Beats Rhymes & Life: Hip-Hop, Mental Health, and Youth
April 2nd, 2013 | by niema | published in Events, Featured, Music
Somewhere in your music library, there’s a track that can get you through a rough spot in your day. There’s a lyric or a verse that speaks to you like no other. The beat drops and you feel like everything will be alright. And if you’re a writer, there’s [...]
40Love Drops Trippy New Video For “Think Too Much”
March 29th, 2013 | by niema | published in Featured, Music
Two MCs plus two DJs/producers equals San Francisco’s 40 Love. A good beat, plus rapid flows, plus trippy visuals, equal “Think Too Much.” The treatment for this video could have been really simple. But then again, if you’re going to make a video, why [...]
The Clique: T-Ran, RGLND, Duckwrth and Adrian Per
September 9th, 2012 | by niema | published in Featured, Music
Friday, these dudes rocked a set at Oaklandish then hit the studio to record this song and shot the video the same night. As soon as I heard Jay, Ye and Big Sean’s “Clique,” I knew folks were going to hop on the track. The beat is undeniable. But [...]
New Music: DaVinci feat. Freddie Gibbs: “MYOB”
August 16th, 2012 | by niema | published in Featured, Music
I was introduced to DaVinci two years ago. The Day the Turf Stood Still dropped and 38th Notes EIC, Coolhand Luke, told me I had to listen. “Aight, word… when I get a chance,” was my reply. The chance presented itself and I hit Luke like, “yo, this [...]
Video: Driver Ken Block Tears Up The Streets of San Francisco
July 11th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Sports
If you’re anything like me and approximately 10 million others worldwide, you’ve been mesmerized by Ken Block destroying the streets of San Francisco in a Ford Fiesta. And yes, you read that right, a Ford Fiesta. In just two days this video has amassed [...]
Music Video: A-1: “Now You Know”
June 29th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Music
When Flosstradamus flipped Lana De Ray’s slow and brooding period pop song “Video Games” into a revved up dance track entitled “Lana’s Theme”, it caught some off guard. San Francisco emcee A-1 seized upon the bi-polar track to spit double-time gas, [...]
Music Video: Duckwrth: “The Ending”
May 25th, 2012 | by Rayana | published in Music
Is it possible for a Los Angeles native to move to San Francisco and become a big name in the underground hip hop community? Well if you ask Duckwrth, it is.
Music Video: The Jealous Guys: Love and Other Drugs
May 12th, 2012 | by Rayana | published in Music
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.
Video: 40Love is Serving Appetizers
October 24th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, Music
SF hip-hop quartet 40Love has a new project in the works entitled Dreams Don’t Sleep, and have been dropping some hints as to what it will sound like. They have a Far East-flavored banger with Zumbi of Zion I on it, for which a video preview has been [...]
