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Oct 31, 2023
Needle on the Record
EMPIRE is a San Francisco-based record label, distribution and publishing company. On Oct. 16, to honor 50 years of hip-hop, it celebrated Bay Area...
Jul 26, 2023
ATL to SFO
Killer Mike talks about Black enclaves, Southern roots and his new album MICHAEL
Many Black people in the Bay Area have seen more than a...
Jul 19, 2023
Bay Area Blueprint
Artist Capolow and manager Russell North rap the way forward
The Bay Area rap community has always been guided by entrepreneurial savviness and artist independence....
May 24, 2023
Madison McFerrin
Songs of hope and forgiveness
On May 12, singer, songwriter and producer Madison McFerrin released her debut album, I Hope You Can Forgive Me. This...
Mar 8, 2023
Raps to Riches
J. Stalin, Livewire Records CEO, talks about his new album, reflects on his 20-year rap career and fatherhood
On an uncharacteristically frigid Saturday evening in...
Jan 18, 2023
GZA’s Genius Comes to Oakland
The pioneering member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan comes to Yoshi’s to rock mics and move rooks
Among the list of legendary solo album releases...
Jan 4, 2023
What’s the Rap in Oakland?
Meet The Town’s emerging rap innovators
It’s a Saturday afternoon, and I’m walking to meet rapper and producer Ovrkast. at Part 2 Gallery in downtown...
Nov 30, 2022
Living the Glamorous Life
Oakland native Sheila E. returns to where it all began
I first learned of Sheila E. almost 25 years ago as a young kid stuck...