Yukmouth: "West Coast Don" Trailer

Check out the teaser for the Regime ring leader's latest solo effort. The Oakland Tech grad also appears on the latest cover of Murder Dog magazine.

New Netta Brielle: "Girlfriend #2"

Check out Ms Netta B's remix of Pleasure P's "Boyfriend #2" along with some flicks from her latest photo shoot. Also be sure to cop her album Electrik Rebel Sounds at Rasputins and read Rachel Swan's profile on her in the East Bay Express.

Giants' Jonathan Sanchez Throws a No-Hitter

I’m not a Giant fan by any stretch of the imagination, BUT I have to acknowledge greatness when it happens. Book ended by Cy Young award winners Barry Zito and Randy Johnson and 2009 All-Stars Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain, Jonathan Sanchez is widely known as the Achilles heel of the Giant rotation. He was just coming off bullpen duty (thanks to his sorry play) and was pitching in the first game his father had ever seen him start. And what does the hapless 26 year-old do? He throws the first Giants' no-no in 33 years. In fact had it not been for an 8th inning error he would have pitched a perfect game. How’s that for an underdog story? Read full story HERE.

I shall now resume waiting for the A’s to do something noteworthy.

Mistah FAB & DJ Scream: "The Grind is a Terrible Thing to Waste" Mixtape

I was going to wait to post this until I had listened to it, but I've been a bit busy and have no right to hog it. In addition to this joint with DJ Scream, it sounds like Fabby's got tapes with DJ Skee and Clinton Sparks in the works as well. I'd tell you do be on the lookout, but I do that for you.

DL: The Grind is a Terrible Thing to Waste- Mistah FAB

New Goapele: "Milk & Honey"

Oakland's favorite daughter swoons her way over a smoothed out new-age jump-off track on her latest offering, "Milk & Honey." The song is as smooth as the title infers, but is beautifully layered with more electronic elements too thanks to Bedrock's solid production. Goapele's voice has a timeless quality that is both silky and smokey, but her music feels very rooted in the present. If "Milk & Honey" is any indication of what her new album holds, Ima have it on repeat for a long time. Check it out below.

DL: "Milk & Honey"- Goapele (prod by Bedrock)

The above pic is a still from the forthcoming video for "Milk & Honey"

Party for a good cause 2nite at 330 Rich!

Come out tonight for some dancing, drinking, fun and positive vibes as we party the night away for a great cause. DJ Aebl Dee will be spinning and playing the hottest Hip Hop and Reggae cuts with a special live performance from local band, The Hot Pockets (part of the Bayonics). The Hot Pocket is a five (5) piece band specializing in covers of classic Hip-hop, Funk and Soul, ranging from Snoop Dogg to James Brown.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/70627. 100% of proceeds from the door and the Raffle go directly to Opportunity Impact.

My Own Two Hands (MOTH) is a six (6) month old organization focused on promoting volunteerism. They organize and promote a volunteer event one morning a month with an existing Bay Area non-profit (past organizations include; SF Food Bank, Lake Merritt Institute, Alemany Community Gardens, Surfrider Ocean Beach Clean-up and Opportunity Impact) and show up with an informal group of volunteers ranging from 25 50 people. In addition, MOTH, which was formed by local twenty-somethings Aaron Dolores and Brady Thomas, will host fundraiser events for some of the exemplary organizations that they have worked with. This event is the first such fundraiser put on by My Own Two Hands.

Opportunity Impact is a San Francisco based non-profit, located in the heart of the Western Addition, working with at-risk youth (from Grades 4 to 8) living in public housing developments. They make a five (5) year commitment to each student and provide life-skills, enrichment and academic support. Although Opportunity Impact does receive some funds from grants with the City of San Francisco and school district, the majority of all monies used to operate are drawn from private donors and similar fundraisers.

New documentary reveals the real San Quinn

If you're like me, you're tired of all these hood "documentaries" that glorify rappers and act like life is one big smoke-fest. But that is why "From a Boy to a Man", the forthcoming film on San Quinn, looks to be so promising. It focuses on the man behind the music and brings both his triumphs and shortcomings to life.

The trailer above touches on topics that rappers rarely speak on, such as his failings with his wife and his cocaine addiction. It's not fun or cool to talk about either, but reality is way more gripping than trumped-up youtube clips full of "Patrón and swag" (c) Bobby Ray. So keep your eyes peeled, this will be dropping soon.

