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  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Live Review, 5/12/12: Calle 13 Heats Up the Fox Theater

    Calle 13 Bang Data Saturday, May 12, 2012 Fox Theater, Oakland Better than: Watching Pitbull, another short, bald dude with Caribbean roots, try to rap. Puerto Rico natives, Calle 13 (pronounced Kah-yeh-trehs-seh), are most recognized for their 2005 dance anthem "Atrevete-te-te." The song enti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Best of Coachella Weekend Two: Sunday, April 22

    See also: Our complete Coachella coverage By the third day of Coachella's second weekend -- the sixth and final day of this year's festival -- folks had more or less learned to ignore the dust and the heat. Here are our intrepid writers' favorite things about the final hours of the 2012 event. F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Boot Camp Clik on Their Reunion, Working with 2Pac, and Duck Down Records

    Brooklyn's Boot Camp Clik established its classic New York underground hip-hop credentials starting in 1992 with Black Moon's "Who Got Da Props?" and went on to rule the '90s underground rap scene with its signature raw and grimy sound. Comprised of Tek and Steele (also known as Smif-N-Wessun), Sean ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Top Five Reasons P. Diddy Is Hilarious Now

    ​Earlier this week, Rolling Stone our colleagues at L.A. Weekly reported that an ex-LAPD detective has implicated Sean Combs in Tupac's murder. Greg Kading apparently asserts in a new book that Suge Knight and Puffy ordered the murders of Biggie Smalls and Tupac, respectively, and that h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    How Your Favorite Musicians Will Die

    Monte "M-Dog" Talbert-- the "Teach Me How To Dougie" guy-- was recently gunned down in a drive-by in South Central L.A.. The "Teach Me How To Dougie" guy! Shot and killed! That's crazy. How many famous musicians have we lost to unusual deaths? A lot. Biggie and Tupac. John Lennon. Dimebag Darrell. A ... More >>

  • Music

    May 4, 2011

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

    Monte "M-Dog" Talbert-- the "Teach Me How To Dougie" guy-- was recently gunned down in a drive-by in South Central L.A.. The "Teach Me How To Dougie" guy! Shot and killed! That's crazy. How many famous musicians have we lost to unusual deaths? A lot. Biggie and Tupac. John Lennon. Dimebag Darrell. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    R.I.P. Nate Dogg, Hip-Hop's Greatest Purveyor of Hooks and Choruses (With Bonus Videos!)

    Nate Dogg R.I.P.​ If you came of age between 1995 and 2005, it's hard to imagine you're unfamiliar with the late, great Nate Dogg (government name Nathaniel Hale), who passed away yesterday at the age of 41 after struggling with strokes suffered in 2007 and 2008. In his prime, he cornered the mar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Sugar&Gold Turns Temporary Orphanhood Into Dance Band Gold

    There are like all these flies in here​At one point, self-styled bi-coastal dance-party duo Sugar&Gold lived and worked -- and dance, oh how they danced -- in San Francisco. Before that Philipp Alberto Minnig grew up in Germany and Nicolas Dobbratz in Washington D.C., and now they live in Lo ... 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

    January 20, 2011

    The Venerable DJ Jazzy Jeff Explains Why Your Laptop Won't Make You a Good DJ

    DJ Jazzy Jeff​There really isn't much introduction needed for DJ Jazzy Jeff, who since the 1980's has remained one of the biggest names in hip-hop due to his incredible showmanship and continued innovation in the art of DJing. Since his beginnings as a house party DJ, and through his role as one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Turns Out Michael Chabon Is a Huge Hip-Hop Nerd

    MIchael Chabon, wishing he was bangin' some Wu-Tang​If you haven't been obsessively up to date with the world of Internet news, Bay Area author Michael Chabon has been guest editing the culture section of The Atlantic's culture blog this week. The nifty gig also revealed perhaps one of the lesser ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Please Don't Hurt 'Em: Hammer Beefs With Jay-Z

    Now that we've made short work of Texas, it's apparently time to revive that age-old rap rivalry between the East and the West. So who's bringing the vitriol for the Left Coast? The Game? Ice Cube? Lil B? 2Pac's stepbrother Mopreme? Nope! It's Oakland rapper, dancer, entrepreneur, reality TV star, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    The Lion Sleeps Tonight: A Musical Tribute to the Berkeley Mountain Lion

    This too shall pass​The Berkeley Police Department shot and killed an errant mountain lion early yesterday morning. In the minor controversy that has ensued over whether they should have made more of an effort to tranquilize her before pulling out the patrol shotgun, we've already lost sight of th ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2010

    Freddie Gibbs shows gangsta rap's limitations

    This too shall pass​The Berkeley Police Department shot and killed an errant mountain lion early yesterday morning. In the minor controversy that has ensued over whether they should have made more of an effort to tranquilize her before pulling out the patrol shotgun, we've already lost sight of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Weekend Party Preview: Dirty Birds and Bassment Booty

    Claude VonStroke with some bird.​People need to stop taking themselves so seriously when it comes to partying. Honestly, little is less fun than watching some straight-faced DJ and stoic club patron have a staring contest while your new favorite song blasts over the sound system. Music is great an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2010

    Another Word for Pirate Treasure

    Claude VonStroke with some bird.​People need to stop taking themselves so seriously when it comes to partying. Honestly, little is less fun than watching some straight-faced DJ and stoic club patron have a staring contest while your new favorite song blasts over the sound system. Music is great an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Thursday's Pick: Mob Figaz Featuring the Jacka & Husalah at Slim's

