Recap: The Robert Glasper Experiment presents its findings
Robert Glasper and his hip-hop influenced jazz isn’t about finding something new as it is about bringing back something old that modern jazz had forgotten. Read
Saba G chats with B.o.B at Forever Friday
Our own Saba G talks with B.o.B at Forever Friday in San Francisco last month. Here’s our full interview with the rapper and songwriter, about the origins… Read
Interview with Chang Weisberg: On ten years of Rock The Bells
The founder and producer of Rock The Bells shares his thoughts on ten years of the hip-hop music festival, and why he pushes on despite the many setbacks Read
Rock The Bells 2013 in D.C. and New Jersey cancelled
Guerilla Union has cancelled the east coast stops of the 2013 Rock The Bells tour, including the Washington, D.C. stop at a RFK Stadium parking lot this… Read
Rock The Bells 2013 Photo Gallery: Day 2
Day 2 of Rock The Bells brought in even more artists than the first, as we see acts like Dilated Peoples, Danny Brown, Riff Raff, Black Hippy, Wu-Tang Clan… Read
Rock The Bells 2013 Live Blog: Day 2
So we’re gonna keep going on this live blog, and see what the day brings. More pictures, and reviews coming up as we look forward to the hologram… Read
Rock The Bells 2013 Photo Gallery: Day 1
Here’s the first day of Rock the Bells as according to our lenses, where we start with Sean Price’s wisecracks and end with Kid Cudi’s space missions.… Read
Rock The Bells 2013 Live Blog: Day 1
Aaannd we are live! On location at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in sunny Mountain View. We’re posting live updates all day… Read
Mister Cee admits to complex sexuality, Hot 97 supportive
Like any other figure in New York hip-hop radio, DJ Mister Cee is a larger-than-life personality. Even larger is his legacy: deejaying for Big Daddy Kane,… Read
Hieroglyphics relive national feature on BET’s Video LP
It was 20 years ago that the Hieroglyphics, Oakland’s quintessential underground hip-hop crew, made it biggest national impact with the release of Souls of… Read
KYLE claims his own path in keeping it real
This past week marked the first album release for KYLE (formerly K.i.D.), a young rapper and singer from Ventura, California. KYLE wants to maintain his presence… Read
Kendrick Lamar drops a challenge, and Twitter erupts
So last night, Big Sean non-chalantly leaks an outtake from his upcoming album Hall Of Fame, something done rather routinely in this day, when suddenly Black… Read
Listen: Pete Rock and Camp Lo release latest collaboration
The perpetually lavish-lifed Camp Lo, who has been embodying the spirit of the 70’s for over a decade now, hooks up with Pete Rock for a talent-studded mixtape… Read
New official Rock The Bells trailer released
If you needed a reminder that Rock The Bells is coming in a matter of weeks, here it is. And to emphasize the point, since our last post, new acts announced for… Read
Show Recap: The Coup perform a different kind of balancing act
After a recent return from touring Europe, Oakland natives The Coup brought their politically-charged, punk-rock hip-hop fusion back to the bay in a sold-out… Read
Yasiin Bey shows how they force-feed prisoners in Guantanamo
Before we get any further, we should warn you that this video above isn’t pretty to look at, in fact, far from it. Yasiin Bey reenacts the standard operating… Read
Rock The Bells 2013 lineup announced, includes ODB and Eazy-E
Nope, that’s not a misprinted headline. Rock The Bells 2013, the tenth anniversary iteration of the annual touring hip-hop music festival, once again will… Read
Chris Kelly, Mac Daddy of Kris Kross, dead at 34
Chris Kelly, aka Mac Daddy of Kris Kross, the teen duo whose hit “Jump” launched themselves and their producer Jermaine Dupri into stardom in 1992, was found… Read
Show Recap: Danny Brown and Baauer are the worst, draws out the debauchery
Baauer, a former hip-hop DJ converted into a Internet electro house sensation, and Danny Brown, who thrives off of the manic energy of electro house, converge… Read
Show Recap: Trinidad James ends his tour in San Francisco
There’s plenty of people that have wondered how Trinidad James caught on the way he has, but he captured enough hearts to pack the Mezzanine last Thursday in San… Read