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Adrian Marcel’s Eastside Story
Adrian Marcel.
Credits: Hayden Britton
If you listened to urban radio stations like KMEL in 2014, you would have heard Adrian Marcel’s “2 AM.” The R&Bass...
If Oakland Cracks Down On Underground Warehouses, It Will Snuff Out The City’s DIY...
As we mourn the deaths of so many young people and talented artists from the tragic fire at the Ghost Ship warehouse and begin...
Three Days in July: On Why Racial Justice in America Shouldn’t Require Debate.
Over the span of three days last week, Americans were once again reminded that senseless violence and mass murder is a seemingly intractable reality...
Meet Oakland’s Hottest R&Bass Artists
In years past, success for contemporary R&B artists meant landing a major label deal. They signed to a Svengali-like management company, sang background vocals...
The Rise and Fall of SWTBRDS
Since its founding in 2009, SWTBRDS Creative Collective became one of the Bay Area's most forward-thinking rap labels. Started by rapper John "DaVinci" DeVore...
Mosi Reeves’ Top Five Albums of 2013
Kanye West, Yeezus
The last piece Lou Reed published before his death was a rave review of Kanye West's Yeezus. He praised its audacity, but...
Hip-Hop’s Graduating Class
On a breezy afternoon in downtown Oakland, Matt Werner sat in a cubicle-sized office as he managed his music website, the fancifully titled Thizzler...
