Oakland’s maestro Kev Choice is back with a video for “Are You Impressed?” from his latest effort, The Power of Choice. The pianist, producer, bandleader and emcee dons conductor’s tails and jams with a few of his band members and Ms. Netta Brielle [...]

Los Rakas won’t stop killing shit in the lead up to dropping their album Chancletas y Camisetas Bordadas on August 23rd. Fresh off a performance at UCLA’s famed Jazz/ReggaeFest, the duo just dropped an animated promo video for their forthcoming LP [...]

The Fonz has been synonymous with cool forever and a day. And on this track The Freshmen boast that they are cool as “The Fonz.” Now if you’re familiar with the group, you know they make feel good music that is a soundtrack of the laid-back, fun-loving, [...]

Favorite Song- Erk Tha Jerk from Erk Tha Jerk on Vimeo. Nerd’s Eye View 2 is dropping any day now, but that doesn’t mean you get to forget about introspective and well-crafted Nerds Eye View. For this latest release, Dwayne Wayne is back in the director’s [...]

Yeah, I know I’m far from that finish lineAnd the only way to get it is to grindNot on that corner sh*t, but the same state of mind…“I Got My Reasons,” is the latest joint from Richmond’s PLANEJANE. The video shows the rapper rising at six [...]

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BRWN BFLO’s remix of “Corazon” with Stic.Man of Dead Prez celebrates immigrants in a much-needed way. The dominant narrative around immigration in this country resembles a demonizing “us vs. them” dichotomy. Given that America is a country comprised [...]

Ever since I got WORDUP’s mixtape about a year ago, it has popped up in my iTunes on occasion, and I’m always impressed by his content and the way he embodies Oakland. I am looking forward to big things from him as he mixes his East Oakland upbringing [...]