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"content": "\u003cp>[dropcap]A[/dropcap]sk any San Francisco teenager from my generation what they did after school in the ’90s and it would most likely go something like this: bumming a cig off campus, splitting a super suiza from El Farolito with friends, and turning on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13933590/california-music-channel-hip-hop-friday-andy-kawanami-chuy-gomez\">California Music Channel\u003c/a> to watch videos from local rap stars who never got love from MTV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I felt proud of hometown heroes like RBL Posse, Messy Marv and San Quinn, who sold cassette tapes out of the trunk of their cars, making a name for themselves — and Frisco — without the backing of major record labels. Back then, much of Bay Area rap reflected the violence of the drug trade and the values of exploitative capitalism. If the music was inspirational, it was about how to be a gangster or a successful drug lord. And if someone rapped about food, it was largely as a way to woo women. “You wanna eat \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13958926/nations-burgers-pies-late-night-diner-san-pablo\">Nation’s\u003c/a>? Crab at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13900855/garlic-noodles-sf-bay-area-iconic-foods-thanh-long-smellys\">Crustacean’s\u003c/a>?” Quinn raps on “Wassup.” “Tiger prawns, butterflied shrimp, it must be nice living like this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days, however, there’s a new wave of Bay Area rappers pushing a different kind of aspirational lifestyle — one that’s focused on açaí bowls, organic vegetables and physical fitness rather than a life of crime. Frisco rapper Larry June was the first to double down on this new brand of wellness hip-hop, with song lyrics that reference his own self-imposed health regimen: daily fasting until 1 p.m. followed by fresh-squeezed orange juice (made from \u003ca href=\"https://www.grammy.com/news/rapper-larry-june-interview-alchemist-the-great-escape-new-album\">35 oranges\u003c/a>, to be exact) that he might savor at a crib in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRkKo0HhWcY\">Sausalito\u003c/a> with exquisite views and “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaOtLwOkRow\">expensive couches\u003c/a>.” In “Dear Winter,” he raps, “Eat some blueberries in the mornin’, a little raw spinach / If you don’t know nun’ about me, you know I’m gon’ get it…move like a beast do / pulp in my orange juice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, Larry June may be the first rapper to make “\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/midnightorganicbrand/?hl=en\">Healthy & Organic\u003c/a>” his personal brand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929276\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929276\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956.jpg\" alt=\"Larry June raps into the microphone on a big festival stage. He's wearing a bucket hat, designer sunglasses and a bandana and is smiling.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry June performs at 2023 Rolling Loud Los Angeles at Hollywood Park Grounds on March 4, 2023, in Inglewood, California. \u003ccite>(Photo by Timothy Norris/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But June isn’t the only Bay Area rapper advocating a healthy lifestyle. About eight years ago, “Don Toriano” Gordon of Fully Loaded decided to go vegan after \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2023/11/27/23943793/vegan-mob-san-francisco-black-owned\">a health scare\u003c/a> related to his previous street lifestyle. Eventually, Gordon launched Vegan Mob, a plant-based soul food and barbecue food truck that quickly emerged as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13895209/vegan-mob-oakland-mission-sf-expansion-food-truck-toriano-gordon-senor-sisig-vegano\">one of the most popular Black-owned vegan businesses\u003c/a> in the Bay. Now, he’s writing songs about his new diet, too. “I don’t want that shit if it ain’t plant-based,” he \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXLo889RZnE\">raps\u003c/a> in “Vegan Mob.” “See you gnaw that pork and steak / Wonder why you ain’t in shape.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe the most outspoken member of this new wave is Jordan Gomes, aka Stunnaman02. Though Stunnaman had already had certified hits like “Big Steppin’” (which even has an official 49ers’ remix), his catchy 2024 ode to his love of leafy greens, “Eat a Salad,” is what put him in the pantheon of health-conscious Frisco rappers. In the song, Stunnaman extols the nutritious properties of fresh ingredients like “lemon, lime, honey … agave if you’re vegan.” To promote the single, he posted videos of himself performing custom verses that were essentially recipes for different salads he would prepare on camera — Asian chicken, watermelon and Tajin, and even a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5m343ILmGW/\">quinoa salad \u003c/a>\u003ci>soup\u003c/i>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, last month, Stunnaman released another healthy slap, “Veggies,” and shot the music video inside L.A. grocery stores, where he goes through the produce aisles naming the benefits of various fruits, vegetables and spices: “If I need the antioxidants, I nibble on cacao / Turmeric with the ginger it could really cleanse your bowels.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980887\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980887\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250829_HEALTHYEATS_GH-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"College students walk on the sidewalk in front of Cali's Sports Bar.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250829_HEALTHYEATS_GH-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250829_HEALTHYEATS_GH-8-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250829_HEALTHYEATS_GH-8-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250829_HEALTHYEATS_GH-8-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance to Cali’s Sports Bar & Kitchen in Berkeley, which features Stunnaman02’s signature salad and dressing on its menu. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, Stunnaman has parlayed his newfound status as a hip-hop health influencer into a burgeoning side hustle. In August, he created his own signature salad at Cali’s Sports Bar in Berkeley, in collaboration with owner Wilson Wong. Made with ingredients that don’t trigger the rapper’s eczema, the salad features a choice of grilled or fried chicken, a bed of romaine lettuce and arugula, sliced onions, a custom lemon-pepper hot honey vinaigrette and a side of vegan ranch, which he loves to drizzle on top with the dressing. Stunnaman also has his own \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/big02juice/\">juice brand\u003c/a>. And he collaborates with local restaurants like Square Pie Guys, which recently released a Stunnaman-inspired “\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQDmVVgkX5q/\">salad pizza\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With his black mock neck polo and pulled-back dreads, Stunnaman has the energy of a celebrity trainer, complete with the catchy mantra (“We Still Winnin’!”). He says he’s been paying attention to nutrition since he was a kid — a