Last night, rising Berkeley rap sensation Lil B appeared on MTV. If, like me, you follow him on Twitter, this event pretty much dominated…
Last year's Roachy Balboa mixtape from Roach Gigz was not only one of the best Bay Area releases of the year, it was one…
Pittsburg rapper The Jacka has a new album on the way next year called Murder Weapon. Today, he released the first track from the…
If you haven't been paying attention this year, The Pack's Young L has emerged a production tour-de-force, giving birth to some of the most…
“They turn shades like when white people tannin'” is the line that made us chuckle 14 seconds into “UpStream,” this new track from Richmond's…
If you don't yet know of electronic/hip-hop beatmaker Dibiase, get ready to hear much more from the L.A. native, who has been killing the…
Afrika Bambaataa For those who haven't heard of Afrika Bambaataa, the Godfather of hip-hop, his resume looks something like this: 1969-1971: Warlord, Black…
You just never know what might spew out of the keyboard of an online hypester like Berkeley rapper Lil B, who fires off a…
You guys know DJ Shadow, right? He's that one dude from the Bay Area that put modern turntablism and DJ culture onto the world's…
The Mighty Mos Def is coming to Oakland. And he's playing a jazz club. Tickets are now on sale for Mos' upcoming three-night stint…