Willie Joe, Nio Tha Gift and Erk Tha Jerk go in on another posse cut from the Fly Ni**a Movement. The Brian Storm directed video is crisp and simple, showcasing three dope Bay Area emcees in their element. The Vallejo and Richmond representers shot the [...]
R.O.D. has had a good year and an even better few weeks. “I Can’t Stand You,” his ode to intolerable girlfriends, propelled him to the local airwaves earlier this year, making the song a local anthem and winning him a slot at KMEL’s House of Soul. More [...]
This is working man’s flight music–The soundtrack to beating the odds in style. Aspirational but appreciative, Balance, The Freshmen and Priscilla Cruz wax reflective about their blessings and struggles. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by the troublesome [...]
Droop-E is a muhfuckin problem. We all know he has been killing the local airwaves since the age of 16, helping establish the sparse production style that typified the hyphy sound. But Droop-E didn’t fall from grace when hyphy died– he got better. His [...]
You rarely hear an emcee big up the island community of Alameda, CA, but that is exactly what Mike Baker and his Honor Roll classmate Trackademicks do on the regular. What does Alameda hip-hop sound like you ask? Well, we have little to go on, but the [...]
Kev Choice is one of Oakland’s most talented exports in a while. The pianist, producer, band leader and emcee has made quality music for many years now, all the while repping his city in a holistic manner that trumpets the positive over the negative. [...]
His name is Young Murph Tha Kidd. He’s from East Oakland. But he’s also a self-described So Cal beach bum and has a Sociology degree from UCSC. Word to those slugs. There are photos of him rocking gold chains. Photos of him rocking Ankhs with red, gold, [...]
Depending on who you ask, you can’t call this old school. But it is indeed a throwback. I was in first or second grade when it dropped so I can’t speak to kicking it listening to this song, or how folks reacted when it came on. What I do know is that [...]
Samm is a bundle of joy in person, an insightful song writer in the studio and a beast on stage. As a result of all the work she’s been doing and the success of her single “Rider” with Erk Tha Jerk, 38thNotes and Warriors World teamed up to talk with [...]
Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas 14 years ago yesterday. He would go on to die six days later. Much has been written about the man, the myth and the martyr, but somehow we continue to uncover new angles. For the latest installment of ESPN’s amazing [...]
According to our inbox, it is Get It Back Fam season. The crew is extensive, but we’ll start with Damey’s Creepy Nights EP. Rather than painting a picture of exactly what he does and what you can expect from his upcoming album, Damey throws a little bit [...]
This week BET aired it’s first original documentary. My Mic Sounds Nice: The Truth about Women in Hip-Hop featured some of the larger names from the ’80s, ’90s and now. Jean Grae, Yo-Yo (Who will be in Oakland this weekend for Oakland Pride), MC Lyte [...]