response to struggles with his eczema and his weight. And as the first and last person in his family to be born and raised in San Francisco, he pushes more than just healthy living. He was raised to prize “knowledge of self,” one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa and a focus of John Muir Elementary’s African cultural enrichment program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All the children my age [who went to John Muir], majority melanated children, we’re learning about not just the knowledge of self, but the history of Africa. We had to call all our elders ‘auntie’ or ‘uncle,’” he recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While attending St. Mary’s College, he traced his genealogy four generations back on his mother’s side, finding Narragansett Native American ancestry as well as Angolan by way of Cape Verde. After seeing a picture of his Native maternal great-grandfather, Stunnaman was pleased to find his ancestor was also Black, just like him. He credits his mother and grandmother for instilling that pride in him, breathing affirmations into his everyday life that he now pays forward in his raps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, Stunnaman believes he’s been “sent here from another dimension to restore the collective equilibrium through holistic methods,” as he puts it in the intro to “Eat a Salad.” Having been raised Christian, he also credits God.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980885\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980885\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0016_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A fried chicken salad and a tray of chicken wings displayed on a counter.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0016_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0016_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0016_GH-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0016_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The “Stunna Salad” and “Winnin Wings” are both part of a menu collaboration between Stunnaman02 and Cali’s Sports Bar. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You might think that with its farmers market ethos, the Bay Area would have a long history of vegetable-themed rap. But prior to the recent trend, the last time I remember hearing a rap song about salad was Dead Prez’s 2001 anthem “Be Healthy,” which, somewhat cringily, rhymed “crouton” and “futon.” Before that, “healthy rap” mostly existed in the lines of rappers who claimed the Five Percent Nation and were taught to “\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Eat_to_Live\">eat to live\u003c/a>” by Elijah Muhammad’s book series of the same name, which promotes vegetarianism and avoiding pork and processed foods. These teachings deeply influenced rappers like KRS-One, Rakim and Poor Righteous Teachers. In the ’90s, A Tribe Called Quest’s “Ham n Eggs” rails about the high-cholesterol soul food diets their grannies raised them on, and how difficult it was to make better food choices. It was my first time seeing that kind of health-focused pushback in hip-hop lyrics. But this was mostly all on the East Coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13955802,arts_13907726,arts_13921079']\u003c/span>Meanwhile, Berkeley and San Francisco were at the forefront of the natural food movement, going back to the hippie counterculture and “back to the land” movements of the ’70s. When Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1971, it helped kick off a national farm-to-table movement that crowned Northern California the mecca of healthy food. Eating organic, biking and yoga all became part of the region’s political and moral identity. And the Black Panthers’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13867337/the-black-panther-partys-free-breakfast-program-a-50-year-old-blueprint\">Free Breakfast Program\u003c/a> emphasized the importance of children eating a healthy breakfast — especially if they lived in a low-income neighborhood. For whatever reason, though, not much of these food politics were reflected in the early years of Bay Area hip-hop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In any case, Stunnaman, who’s 31, admits that he didn’t listen to much rap during its “Golden Age.” “No shade to no Frisco rappers, but I ain’t really listen to rap music until I was like eight or nine,” he says. Instead, he’d request the Disney Channel or Michael Jackson whenever he had the chance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, he pays homage: “If it wasn’t for RBL Posse, it wasn’t for Cellski, there would be no ‘Big Steppin’.’ What’s reflected in Stunnaman’s music, then, is a rich tapestry of his experience, and a community-minded focus. He really does want his people to eat healthier and take better care of themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Slowly but surely, his message seems to be making a difference. On the day of our meeting, Stunnaman was getting ready to shoot a collab video with the popular food influencer Michael Torres, aka GrubwithMike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When his song ‘Eat a Salad’ came out, I thought [Stunnaman] was talking to me,” Torres says, explaining how he’d struggled with his weight — and how Stunnaman’s music helped inspire him to change his diet. Now, he says, “If I wasn’t doing foodie stuff, I’d damn near be a vegan. Like, I’d be super healthy, bro.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980883\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980883\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man, shirtless besides a blue and red superhero cape, poses with a fierce expression while holding a bowl of salad.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0001_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0001_GH-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0001_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunnaman02 has made salad and personal fitness his personal brand — and a big part of his community-minded message. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The OGs are either locked up or they are unfortunately on drugs. With that being the case, we’ve got to help them,” Stunnaman says, pointing out the consequences of poor lifestyle decisions by some elders in the Black community. “That’s why we got Larry June. Because we’ve seen what it was. We’ve seen the product of when you don’t have any discipline with the intake of your vices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of vices, when I finally sat down to try Stunnaman’s signature salad, I opted for the grilled chicken instead of the fried cutlets or wing combo I typically order, inspired by our conversation about making better choices. I poured the tangy, caper-flecked dressing all over my lettuce, dabbing a little ranch on there like Stunnaman suggested. With all that good health advice, it didn’t hurt to make it taste good too. Sometimes the medicine goes down better with a little song and dance on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rocky Rivera is a journalist, emcee, author and activist from San Francisco. She has released four albums through her label, Beatrock Music, and a ten-volume mixtape series with DJ Roza — her most recent album, \u003c/em>Long Kiss Goodnight\u003cem>, dropped in Sept. 2024. She released her first book, entitled \u003c/em>Snakeskin: Essays by Rocky Rivera\u003cem>, in 2021.