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A collage of three album covers. On the left is an illustration of Michael Sneed dunking a basketball. In the center is a vintage-looking photo of Jane Handcock in a studio. On the right is a blurred shot of Spiritual Cramp in front of San Francisco City Hall.

The 20 Best Bay Area Albums of 2025

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Spice 1 Talks Growing Up in Hayward, Running From Cops and Breakin’ at the Mall

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A New Book Examines the ‘Yin and Yang’ of Tupac Shakur’s Life

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New Book ‘On Loop’ Details Oakland’s Crackdowns on Black Sonic Expression

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Legendary Sacramento Rapper Marvaless Still Has Bars

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Assata Shakur, Godmother of Tupac Who Found Asylum in Cuba, Dies at 78

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DB.Boutabag Is More Than Just Sacramento’s Best Smack Talker

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Fijiana’s ‘Welcome to the Bay’ Sparks Questions About Our Cultural Melting Pot

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Meet the DJs Bringing the Pride and the Party to the Valkyries’ Ballhalla

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Honoring Hip-Hop Collective Native Tongues in the Bay Area

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Rexx Life Raj Emerges from Grief and Finds a New Rhythm

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Remembering Anticon and Hip-Hop’s Reckoning With Weirdness

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