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, according to police--have been charged with various crimes ranging from homicide to robbery to selling everything from ecstasy and marijuana to guns; $240,000 in cash, automatic weapons, and large qua
Def Beat Creator: Traxamillion
It's been said that you can't throw a dead cat into the street without hitting an aspiring rapper, but the same holds true for producers these days. Trickle-down technology has made it easy for anyone with a laptop and some software to make beats - it's taking the next step (gaining industry knowledge and business acumen) which separates the wanna-bes from the Dr. Dres and J-Dillas.
The good news is, there's an upcoming opportunity for up-and-coming local beatsmi
Erban Image PhotographySex Shooter: Netta BrielleBay Area R&B/Hip-hop singer/MC Netta B (aka Netta Brielle) is on fire. Her new video "Dirty Boyz" premieres today, and tonight, she headlines "Electrik Rebel Sounds: The Concert" at La Pena in Berkeley. On Saturday, you can catch her at Oakland's Club Anton, and next Wednesday, she'll be at SF's Club Element.
But then, hotness is nothing new for Netta. As a child rapper, she performed with legends MC Hammer and Tupac Shakur. Coming u
Post-makeover: Netta BrielleBerkeley's Netta Brielle -- aka MC Netta B -- announced she liked graffiti-writing, skateboarding types on her last video, the Traxamillion-produced "Dirty Boyz." On her new video, "Inseparable," she flips the script 180 degrees -- donning a black cocktail dress, and delivering a romantic ballad over a sparse piano background. Clearly, Brielle is much more versatile and way more talented than anyone expected. Peep the video here.
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