Read the notes Oaklanders are writing to their beloved city, and submit your own! Shoot us your story, celebration or plea to Oakland at submissions@38thnotes.com with “Notes to Oakland” in the subject.
Last month I had the pleasure of chopping it up with Dead Prez about their new mixtape and forthcoming album, but I also took the opportunity to ask them about some remarks they made regarding the Lovelle Mixon shootings at this years SXSW concert. As [...]
Make absolute sure you hit Uptown Unveiled this evening from 5-10 pm. There will be over 15 bands on 3 stages and plenty of food, drinks and activities to go around. Check out the complete performance line up HERE and a more well-rounded rundown HERE.38thNotes’ [...]
Check out Zion I tear down BFD with an assist from K Flay. And don’t miss Amp Live’s sampler guitar rendition of Dire Straights’ “Money For Nothing” below. Even if you don’t love Zion I, you have to admit that they can rock a show. [...]
Earlier this month I had the privilege of attending a symposium at the Baseball Hall of Fame on a legendary Oakland coach few know much about. His name is George Powles and he had a hand in the development of a host of major league players, hall-of-famers [...]
Due to Oakland’s fiscal crisis, a lot of programs and services are falling by the wayside. Tonight the City Council is having a budget hearing to figure out what is going to get the axe and it won’t be pretty. (If you want to delve into the particulars [...]
Stay tuned for an exclusive 38thNotes reflection on 2Pac later 2day. [...]
A gang of leaks aside, the fans have been waiting for Clyde Carson to surface for dumb ass long. Well today 6/16 his Bass Rock EP finally drops. Make sure to cop that and check out the interview he did with DJ Backside on WeTheWest radio last weekend. [...]
Fabby Davis Jr. goes in over some iconic beats, but this isn’t your average mixtape. The entire joint is freestyled. So check out FAB preserve the art of off-the-top spittin by downloading The Realest Shit I Never Wrote Pt. 2.DL: The Realest Shit I Never [...]
If yall have been tuning into Streets is Talking Radio every Tuesday at 12 noon PST (as you should be) you’ve heard co-host Beejus jabbin with DNastee, and you may have even been treated to one of their epic trap star freestyle sessions. What you may [...]
If you’re an Oaklander and haven’t seen Made in America, you need to get with the progam. The 1993 flick stars Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Will Smith, Nia Long and the city of Oakland. Ted Danson runs a truck dealership on Broadway’s auto-row, Will and [...]
Footage just surfaced this week of a speech Mistah FAB gave a couple of months ago at an event honoring Mumia Abu Jamal’s 55th birthday. In it, FAB speaks on Mumia, the 432 years his brother is serving in prison and his efforts at bridging the gap between [...]
Check out Raashan Ahmad’s new video for “Mob Star Life” shot in the DTO (Downtown Oakland for the sponge bobs in attendance). It’s a nice ode to The Town and is a cut off his new solo effort Soul Power. Listen to the album and/or buy it HERE.Daps to OaklandLove [...]
