Vallejo’s Moe Green uplifting self-help over a K.Roosevelt sample might be cloud rap at its most positive and encouraging, but it also harkens back further to some of 2Pac’s soulful mid-90’s tracks. — Watch
Rich and Dun go beyond just Latin American sounds and vibes to addressing the plights of the Latin American diaspora in America. Latest from the Panamanian-American Bay Area duo and their new album El Negrito Dun Dun y Ricardo. — Watch
On a brassy, funky number from Oh No, three vets of the 90’s east coast underground show they haven’t lost a step. It’s another tease at an Organized Konfusion reunion, this time from Prince Po and Oh No’s joint project on Nature Sounds,… — Watch
Who know how long this will last online, but here it is… The first OutKast performance in so many moons, all 92 minutes of it, taped live from Coachella this past weekend. — Watch
Chill for a sec… it’s not a new OutKast song. But Stat Quo pays a fitting tribute to the newly reunited duo with a beat sampled from the “Hold On, Be Strong” intro on Aquemini. From his album ATLA: All This Life Allows, Vol. 1. — Watch
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Full OutKast performance from Coachella 2014
Prince Po & Oh No, feat. Pharoahe Monch, O.C., “On Smash”
Los Rakas, “Sueño Americano”
Moe Green, “Change My Life”
Club Mercy Presents Eyes of the World Tour
The Underachievers
The New Parish, Oakland, CA
Tue, 4/22 8:00pm. Tickets and Info
Chronicle of the Aquarian Mind CD Release Party
Jennifer Johns
Yoshi’s Oakland, CA
Thu, 5/1 8:00pm. Tickets and Info
Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents
Iggy Azalea
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
Sun, 5/18 7:00pm. Tickets and Info
The Cud Life Tour 2014
Kid Cudi
Bill Graham Civic Aud., San Francisco, CA
Fri, 5/23 8:00pm. Tickets and Info
Independent Grind Tour
Tech N9ne
Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
Mon, 6/2 8:00pm. Tickets and Info
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Rich and Dun go beyond just Latin American sounds and vibes to addressing the plights of the Latin American diaspora in America. Latest from the… Watch
The two Top Dawg rookies collaborate for a wispy, feathery, nature-filled kind of vibe. From SZA’s new album Z. Watch
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Who know how long this will last online, but here it is… The first OutKast performance in so many moons, all 92 minutes of it, taped live from Coachella… Watch
Fearce’s second go-around with the Beatles sample (the first time was off of Dyme Def’s Space Music way back in 2007) sees fellow Seattle rapers Grieves and… Watch
With minimalist breaks and organs, Arizona duo The Kennedy’s straightforward but raw style of rap strikes a nerve. From their mixtape As Requested. Watch
The beat is rhythmic but kind of strange with bird chirps and synth kicks, but singer/rapper Tunde Olaniran makes sense of it all while shifting back and… Watch
The newest Jet Life crew memeber rides on an exquisitely nocturnal beat, the kind that’s made for cruising expensive whips slowly at night. From Le$’ Gran… Watch
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Storytelling time for Danny Brown, as he and Megan James of Purity Ring take a tour through the past that lead to his hustling days. Latest from his latest release Old. Watch