Nimsins reflects on resilience—the East Oakland rapper honors revolutionaries with new album, 'Black August 2.' ...

Rapper Justin Walton, known as Jwalt, is being considered for two GRAMMY categories. The Oakland native could be among the nominees for best new artist and best rap album. The Recording Academy, ...

MC Hammer Dropped His Third LP 'Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em' 36 Years Ago 'Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em' 36 Yrs ...

Tied to the football world, Too $hort’s “Blow the Whistle” anthem temporarily transferred coasts as it was engulfed by the ...

Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper. 24-year-old Alonzo Henderson is doing something you don't ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Bay Area rap icon and Oakland’s own Too Short dialed into KRON4’s “Table 4 All” telethon Thursday to encourage locals to donate to a good cause this holiday season. During the ...

Too Short performed at the Oakland Ballers field while filming a new music video that empowers inner-city youth. The Oakland rap legend is set to release Sir Too ...

The new indie from co-writer-directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden keenly evokes a Bay Area of the 1980s, a settling that undergirds a quartet of comic vignettes.

Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper. 24-year-old Alonzo Henderson is doing something you don't ...