Today, we celebrate the 60th birthday of one of Hip Hop’s true pioneers and West Coast legends; Too $hort, born Todd Anthony ...

Andy Kawanami and Chuy Gomez (left to right) hosted ‘Hip Hop Friday’ on the California Music Channel in the ’90s. The channel became a crucial outlet for Bay Area rappers on their way to national ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, an ongoing KQED series about Bay Area hip-hop history. “I’ll never lose that spirit, but I don’t miss being on the street from morning to night,” ...

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 ...

In the Bay Area rap scene you can still find glimpses of the genre alive in its purest form. The region’s hip-hop culture is known for its independence and insular spirit born of a combination of pimp ...

LaRussell, the Vallejo rapper whose backyard concerts attract fans from thousands of miles away, will play a major Super Bowl show. On Wednesday morning, the NFL announced that the rapper would open ...

The Bay Area hip-hop scene in 2026 is marked by a mix of new music activity and a sustained legacy of independence and activism. Artists such as Lil Dmac are releasing deeply personal projects rooted ...

For the first time since the great hyphy explosion of the mid-2000s, Bay Area rap can claim a new figurehead — a centripetal artist with an energizing signature sound. That artist is Trackademicks, a ...

(KRON) — Bay Area rap icon Too Short has been announced as the halftime entertainment for the Oakland Roots Soccer Club’s home opener next month. The Roots will play their 2025 season opener on ...