 42 members of a South Bay gang known as "the Taliban" have been arrested following a joint task force raid conducted in 14 Bay Area cities Friday night and Saturday morning. The suspected Taliban members--who have no religious affiliation, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Hip Hop Chess Federation Presents "Mind Over Matter II"

    EKAphotographyHip to be Square: RZA vs. CasualIf you thought chess was a game for old dudes with goiters, Market Street hustlers, and nerdy four-eyes kids, think again. The South Bay-based Hip Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) has completely redefined the image chess by making it a kid-friendly, urban art ... More >>

  • Music

    December 17, 2008

    San Quinn

    From a Boy to a Man (SMC)

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    SF Weekly Interview: E-40

    By Tamara Palmer It's now been more than 20 years since Earl Stevens (aka E-40) put his first independent record out on the streets of the Bay Area and set out on a mission to put his hometown of Vallejo on the international rap map and his colorful phraseology into the mouths of society at large ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Bonus Beats From Rock The Bells

    By Tamara Palmer It's now been more than 20 years since Earl Stevens (aka E-40) put his first independent record out on the streets of the Bay Area and set out on a mission to put his hometown of Vallejo on the international rap map and his colorful phraseology into the mouths of society at large ... More >>

  • News

    March 5, 2008

    SF Weekly Letters

    By Tamara Palmer It's now been more than 20 years since Earl Stevens (aka E-40) put his first independent record out on the streets of the Bay Area and set out on a mission to put his hometown of Vallejo on the international rap map and his colorful phraseology into the mouths of society at large ... More >>

  • News

    February 27, 2008

    SF Weekly Letters

    By Tamara Palmer It's now been more than 20 years since Earl Stevens (aka E-40) put his first independent record out on the streets of the Bay Area and set out on a mission to put his hometown of Vallejo on the international rap map and his colorful phraseology into the mouths of society at large ... More >>

  • Music

    February 20, 2008

    The Demise of Hyphy

    Thizzle, bling, and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL pulled the trigger.

  • News

    October 17, 2007

    Mobbin' Thru the Industry

    How SMC Recordings built an indie rap empire

  • Music

    February 28, 2007

    Patriarch

    Son of a Refugee (Revolution Now Records)

  • Music

    December 20, 2006

    Live Wires

    The high and lowlights of 2006 performances

  • Music

    December 20, 2006

    I Left My Heart Right Here

    Shouting out the year's best Bay Area songs

  • Music

    October 18, 2006

    Cut Chemist puts a new spin on the art of the sonic collage

    Shouting out the year's best Bay Area songs

  • Music

    September 20, 2006

    Automatic Weapon

    Dan The Automator Presents 2K7 (Decon)

  • Music

    May 31, 2006

    Bay Area hip hop stands proud with San Quinn

    Dan The Automator Presents 2K7 (Decon)

  • Music

    February 22, 2006

    San Quinn

    The Rock: Pressure Makes Diamonds

  • Music

    November 9, 2005

    Mixtape Shmixtape

    Wherein we review Yay Area hip hop mixes of the day

  • News

    October 19, 2005

    Zion I

    Hip hop's hope for uniting the underground and the streets

  • Music

    October 13, 2004

    Naked Midgets!

    OK, so they didn't show. But the Dwarves' gig last Saturday rocked anyway.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Hip Hop Radio Show

    Ghetto Gumbo

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    It's All in the Game

    Fillmore rapper J.T. the Bigga Figga and his Get Low Records

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