For Bay Area artist and domestic violence survivor Megan Correa, known on stage as Lil MC, hip-hop has always been more than ...

From ‘Welcome To Derry’ to ‘The Smashing Machine’ there are some entertaining releases coming to theaters and the small screen throughout the fall. The one-hour project sets out to examine the ...

Tajai, Phesto, A-Plus and Opio—were still in high school when they started recording with fellow Hieroglyphics crewmate Del ...

Hyphy sure has faded quite a bit in popularity over the past couple years. The rambunctious and uptempo Bay Area hip-hop subgenre, which helped introduce “ghost riddin’ the whip” into the national ...

For Bay Area artist and domestic violence Megan Correa, known on stage as Lil MC, hip-hop has always been more than music; it ...

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 ...

Wu-Tang Clan doesn’t want you to forget about its place in the history books. So, in an effort to refresh both people’s memories and Wu-Tang Clan members’ bank accounts, the Staten Island-born troupe ...

When Lyrics Born debuted his first solo album ''Later That Day'' in 2003, the raves and kudos poured in almost overnight. The single ''Callin' Out'' owned the No. 1 spot for five weeks on the Bay Area ...

Deerhoof's new album: Harpsichord. Congotronics. Flamenco guitar. Crunchy analog samples. Crushing metallic riffs. Whirling keyboard dashes. Stonesy swagger. Wispy vocal lines. Until now, those were ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, an ongoing KQED series about Bay Area hip-hop history. A-Wax had just gotten out of jail when he decided to hit up a hotel party in Concord. The ...