The Parkway Theater to get assistance from the Oakland Redevelopment Agency

Zennie62 recently wrote a piece over at City Brights about the possibility of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency entering the fray over the Parkway. It would definitely be great to keep the theater open, yet I can't imagine the ORA's pockets are too fat given these times. If anything though, I think the attention the Parkway has received in the wake of its closing will ensure it is patronized a lot more if it ever reopens.

Check out Zennie's great article HERE and check out his interviews with concerned citizens at the Parkway the day it closed below.

Mixtape: Willie Joe is Vallejo's "Fresh Prince"

Check out Willie Joe's new mixtape, Fresh Prince. The Vallejo native has been hustlin' in the ATL for awhile, but is currently holding court with Erk Tha Jerk, Traxamillion and Nio The Gift in The Bay as they work on their anticipated FNM project. Make sure you download Fresh Prince HERE. Real solid music people!

Eddi Projex: "I'm From Oakland" Video

Eddi Projex takes a ride through The Town in a sort of roll call of Oakland rappers. I respect the local love, but Bay Area emcees need to understand how microscopic our music becomes when everything is an ode to a turf or other baymous hood stars. Travel rappers! Travel.

Spotted at TheBayIsBack

40Love Interview on Hard Knock Radio

Dope San Francisco foursome 40Love appeared on KPFA a few days ago to talk about their eclectic musical upbringings and their sophomore LP BANGERANG! Stream the interview here (skip to the 27 minute mark) and read my review of the album here.

Scraper Bike Boys cover Momentum Magazine

Baybe Champ and the Scraper Bike Boys continue their assent by gracing the cover of Momentum magazine, a bicycle publication covering the whole of North America. Check out the piece HERE and try to find this on a newsstand if you can. Oakland stand up!

Hella Tight Inc: Fresh Fitteds for Summer

If you feel like copping a Thizelle Washington fitted to commemorate Mac Dre's 39th birthday, or just want to rock something saucy to celebrate your California pride, head on over to Hella Tight Inc to peruse their selections. Heres a few niceties to get you started though.

Ya Boy & The Cataracs: "Fall In Love" Remix

Ya Boy recently remixed The Cataracs' stripper anthem, "Fall In Love" in the hopes of finding a pop sound that will resonate with the radio and a new fan base. This is a smart collabo that will hopefully benefit both parties involved. I kinda like the original better though.

DL: "Fall In Love" Remix- Ya Boy ft. The Cataracs

Bring Leon Powe Home to Oakland!

As a big Warriors fan, I am always excited when free agency rolls around because it gives the fan base hope for landing a big time player (even if the likelihood is low). But when I picked up the Tribune the other day, I was shocked to see that homegrown talent Leon Powe will be a free agent. Leon had a great season because Celtics star Kevin Garnett went down with an injury, allowing Leon to fill the void with his scrappy play and muscular presence down low.

He will never be a star in this league, but he has proven that he can be a solid contributor off the bench. Last year Leon averaged 17.5 minutes per game and scored almost 8 points a game to go along with 5 rebounds. The only downside is that Leon had surgery on his knee last year after hurting him self early in the playoffs. This might scare some teams off because he has had multiple knee surgeries in the past, but Leon has been able to battle back each time.Some of you might be saying, “it would be a good story, but is it realistic for the Warriors?” I believe it is. The Warriors have Anthony Randolph, Brandon Wright, Ronny Turiaf, and Andris Biedrins at the power forward and center positions. With the exception of Turiaf, none of those guys are bangers. Randolph is an energetic young kid, but lacks the muscle to go up against the real big men down low. As it says in the Tribune article, Leon could be back in February, which would give him a couple months to try his knee out. All the Warriors would have to do is give him a cheap one-year deal with a team option for the next year, and see if he could help them out at the end of the season.

I think Leon would jump at the chance to come back home and be in a place where he is used to recovering. I might be a sucker for Leon because he went to Oakland Tech and Cal, or because he is such a great guy, but I hope the Warriors consider this. Let us know what you think. The official campaign to bring Leon back to Oakland starts now!!

Contributed by OaklandsOwn22

And if your not familiar with Leon's story, check out the video below.

Related: Check out the Davis Sports Deli podcast with Jonathan Santiago. This past week he interviewed the San Jose Mercury News' Tim Kawakami on a variety of topics. They waste some time discussing the Giants, but they also talk Warriors basketball.