For the “Once in a Lifetime” video Rel and J-Billion decided on San Francisco’s Papalote as a backdrop to this smooth groove about one of a kind fresh. Fitting that Oakland’s 1. O-A-K. executes the hook. Produced by Ariel Nunez who also directed the visuals, [...]

Shy B’s “The Run” Trilogy starts with “Desire.” A reflective track that shows the ESO to Berkeley MC in rehab. In part two of the series we find him partying, arguing with his girl, and drinking Jack out the bottle with “Take it Faster” as his soundtrack. [...]

The Cataracs and Dev have been making major inroads the last few months. The Cataracs have been writing and producing for Snoop and 50, and released their first single and video on a major label in “Bass Down Low.” Just yesterday, it was announced that [...]

Hopie Spitshard dropped her video “Be A Lady” today. I was a bit thrown trying to figure out how I’d missed this song every single time I listened to Dulce Vita. Turns out it’s a previously unreleased track and I wasn’t sleeping. Yay. So now for some [...]

Don’t worry, 38thNotes is back. Going through some changes the last week or so but were back to our posts and supplying you guys with the dopest music in the Bay. If you were at Monday Soul last week then you probably heard her perform this, but Ms.Deja [...]

When anything from Wallpaper hits the 38th Notes account, I click. It started when I heard “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell” and their mashup of Dorrough and Fela Kuti. Yes, they went there.  Then I saw Wallpaper in concert and declared myself [...]

Uncle 40 kicks some autobiographical whiskered wisdom to a YG with less moons to his name. 40 is full of some random and round-about colloquialisms, but at least he’s practicing mentorship. In this economy it’s all too easy to go the ski mask way, so [...]

Chris Turner takes the stage for a little unplugged performance of his new song “All We Need.” With Rene on guitar and Basil on keys, Chris pours his heart and soul into an acoustic rendition of the second single off of Love Child. Props to Chris for [...]