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe the most outspoken member of this new wave is Jordan Gomes, aka Stunnaman02. Though Stunnaman had already had certified hits like “Big Steppin’” (which even has an official 49ers’ remix), his catchy 2024 ode to his love of leafy greens, “Eat a Salad,” is what put him in the pantheon of health-conscious Frisco rappers. In the song, Stunnaman extols the nutritious properties of fresh ingredients like “lemon, lime, honey … agave if you’re vegan.” To promote the single, he posted videos of himself performing custom verses that were essentially recipes for different salads he would prepare on camera — Asian chicken, watermelon and Tajin, and even a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5m343ILmGW/\">quinoa salad \u003c/a>\u003ci>soup\u003c/i>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, last month, Stunnaman released another healthy slap, “Veggies,” and shot the music video inside L.A. grocery stores, where he goes through the produce aisles naming the benefits of various fruits, vegetables and spices: “If I need the antioxidants, I nibble on cacao / Turmeric with the ginger it could really cleanse your bowels.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980887\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980887\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250829_HEALTHYEATS_GH-8-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"College students walk on the sidewalk in front of Cali's Sports Bar.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250829_HEALTHYEATS_GH-8-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250829_HEALTHYEATS_GH-8-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250829_HEALTHYEATS_GH-8-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250829_HEALTHYEATS_GH-8-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance to Cali’s Sports Bar & Kitchen in Berkeley, which features Stunnaman02’s signature salad and dressing on its menu. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, Stunnaman has parlayed his newfound status as a hip-hop health influencer into a burgeoning side hustle. In August, he created his own signature salad at Cali’s Sports Bar in Berkeley, in collaboration with owner Wilson Wong. Made with ingredients that don’t trigger the rapper’s eczema, the salad features a choice of grilled or fried chicken, a bed of romaine lettuce and arugula, sliced onions, a custom lemon-pepper hot honey vinaigrette and a side of vegan ranch, which he loves to drizzle on top with the dressing. Stunnaman also has his own \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/big02juice/\">juice brand\u003c/a>. And he collaborates with local restaurants like Square Pie Guys, which recently released a Stunnaman-inspired “\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQDmVVgkX5q/\">salad pizza\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With his black mock neck polo and pulled-back dreads, Stunnaman has the energy of a celebrity trainer, complete with the catchy mantra (“We Still Winnin’!”). He says he’s been paying attention to nutrition since he was a kid — a response to struggles with his eczema and his weight. And as the first and last person in his family to be born and raised in San Francisco, he pushes more than just healthy living. He was raised to prize “knowledge of self,” one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa and a focus of John Muir Elementary’s African cultural enrichment program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All the children my age [who went to John Muir], majority melanated children, we’re learning about not just the knowledge of self, but the history of Africa. We had to call all our elders ‘auntie’ or ‘uncle,’” he recalls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While attending St. Mary’s College, he traced his genealogy four generations back on his mother’s side, finding Narragansett Native American ancestry as well as Angolan by way of Cape Verde. After seeing a picture of his Native maternal great-grandfather, Stunnaman was pleased to find his ancestor was also Black, just like him. He credits his mother and grandmother for instilling that pride in him, breathing affirmations into his everyday life that he now pays forward in his raps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, Stunnaman believes he’s been “sent here from another dimension to restore the collective equilibrium through holistic methods,” as he puts it in the intro to “Eat a Salad.” Having been raised Christian, he also credits God.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980885\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980885\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0016_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A fried chicken salad and a tray of chicken wings displayed on a counter.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0016_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0016_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0016_GH-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0016_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The “Stunna Salad” and “Winnin Wings” are both part of a menu collaboration between Stunnaman02 and Cali’s Sports Bar. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You might think that with its farmers market ethos, the Bay Area would have a long history of vegetable-themed rap. But prior to the recent trend, the last time I remember hearing a rap song about salad was Dead Prez’s 2001 anthem “Be Healthy,” which, somewhat cringily, rhymed “crouton” and “futon.” Before that, “healthy rap” mostly existed in the lines of rappers who claimed the Five Percent Nation and were taught to “\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Eat_to_Live\">eat to live\u003c/a>” by Elijah Muhammad’s book series of the same name, which promotes vegetarianism and avoiding pork and processed foods. These teachings deeply influenced rappers like KRS-One, Rakim and Poor Righteous Teachers. In the ’90s, A Tribe Called Quest’s “Ham n Eggs” rails about the high-cholesterol soul food diets their grannies raised them on, and how difficult it was to make better food choices. It was my first time seeing that kind of health-focused pushback in hip-hop lyrics. But this was mostly all on the East Coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>Meanwhile, Berkeley and San Francisco were at the forefront of the natural food movement, going back to the hippie counterculture and “back to the land” movements of the ’70s. When Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1971, it helped kick off a national farm-to-table movement that crowned Northern California the mecca of healthy food. Eating organic, biking and yoga all became part of the region’s political and moral identity. And the Black Panthers’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13867337/the-black-panther-partys-free-breakfast-program-a-50-year-old-blueprint\">Free Breakfast Program\u003c/a> emphasized the importance of children eating a healthy breakfast — especially if they lived in a low-income neighborhood. For whatever reason, though, not much of these food politics were reflected in the early years of Bay Area hip-hop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In any case, Stunnaman, who’s 31, admits that he didn’t listen to much rap during its “Golden Age.” “No shade to no Frisco rappers, but I ain’t really listen to rap music until I was like eight or nine,” he says. Instead, he’d request the Disney Channel or Michael Jackson whenever he had the chance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, he pays homage: “If it wasn’t for RBL Posse, it wasn’t for Cellski, there would be no ‘Big Steppin’.’ What’s reflected in Stunnaman’s music, then, is a rich tapestry of his experience, and a community-minded focus. He really does want his people to eat healthier and take better care of themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Slowly but surely, his message seems to be making a difference. On the day of our meeting, Stunnaman was getting ready to shoot a collab video with the popular food influencer Michael Torres, aka GrubwithMike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When his song ‘Eat a Salad’ came out, I thought [Stunnaman] was talking to me,” Torres says, explaining how he’d struggled with his weight — and how Stunnaman’s music helped inspire him to change his diet. Now, he says, “If I wasn’t doing foodie stuff, I’d damn near be a vegan. Like, I’d be super healthy, bro.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980883\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980883\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man, shirtless besides a blue and red superhero cape, poses with a fierce expression while holding a bowl of salad.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0001_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0001_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0001_GH-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/250822_STUNNAMAN02_-0001_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunnaman02 has made salad and personal fitness his personal brand — and a big part of his community-minded message. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The OGs are either locked up or they are unfortunately on drugs. With that being the case, we’ve got to help them,” Stunnaman says, pointing out the consequences of poor lifestyle decisions by some elders in the Black community. “That’s why we got Larry June. Because we’ve seen what it was. We’ve seen the product of when you don’t have any discipline with the intake of your vices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of vices, when I finally sat down to try Stunnaman’s signature salad, I opted for the grilled chicken instead of the fried cutlets or wing combo I typically order, inspired by our conversation about making better choices. I poured the tangy, caper-flecked dressing all over my lettuce, dabbing a little ranch on there like Stunnaman suggested. With all that good health advice, it didn’t hurt to make it taste good too. Sometimes the medicine goes down better with a little song and dance on the side.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When San Francisco hosted its first official city-supported Juneteenth parade down Market Street last year, Dr. Sheryl Davis witnessed its significance firsthand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Davis is the executive director of the city’s Human Rights Commission, which puts on the parade, and she knew what it meant to those in San Francisco’s African-American community who’ve organized independent community Juneteenth celebrations for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For them it was huge,” said Davis. “The parade was legitimizing. They felt like all of the sudden they were welcome — even with everything that was happening and all of the different challenges, now that Black people could have a parade down Market Street, it’s a symbol of freedom.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, the celebration of Black culture is back — and the lineup is stacked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This weekend’s parade kicks off from Market and Spear Streets at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, ending at the Civic Center Plaza at noon for a festival headlined by Larry June, Rapsody and Goapele. The lineup also includes the Fillmore Jazz Ambassadors, San Francisco’s poet laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin, Frisco’s own DJ Red Corvette, Martin Luther and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13959246\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"African American woman in black attire standing behind a microphone at a podium during an indoor event in San Francisco.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1093\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13959246\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1-800x683.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1-1020x871.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1-160x137.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1-768x656.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Sheryl Davis speaking at a convening in San Francisco, discussing Historically Black Colleges and Universities in February of 2024. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>We Still Here\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Davis says the event’s goal is to both bring people back to San Francisco and celebrate the folks who still call the city home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celebrating Black culture in a city where the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/the-city/how-black-san-francisco-has-dwindled-since-harlem-west-days/article_42b6f538-d5a4-11ee-85ea-df19cc90bd0d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African-American population\u003c/a> has dropped 50% in the past 50 years presents a conflict, Davis says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you have a diminishing population of people and you hold an event to celebrate that culture, if people don’t turn out like they do for a Warriors parade, does the city then say it’s not worth it?” asks Davis. “What is our end goal for holding this parade?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To some, Davis says, that answer might be financial. To others, the answer might be a matter of “enough” people showing up. Davis doesn’t see it that way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The people in the parade are grateful to be seen, whether it’s by one person or one thousand. And to know the streets were shut down to celebrate their culture — in a town where people often talk about how many Black folks have left the city, but they don’t mention the people who still live here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13958715\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/ratio3x2_960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13958715\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/ratio3x2_960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/ratio3x2_960-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/ratio3x2_960-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/ratio3x2_960-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People hop aboard a cable car during last year’s San Francisco Juneteenth parade. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘How It’s Really Done’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Juneteenth became a federal holiday three years ago, but the history of its celebration in San Francisco goes back to the 1940s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June of 1945, Wesley Johnson, Sr. wore a white cowboy hat as he rode through the Fillmore on a white horse. It was his way of bringing the celebration of Juneteenth — a day commemorating the delayed notification to western states that enslaved Africans in America had become legally free — to the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many African Americans involved in the Great Migration, Johnson Sr. was born in Texas and moved to San Francisco in the early 1900s for work. Along with his labor, he brought culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to bring my corner of Texas to San Francisco and show them how it’s really done,” reads a quote from Johnson Sr. on the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcjuneteenth.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juneteenth page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Juneteenth Events Around the Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Human Rights Commission is backing a handful of events to commemorate Juneteenth. The list includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcjuneteenth.org/events/mayor-london-breeds-official-juneteenth-kickoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayor London Breed’s Official Juneteenth Kickoff\u003c/a> event on June 14, the SF Black Wall Street Gala on June 14 and the Juneteenth Festival in the Bayview on June 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the City of San Francisco’s Juneteenth events there will be a number of happenings around town, including the Juneteenth celebration on \u003ca href=\"https://www.onetreasureisland.org/events/juneteenth-celebration\">Treasure Island\u003c/a> on June 15 and SF \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfjazz.org/juneteenth/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwgdayBhBQEiwAXhMxtqbGxzmhjodiAjAt29DeAGMxB7BzNghfnh7LNCll-mnj--2Xbs2hjxoCdp0QAvD_BwE\">Jazz’s Juneteenth event \u003c/a>on June 19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13958721\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038.jpg\" alt=\"Man on stage with a microphone and sunglasses, rapping to a full crowd of smiling faces on a sunny day at a festival.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13958721\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunnaman02 will be big steppin’ at San Francisco’s 2024 Juneteenth parade and festival. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.moadsf.org/event/free-admission-day-kp-thrive-moad-celebrate-juneteenth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MoAd will host a free admission day\u003c/a> and a series of events during the month of June, including Drag Story Hour with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/1765/the-california-report-magazine\">Black Benetar\u003c/a>, a film screening of \u003ca href=\"https://www.moadsf.org/event/film-screening-discussion-city-of-a-million-dreams-parading-for-the-dead-in-new-orleans\">City of a Million Dreams: Parading for the Dead in New Orleans\u003c/a> and a tour of oil pastel landscapes by the artist Rachel Jones. Free admission day is Saturday, June 8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oigc.org/cal/2nd-freight-juneteenth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir\u003c/a> will celebrate Juneteenth for the second year in a row with a special performance. Founded in 1986 to honor Black gospel tradition, the choir brings together over 300 singers whose ages range from five to 100. The performance will take place Saturday, June 15 at \u003ca href=\"https://thefreight.org/\">Freight and Salvage\u003c/a> in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eight blocks of the Fillmore District will feature music, carnival games, a hair and fashion show and more for the annual \u003ca href=\"https://juneteenth-sf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juneteenth SF Freedom Celebration\u003c/a>. On Saturday, June 15, over 50 food and retail vendors, classic cars and the L.A. R&B group The Whispers will come together for the holiday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://vallejojuneteenth.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 34th annual Juneteenth celebration in Vallejo\u003c/a> will include a parade, a youth art contest and a paint party. The festival and parade is on June 15 at the Barbara Kondylis Waterfront Green.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://healdsburgjazz.org/festival-schedule/june-15/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healdsburg Jazz Festival\u003c/a> is honoring Juneteenth on June 15 with a quintet, a sextet, drum workshops and drinks from the Nubian Cafe Collective at Healdsburg Plaza. Performers include Houston Person and Steve Turre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On June 15 renowned vocalist Marsha Ambrosius is set to headline \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjaacsa.org/juneteenth/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 43rd annual Juneteenth Festival in downtown San Jose\u003c/a>, as the event will also feature the marching bands of Florida A&M University and Alabama State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13959247\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download.jpg\" alt='A set of balloons reads \"JUNETEENTH\" in golden lettering overhead, as two event attendees pose for a photo in the foreground.' width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13959247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Sheryl Davis and Shakirah Simley, executive director of Booker T. Washington Community Service Center in San Francisco, pose for a photo at Juneteenth on the Waterfront at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in 2021. \u003ccite>(Photo by Foodwise)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://berkeleyjuneteenth.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Berkeley Juneteenth Festival\u003c/a> on June 16 at Adeline St. and Alcatraz Ave is bringing live music on two stages, a zone for kids to do STEM activities and face painting and food vendors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.antiochca.gov/juneteenth/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">During the Antioch Juneteenth\u003c/a> event there will be carnival games, live performances by Nzuri Soul and the Ariel Marin Band and a rock climbing wall at Williamson Ranch Park on Sunday, June 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland Museum of California is hosting a \u003ca href=\"https://museumca.org/event/hella-juneteenth-the-cookout/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hella Juneteenth “The Cookout,”\u003c/a> which will feature sets from DJs \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fattonyrap/\">Fat Tony\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/djdarlingcool/\">Darling Cool\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/djken_z_o/\">DJ Kenzo\u003c/a>. Cookout goers will enjoy music in the OMCA garden and food from chef Michele McQueen of the museum’s cafe Town Fare. Tickets for the event on June 19 will include access to all of OMCA’s galleries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://juneteenthcommunityfestival.info/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The family-friendly Marin City Juneteenth Festival\u003c/a> will host an African Marketplace featuring apparel, jewelry and art from small businesses, will crown a community kind and queen and will provide supervised childcare for the kiddos at Rocky Graham Park on Saturday, June 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Richmond, community members are holding a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/4665/Richmond-Juneteenth-Festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juneteenth Family Day Parade and Festival\u003c/a> to uplift peace and unity in their neighborhoods on Saturday, June 22 at Nicholl Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Juneteenth events compiled by Olivia Cruz Mayeda.