    The Jacka​Mob Figaz featuring the Jacka & HusalahStrong Arm SteadyDJ QuestSlim's9 p.m., $21You can't blame the Jacka, a Pittsburg, Calif., rapper whose group, Mob Figaz, is heading into its second decade, for getting a bit sentimental. "When we're all in the studio and I look at [the group's m ... More >>

  • Music

    July 7, 2010

    Survivors' Spirit

    Mob Figaz' savvy rhymes reflect a higher perspective.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Straight Outta Fresno: Fashawn Hits Slim's

    ​Plenty of cities you wouldn't normally associate with hip-hop have been producing their fair share of beats and rhymes. That said, it's still surprising to learn that one of rap's brightest young stars is from the same place that just hosted the Future Farmers of America's Leadership Conference. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    The Crazy Eight: 2009's Most Scandalous Moments in Celebrity Food Gossip

    Andrew CrowleyBrit celeb chef Heston Blumenthal's restaurant allegedly poisoned 500 people in 2009.​Murders! Poisonings! Runaway grooms! The year in celebrity food gossip reads like a script for The Young and the Restless. Behold these crazy eight moments: 8. A household name in his native UK, che ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    The Jacka reprises hyphy with a gangsta twist

    Andrew CrowleyBrit celeb chef Heston Blumenthal's restaurant allegedly poisoned 500 people in 2009.​Murders! Poisonings! Runaway grooms! The year in celebrity food gossip reads like a script for The Young and the Restless. Behold these crazy eight moments: 8. A household name in his native UK, che ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Netta B. Freaks Berkeley, Oakland, SF

    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 O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Tastes So Good Straight From the Hood: Bay Area Rap Energy Drinks Pt. 1 (the Mac Dre Battle)

    There is vibrant life beyond Red Bull in the energy drink market, and the Bay Area rap music scene in particular has inspired several of these beverages. In fact, two local brands offer cans inspired by the same beloved rapper, the late Mac Dre of Vallejo, whose life was tragically cut short in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Obama and Hip-hop: Better than "Beef"?

    EKAphotography copyright 2007. all rights reservedOur shoulder-brushin', fist-bumpin' POTUS in Oakland, 2007 For a long time, hip hop debates have tended toward the tawdry and tabloidesque--i.e., Is Kanye Gay?; Is Alicia Keys creepin' with Swizz Beats?; Joe Budden vs. Saigon, T.I. vs. Mysonne, Cha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Last Night: KMEL Block Party at Oracle Arena

    EKAphotography copyright 2007. all rights reservedOur shoulder-brushin', fist-bumpin' POTUS in Oakland, 2007 For a long time, hip hop debates have tended toward the tawdry and tabloidesque--i.e., Is Kanye Gay?; Is Alicia Keys creepin' with Swizz Beats?; Joe Budden vs. Saigon, T.I. vs. Mysonne, Cha ... More >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2008

    Keak da Sneak

    Deified (Koch)

  • Music

    June 25, 2008

    A brief history of vocal fakery from Zapp to "Lollipop"

    Deified (Koch)

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2008

    LA Times to Puff Daddy: Sorry, Bro.

    Deified (Koch)

  • 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.

  • Music

    February 20, 2008

    Two Bay Area Legends in One Night (but at separate clubs): Digital Underground and Too $hort

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

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    Today's Rapper Shot: Spice 1 (But He's OK, Thank G-d)

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

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Vanilla Ice Tells SFWeekly His Top Nine Records of '07

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

  • Music

    February 28, 2007

    Patriarch

    Son of a Refugee (Revolution Now Records)

  • Home Entertainment

    November 8, 2006

    Burning the Yule Log

    Son of a Refugee (Revolution Now Records)

  • News

    October 18, 2006

    Hip Hop 101: the Underdogs/Alt-Rock 101: the Secret of Their Overseas Success/ DJ Culture 101: the Critical Mash Honors Club

    Son of a Refugee (Revolution Now Records)

  • Home Entertainment

    October 11, 2006

    Our top DVD picks for the week of October 10:

    Son of a Refugee (Revolution Now Records)

  • Music

    March 22, 2006

    Misc. Reviews

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: Mack Minister on America's Most Wanted.

  • Listen Up

    March 15, 2006

    My Name Is Earl

    E-40 blows up, and takes the rest of the Bay Area with him

  • News

    June 18, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of 2003-06-18

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2002

    Cinderella Gets Her Groove On

    Week of 2003-06-18

  • News

    August 14, 2002

    California Loved

    Roger Troutman and his family brought funk to West Coast hip hop and influenced everyone from Ice Cube to Tupac Shakur. Then his older brother put four bullets in him.

  • Culture

    July 10, 2002

    Speak To Me

    Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam brings hip hop home

  • Film

    May 15, 2002

    Persistent Visions

    This season's cinema demands attention

  • Film

    May 15, 2002

    Just Say "Super-Size It!"

    Summer 2002 sees the little guys getting up to a lot of big things

  • Music

    January 17, 2001

    House Of Tudor

    "Cover to Cover"; Brian & Chris; "Haydn and the Gypsies"

  • Music

    June 28, 2000

    Personality Crisis

    As commercial hip hop radio becomes tired, turf wars flicker out, and the underground diversifies, does the Bay Area have its own identity anymore?

  • Music

    December 29, 1999

    Riff Raff

    Might We Suggest Hype! II: Electric Boogaloo? and Listing Toward San Francisco

  • Music

    January 21, 1998

    Stakes Is High

    Bay Area hip-hop artists and the art of the hustle

  • Music

    June 14, 1995

    Samples

    Bay Area hip-hop artists and the art of the hustle

  • Music

    June 7, 1995

    Samples

    Bay Area hip-hop artists and the art of the hustle

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