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Playboy Carti performing at the Warfield in San Francisco
SF Concert Reviews

Playboi Carti Shakes the Warfield to its Core

What a show last night by innovative rapper Playboi Carti. Out of all my years of covering shows at the Warfield, this was by the far the rowdiest crowd I’ve ever seen. And I’ve been in a Slayer pit. Nothing gets crazier than a Slayer pit. The 21-year-old rapper, record producer, songwriter and model (he’s been… Keep Reading

SF Local Bands

Bay Area Local Artist Spotlight: Crucial Point

Crucial Point is local Bay Area rapper based in Fremont, Ca. He’s releasing a new Hip Hop album entitled Back to the 80’s, with a standout track called “Keep Movin,” which is an ode to Hip Hop. Check it out HERE. The rapper reached out to Music in SF, and we spoke about what got… Keep Reading

Chiemi
SF Local Bands

Bay Area Local Artist Spotlight: Japanese-Hawaiian Rapper Chiemi

Local Japanese/Hawaiian rapper Chiemi is releasing a new music video today, a love song, and just in time for Valentine’s Day. Unlike her other releases, usually filled with assertive messages of female empowerment over 90s style boom bap productions (i.e. “Wrek Ya Style” and “Chiemi Intro”), “Choosin” provides a more candid story of love and… Keep Reading

Method Man at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco
Q&As

Method Man and Redman Bring Old School Hip Hop to San Francisco

There’s an eternal quality to innovative music. You can’t always put your finger on it, but for some reason, it crosses generations and becomes ingrained in pop music culture forever. Old school hip hop is like that. No matter how many different reincarnations of the genre there have been, the originators always seem to draw… Keep Reading

Music News

Rick Ross Releases ‘Rather You Than Me’ Today

Building on months of widespread excitement and anticipation, Rick Ross unleashes his ninth full-length album and first for Epic Records, Rather You Than Me, today. Last night, the rapper hosted and performed at the MTV Woodie Awards broadcasted live from SXSW in Austin, TX on MTV. He also premiered the music video for the Rather You… Keep Reading

New Music

Crystal Caines Releases New Single “No Drama”

Rapper Crystal Caines has released her newest track “No Drama.” The single is her second release of 2017 following her debut track,“Run With Me” featuring A$AP Ferg. “No drama is one of those records that just makes you want more,” expresses Caines! “I’m excited to push a wave of music that I love. My passion for… Keep Reading

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