http://www.38thnotes.com Bay Area. Hip-Hop. Culture Thu, 17 May 2012 08:46:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/17/alonzo-turf-jones-wows-at-americas-got-talent-auditions/ http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/17/alonzo-turf-jones-wows-at-americas-got-talent-auditions/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 08:46:29 +0000 Coolhand Luke http://www.38thnotes.com/?p=4374 Many heads in the Bay know contortionist hip-hop dancer Alonzo Jones as Retro. At the San Francisco auditions for America's Got Talent, Jones introduced himself as Turf, but what he calls himself is largely irrelevant. The 21 year-old wowed the judges, [...]]]> http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/17/alonzo-turf-jones-wows-at-americas-got-talent-auditions/feed/ 0 http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/16/oakland-love-the-morcom-rose-garden/ http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/16/oakland-love-the-morcom-rose-garden/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 00:17:59 +0000 Coolhand Luke http://www.38thnotes.com/?p=4314 Oakland is for lovers. Nothing affirms this more than spring in the Morcom Rose Garden. Sunken in a valley-like amphitheater at 700 Jean st. off of Grand Avenue, the rose garden is a floral oasis amidst the buzz of the city. This past Saturday, while [...]]]> http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/16/oakland-love-the-morcom-rose-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/15/mixtape-review-iamsu-kilt/ http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/15/mixtape-review-iamsu-kilt/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:42 +0000 Rayana http://www.38thnotes.com/?p=4254 "Same pack, same crew. Your boy stay true." This line from Richmond's own IamSu! is more than true and can be proven by the work put into his newest mixtape KILT. [...]]]> http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/15/mixtape-review-iamsu-kilt/feed/ 0 http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/13/happy-mothers-day-from-tupac-shakur-and-jennah-bell/ http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/13/happy-mothers-day-from-tupac-shakur-and-jennah-bell/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 21:26:53 +0000 Coolhand Luke http://www.38thnotes.com/?p=4297 Mothers may not be perfect, but if they raised you, you owe something priceless to them. And if they didn't, as is often the case in Oakland, let this day be a celebration of whoever it was who has guided you through this trying world. [...]]]> http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/13/happy-mothers-day-from-tupac-shakur-and-jennah-bell/feed/ 0 http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/12/music-video-the-jealous-guys-love-and-other-drugs/ http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/12/music-video-the-jealous-guys-love-and-other-drugs/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 16:35:29 +0000 Rayana http://www.38thnotes.com/?p=4163 Casa and Ayinde, of San Francisco's The Jealous Guys, are known for their deep, poetic lyrics accompanied by some chill visuals; but with their new release, Love and Other Drugs, it's obvious that these two are trying to venture away from their usual formula. [...]]]> http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/12/music-video-the-jealous-guys-love-and-other-drugs/feed/ 0 http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/11/38thnotes-coms-bay-abridged-mixtape-is-back/ http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/11/38thnotes-coms-bay-abridged-mixtape-is-back/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 19:24:45 +0000 Coolhand Luke http://www.38thnotes.com/?p=4192 This spring we are relaunching The Bay Abridged mixtape series with local luminaries Oaklandish. The end product is a tape that sums up the eclectic nature of our dynamic hip-hop and R&B scene here in the Bay Area. DL and Listen! [...]]]> http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/11/38thnotes-coms-bay-abridged-mixtape-is-back/feed/ 0 http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/10/the-new-kblx-says-goodbye-to-beloved-radio-host-kevin-brown-after-22-years/ http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/10/the-new-kblx-says-goodbye-to-beloved-radio-host-kevin-brown-after-22-years/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 09:00:59 +0000 Rayana http://www.38thnotes.com/?p=4142 If you're like me and most Bay Area natives, you've spent your early morning car rides listening to your "cousin" Kevin Brown and the rest of the Kevin Brown in the Morning crew on KBLX. [...]]]> http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/10/the-new-kblx-says-goodbye-to-beloved-radio-host-kevin-brown-after-22-years/feed/ 40 http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/06/iamsu-cancelled-plans-new-mixtape-release-date-and-106-and-park-debut/ http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/06/iamsu-cancelled-plans-new-mixtape-release-date-and-106-and-park-debut/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 22:44:35 +0000 niema http://www.38thnotes.com/?p=4112 The plan was to download KILT on May 5th, but the link never surfaced. Can you delay a mixtape when you're already having a mixtape release party? Yes, you can. If you're going to be on BET's 106 and Park on May 7th, then pushing the release to new music [...]]]> http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/06/iamsu-cancelled-plans-new-mixtape-release-date-and-106-and-park-debut/feed/ 1 http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/05/happy-160th-birthday-to-oakland-cali/ http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/05/happy-160th-birthday-to-oakland-cali/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 01:34:45 +0000 Coolhand Luke http://www.38thnotes.com/?p=4105 I propose a toast to the city that raised me along with so many others. There has been fame and fortune in this town; Struggle and triumph; Grief and grace. There is a toughness to Oakland too. You had to be a little crazy or desperate to leave it all [...]]]> http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/05/happy-160th-birthday-to-oakland-cali/feed/ 0 http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/03/best-weekend-ever-wallpaper-at-coachella/ http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/03/best-weekend-ever-wallpaper-at-coachella/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 05:54:47 +0000 Coolhand Luke http://www.38thnotes.com/?p=4094 By all accounts Oakland party outfit ripped Coachella. No surprise there. Ricky Reed's lead vocals are sometimes a tad shaky, but his wit and overall epicness always overshadow the fact. The video below chronicles the crew's Coachella journey, the offbeat [...]]]> http://www.38thnotes.com/2012/05/03/best-weekend-ever-wallpaper-at-coachella/feed/ 0