Daveed Diggs is the best Oakland rapper you might not have heard of. I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again. To lend a little creedance to this claim, check your boy out on the 3rd installment of the Get:Live Sessions hosted by the Get:Back Crew. [...]

Droop-E’s BLVCK DIAMOND LIFE was a beautifully smooth ride full of smoke and soul. But there was also some stomach rumblings therein, as proven by this video entitled “Hungry.” Director Aris Jerome juxtaposes the plight of homeless folks with the quest [...]

Raphael Saadiq is keeping it retro, but changing it up a bit too on the first single from his forthcoming album Stone Rollin’. Sonically, “Radio” seems to be straying from the Motown sound he channeled on The Way I See It, edging more towards the territory [...]

In Episode 2 of the Get:Live Sessions, Nio Tha Gift stops by to record his hit record “Grateful.” With the original Taj-directed music video, Nio painted a stark portrait of success against all odds, and with the Get:Live session we see a lush live [...]

 “Check the archives, I do my smart lines/ but I also make you gig like a hard drive.” Though she’s not the new kid on the block, Josie Stingray’s new song “Josie” serves as a great introduction for those unfamiliar with the MC who [...]

Always the storyteller, Clif Soulo walks us through relationship phases from the spark to the fade on his latest single “Summertime Love.”  The track has been around for a while but delays in mixing, new projects, etc. meant the two-step worthy [...]

The hype of a New Year and the hype of seeing so many ones lead to a lot of things debuting on the first. Canadian MC Belly premiered his newest video “Kill Bill” featuring Mistah FAB off his upcoming mixtape Sleepless Nights. The song has a good [...]

In the middle of getting my playlist together, the one that will make me extra hype before I run New York City tonight, it hit me that you may not have this song. My bad. But here it is “Non-Stop” by Cal Ripken feat. Kris Staxx. Directed by Kreayshawn, [...]

In preparation of his forthcoming album, Frank The Rabbit, Locksmith is releasing some one-cut studio takes that can best be described as GAS. On “You Have No Idea” Lock sounds off on what it’s like to be a dope artist in a corner of the world with no [...]

Last week we introduced you to the Get:Live Sessions, and this week we bring you episode 1 featuring the lovely Netta Brielle. Netta B is a Berkeley diva at the forefront of the Bay Area’s local music scene and brings a vintage 80s sound and aesthetic [...]

The Lonely Island done did it again. This time with the help of an almost giddy Akon. That’s right, “I Just Had Sex” is looking to be the Berkeley comedy crew’s most popular Digital Short to date, eclipsing even “Dick In A Box” and “I’m On A Boat.” [...]