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When San Francisco hosted its first official city-supported Juneteenth parade down Market Street last year, Dr. Sheryl Davis witnessed its significance firsthand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Davis is the executive director of the city’s Human Rights Commission, which puts on the parade, and she knew what it meant to those in San Francisco’s African-American community who’ve organized independent community Juneteenth celebrations for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For them it was huge,” said Davis. “The parade was legitimizing. They felt like all of the sudden they were welcome — even with everything that was happening and all of the different challenges, now that Black people could have a parade down Market Street, it’s a symbol of freedom.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, the celebration of Black culture is back — and the lineup is stacked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This weekend’s parade kicks off from Market and Spear Streets at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, ending at the Civic Center Plaza at noon for a festival headlined by Larry June, Rapsody and Goapele. The lineup also includes the Fillmore Jazz Ambassadors, San Francisco’s poet laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin, Frisco’s own DJ Red Corvette, Martin Luther and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13959246\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"African American woman in black attire standing behind a microphone at a podium during an indoor event in San Francisco.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1093\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13959246\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1-800x683.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1-1020x871.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1-160x137.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1-768x656.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Sheryl Davis speaking at a convening in San Francisco, discussing Historically Black Colleges and Universities in February of 2024. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>We Still Here\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Davis says the event’s goal is to both bring people back to San Francisco and celebrate the folks who still call the city home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celebrating Black culture in a city where the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/the-city/how-black-san-francisco-has-dwindled-since-harlem-west-days/article_42b6f538-d5a4-11ee-85ea-df19cc90bd0d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African-American population\u003c/a> has dropped 50% in the past 50 years presents a conflict, Davis says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you have a diminishing population of people and you hold an event to celebrate that culture, if people don’t turn out like they do for a Warriors parade, does the city then say it’s not worth it?” asks Davis. “What is our end goal for holding this parade?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To some, Davis says, that answer might be financial. To others, the answer might be a matter of “enough” people showing up. Davis doesn’t see it that way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The people in the parade are grateful to be seen, whether it’s by one person or one thousand. And to know the streets were shut down to celebrate their culture — in a town where people often talk about how many Black folks have left the city, but they don’t mention the people who still live here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13958715\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/ratio3x2_960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13958715\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/ratio3x2_960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/ratio3x2_960-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/ratio3x2_960-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/ratio3x2_960-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People hop aboard a cable car during last year’s San Francisco Juneteenth parade. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘How It’s Really Done’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Juneteenth became a federal holiday three years ago, but the history of its celebration in San Francisco goes back to the 1940s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June of 1945, Wesley Johnson, Sr. wore a white cowboy hat as he rode through the Fillmore on a white horse. It was his way of bringing the celebration of Juneteenth — a day commemorating the delayed notification to western states that enslaved Africans in America had become legally free — to the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many African Americans involved in the Great Migration, Johnson Sr. was born in Texas and moved to San Francisco in the early 1900s for work. Along with his labor, he brought culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want to bring my corner of Texas to San Francisco and show them how it’s really done,” reads a quote from Johnson Sr. on the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcjuneteenth.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juneteenth page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Juneteenth Events Around the Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The San Francisco Human Rights Commission is backing a handful of events to commemorate Juneteenth. The list includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcjuneteenth.org/events/mayor-london-breeds-official-juneteenth-kickoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayor London Breed’s Official Juneteenth Kickoff\u003c/a> event on June 14, the SF Black Wall Street Gala on June 14 and the Juneteenth Festival in the Bayview on June 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the City of San Francisco’s Juneteenth events there will be a number of happenings around town, including the Juneteenth celebration on \u003ca href=\"https://www.onetreasureisland.org/events/juneteenth-celebration\">Treasure Island\u003c/a> on June 15 and SF \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfjazz.org/juneteenth/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwgdayBhBQEiwAXhMxtqbGxzmhjodiAjAt29DeAGMxB7BzNghfnh7LNCll-mnj--2Xbs2hjxoCdp0QAvD_BwE\">Jazz’s Juneteenth event \u003c/a>on June 19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13958721\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038.jpg\" alt=\"Man on stage with a microphone and sunglasses, rapping to a full crowd of smiling faces on a sunny day at a festival.