The Jacka, a Bay Area rapper who got his start with the Mob Figaz, was shot and killed Monday (Feb. 2) night in Oakland. The 37-year-old artist released a wealth of material over the years since ...

THIS IS HISTORY!!!” LaRussell wrote in an Instagram post announcing the concert. “YOU GET TO RIDE RIDES WITH YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST THEN WATCH THEM PERFORM!!!!???” It’s a ...

An East Bay hip-hop artist is putting Bay Area culture and music center court for NBA All-Star week. P-Lo's new album "For ...

The brother of Bay Area rap legend Too Short was killed in a shooting in East Oakland Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. According to the Oakland Police Department, officers were dispatched ...

If the Bay Area was an arena, and rap music was the sport, P-Lo — the Filipino American rapper-producer phenom — would certainly qualify as a perennial All-Star. Since splashing onto the scene over a ...

co-headlined by Vallejo rapper LaRussell and New Orleans' rap legend Juvenile. North Bay native LaRussell, who was recently featured on NPR's Tiny Desk, is racking almost 500K views. He is co ...