Aspirations by Power Struggle
“America the beautiful, it’s more like a demon.” SF rapper Power Struggle released Aspirations, a seven-track EP of politically conscious, […]
Pop Shit, Vol. 2 by Gee Pop
Gotta get that regular dose of Bay Area hip hop. Up next: Berkeley rapper Gee Pop dropped Pop Shit, Vol. […]
The Bake Sale by White Dave
Who doesn’t love a good 4/20 release? On everyone’s favorite stoner holiday, Richmond rapper White Dave released The Bake Sale, […]
Carlos Niño Mix for SMARTBOMB
“Feelings, experiences, perspectives, journey reflections, state of being. I am simply communicating, by being, offering, sharing… and mostly with sound.” […]
EDIT POWER VOL. ONE by King Most
Tom Tom Club meets Sister Nancy? That’s one way to secure my love from track one. Released in February, EDIT […]
“Hella Weird” by Gunna Goes Global and Stunnaman02 ft. Klarrity
Sometimes people act hella weird. That’s just how it is. Now there’s a song about it: “Hella Weird” is a […]
Flowers by Passwurdz
Look no further for the week’s best thing in Bay Area hip hop: Passwurdz, an Oakland artist part of the […]
Word of Mouth by San Francisco Street Music
Relying primarily on hand to hand circulation, bootlegs and mail order zines, it became a sought-after classic in underground rap […]
Checkpoint by Shy’an G
“Don’t worry about me, I’ll figure it out from here.” Oakland MC, producer, and poet Shy’an G released Checkpoint, a […]
2 P’z in a Pod by Jay Worthy and Larry June
At a random show in Oakland last night, a girl from Portland told me that she really wanted to be […]