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13958721\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/JuneteenthDay32023-08038-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunnaman02 will be big steppin’ at San Francisco’s 2024 Juneteenth parade and festival. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.moadsf.org/event/free-admission-day-kp-thrive-moad-celebrate-juneteenth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MoAd will host a free admission day\u003c/a> and a series of events during the month of June, including Drag Story Hour with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/1765/the-california-report-magazine\">Black Benetar\u003c/a>, a film screening of \u003ca href=\"https://www.moadsf.org/event/film-screening-discussion-city-of-a-million-dreams-parading-for-the-dead-in-new-orleans\">City of a Million Dreams: Parading for the Dead in New Orleans\u003c/a> and a tour of oil pastel landscapes by the artist Rachel Jones. Free admission day is Saturday, June 8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oigc.org/cal/2nd-freight-juneteenth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir\u003c/a> will celebrate Juneteenth for the second year in a row with a special performance. Founded in 1986 to honor Black gospel tradition, the choir brings together over 300 singers whose ages range from five to 100. The performance will take place Saturday, June 15 at \u003ca href=\"https://thefreight.org/\">Freight and Salvage\u003c/a> in Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eight blocks of the Fillmore District will feature music, carnival games, a hair and fashion show and more for the annual \u003ca href=\"https://juneteenth-sf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juneteenth SF Freedom Celebration\u003c/a>. On Saturday, June 15, over 50 food and retail vendors, classic cars and the L.A. R&B group The Whispers will come together for the holiday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://vallejojuneteenth.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 34th annual Juneteenth celebration in Vallejo\u003c/a> will include a parade, a youth art contest and a paint party. The festival and parade is on June 15 at the Barbara Kondylis Waterfront Green.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://healdsburgjazz.org/festival-schedule/june-15/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healdsburg Jazz Festival\u003c/a> is honoring Juneteenth on June 15 with a quintet, a sextet, drum workshops and drinks from the Nubian Cafe Collective at Healdsburg Plaza. Performers include Houston Person and Steve Turre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On June 15 renowned vocalist Marsha Ambrosius is set to headline \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjaacsa.org/juneteenth/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 43rd annual Juneteenth Festival in downtown San Jose\u003c/a>, as the event will also feature the marching bands of Florida A&M University and Alabama State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13959247\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download.jpg\" alt='A set of balloons reads \"JUNETEENTH\" in golden lettering overhead, as two event attendees pose for a photo in the foreground.' width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13959247\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/download-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Sheryl Davis and Shakirah Simley, executive director of Booker T. Washington Community Service Center in San Francisco, pose for a photo at Juneteenth on the Waterfront at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in 2021. \u003ccite>(Photo by Foodwise)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://berkeleyjuneteenth.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Berkeley Juneteenth Festival\u003c/a> on June 16 at Adeline St. and Alcatraz Ave is bringing live music on two stages, a zone for kids to do STEM activities and face painting and food vendors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.antiochca.gov/juneteenth/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">During the Antioch Juneteenth\u003c/a> event there will be carnival games, live performances by Nzuri Soul and the Ariel Marin Band and a rock climbing wall at Williamson Ranch Park on Sunday, June 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland Museum of California is hosting a \u003ca href=\"https://museumca.org/event/hella-juneteenth-the-cookout/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hella Juneteenth “The Cookout,”\u003c/a> which will feature sets from DJs \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fattonyrap/\">Fat Tony\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/djdarlingcool/\">Darling Cool\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/djken_z_o/\">DJ Kenzo\u003c/a>. Cookout goers will enjoy music in the OMCA garden and food from chef Michele McQueen of the museum’s cafe Town Fare. Tickets for the event on June 19 will include access to all of OMCA’s galleries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://juneteenthcommunityfestival.info/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The family-friendly Marin City Juneteenth Festival\u003c/a> will host an African Marketplace featuring apparel, jewelry and art from small businesses, will crown a community kind and queen and will provide supervised childcare for the kiddos at Rocky Graham Park on Saturday, June 22.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Richmond, community members are holding a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/4665/Richmond-Juneteenth-Festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juneteenth Family Day Parade and Festival\u003c/a> to uplift peace and unity in their neighborhoods on Saturday, June 22 at Nicholl Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>San Francisco rapper Larry June will headline Stanford University’s \u003ca href=\"https://live.stanford.edu/events/2024-frost/blackfest-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackfest\u003c/a>, a completely free annual event organized by students and open to the general public, on May 4 at the university’s Frost Amphitheater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the orange juice–drinking game spitter from the City, the afternoon features performances by Oakland’s youth troupe of MCs \u003ca href=\"https://proud2beblack.org/new-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Gifted and Black\u003c/a>, along with a set from Washington D.C.’s up-and-coming, high-energy MC \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/redveil/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">redveil\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956368\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13956368 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DSC_7675-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees of Stanford's Blackfest 2022 pose for a photo. \" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DSC_7675-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DSC_7675-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DSC_7675-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DSC_7675-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DSC_7675-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DSC_7675-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DSC_7675-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees of Stanford’s Blackfest 2022 pose for a photo. \u003ccite>(Vanessa Onuoha)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Presented by Stanford’s \u003ca href=\"https://bcsc.stanford.edu/get-involved/black-volunteer-student-organizations-bvso/performing-arts-organizations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Family Gathering Committee\u003c/a> and Stanford Live, the event is hosted by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/shaydiddy/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KMEL’s Shay Diddy\u003c/a> and will showcase a full Divine Nine step show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Event organizers say their goal in 2024 is similar to previous years: showcase top-tier talent and cultivate community, both on campus and throughout the Bay Area. 