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O n December 14, 1974 Marvin Gaye sang the National Anthem at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum before the Raiders beat the Dallas C...

I amsu is without a doubt one of the top lyricists in the Bay Area right now. And with the Rich City sophomore’s HBK Gang about to tak...

R aphael Saadiq does not miss when it comes to dope videos and gorgeous costars. On “Movin’ Down The Line” he splices foota...

T he other day on Twitter the infamous Tuck Rule came up. If you’re a Raider fan, you are all too familiar with the Tuck R...

Photo Credit: Kola Shobo “Oakland now is like a great old blues singer. She knows how to moan and cry, but the bad times behind he...

Photo Credit: Chris Willis O ne of Oakland’s many gifts is its architecture. There are art-deco gems like the Paramount, the Baghda...

D ebbie Does My Dad  is the coming of age story of a kid whose dad spent the 70s and 80s cumming on camera. Bay Area playwright Bobby ...

M aya Songbird is not your average R&B chick. She is spunky, artsy, alternative, large and in charge of her own brand of exper...

W ith the fiscal troubles of Oakland Public Schools came the fall of arts departments district wide. When I was a freshman at Oakland...

C hris Mullin is one of the greatest Golden State Warriors of all time, but his first couple years in the league left something to...

M y Baby is a different sound for Marcell William. On first listen, I wasn't sure that it was in fact Mr. Third Voice. I was expec...

T he Cataracs are fresh off tour with Usher, and no doubt loading their muskets before unleashing another barrage of fire at the ...