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"content": "\u003cp>[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen conveying what it means to really be from the Bay Area, I often return to this simple yet revelatory \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/mac-dre\">Mac Dre\u003c/a> lyric: “In the Bay Area, we dance a little different.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether it’s in our music, political activism or technological contributions, there’s a certain out-of-box forwardness that tends to manifest from Bay Area minds — a distinguishable pride in how we approach everything with a savvy sprinkling of game, hustlership and top-tier ideation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same can be said for the Bay Area’s food scene, which ranks among the nation’s best and most imaginative. From sourdough bread to the eternal Mission-style burrito, the Bay’s foodmakers have often been ahead of the curve, helping to revolutionize menus nationwide with their fresh farm-to-table approach. To borrow from the great Mac, one could say that in the Bay Area, we \u003ci>eat\u003c/i> a little different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13907726,arts_13934248']\u003c/span>It’s no surprise, then, that in the history of local rap, food has always been a strong reference point — a metaphorical kitchen for creative exchange. An endless platter of well-seasoned slang. For decades, our rappers have delivered punchlines involving sauce, lasagna and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMah0rX6pGU\">lumpia\u003c/a>; dropped verses that generously reference \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkBJR5L2nas\">desserts and bakeries\u003c/a>; and supplied entire songs about stacking bread, cheese and lettuce as lucrative sandwiches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/bay-area-rap-shrimp-crab-17915372.php\">Food-loving Bay Area rappers\u003c/a> have always been bold when it comes to transmorphing culinary items and kitchen utensils into slang that others then appropriate and even misuse (see: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13908052/food-doesnt-slap\">food doesn’t slap\u003c/a>”). Shock G once talked about getting busy in a Burger King bathroom and declared, “I like my oatmeal lumpy.” On “Dreganomics,” Mac Dre himself asked, “What’s spaghetti without the sauce?” We’ve got Suga T (sweet) and Spice 1 (hot). Berner founded \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cookiessf/?hl=en\">Cookies\u003c/a>. And just a few weeks ago, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13900085/stunnaman02-and-the-big-steppin-energy-in-the-room\">Stunnaman02\u003c/a> dropped a whole series of viral videos centered on his latest single. His focus? \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@jayworrld/video/7340701934355254574\">Eating a salad\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a unifying ethos in Bay Area food and rap: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6GU3PmttyI\">Everybody eats\u003c/a>. So here’s a brief ode to some of our region’s most skilled vocabulary chefs and the tasteful ways they’ve reimagined the ingredients of language that are possible in a kitchen — and the recording studio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956090\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956090\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of the rapper E-40 in sunglasses and a beige apron, holding a glass of red wine. In front of him are a burrito and a grilled cheese sandwich.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">E-40 might be the most prolific inventor of food-related slang words in the English language. He’s a head chef in the Bay Area’s rap kingdom. \u003ccite>(Torre / @torre.pentel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>E-40: Green eggs, hams, candy yams, Spam, cheese, peanut butter and jam on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etIBcRriUJY\">The Slap\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Digital scale, green eggs and hams / Yams, candy yams, Spam, damn! / Loaded, my cheese, peanut butter and jam / Sammich, mannish, me and my Hispanics / Vanish, talkin’ in codes like we from different planets.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though it may sound like gibberish to the uninitiated, rest assured that \u003ca href=\"https://firstwefeast.com/eat/2013/12/food-rap-decoded-with-e-40-video\">99.99% of anything 40 Water vocalizes has a cleverly associative meaning\u003c/a>. For anyone who has listened to one of the more than 25 studio albums from Vallejo’s kingpin, you’ve surely heard him mention food — perhaps in a variety of languages (some real, some ingeniously invented). In addition to the smorgasbord he notes above in “The Slap,” he has pioneered rhymes across generations that give new meanings to Gouda, feta, mozzarella, lettuce, bread, sausage, salami, paninis, spaghetti, tacos and enchiladas — ad infinitum. Unsurprisingly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907726/e-40-goon-with-the-spoon-bay-area-rappers-food-entrepreneurs-hustle\">Mr. Fonzarelli is an actual purveyor of foods and beverages\u003c/a>, with a line of products that includes malt liquor, ice cream and burritos; he even co-owns \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thelumpiacompany/\">The Lumpia Company\u003c/a>. There’s no one with a bigger million-dollar mouthpiece who can distribute as much word candy (“S-L-A-N-G”) quite as flavorfully as the Goon With The Spoon himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Andre Nickatina: TOGO’s #41 sandwich with the hot peppers on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FU1XdPE6lM\">Fa Show\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Baby don’t act dumb, I’m number 41, high stepper / TOGO’s sandwich with the hot peppers / At 90 degrees I might freeze, so when it’s hot I sport leather.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fillmore’s finest, and among \u003ca href=\"https://www.passionweiss.com/2016/11/17/andre-nickatina/\">the most criminally underrated San Francisco rappers in history\u003c/a>, Andre Nickatina has always had a penchant for the spicy, the flavorful, the extemporaneously saucy. From rapping about eating Cap’n Crunch around drug dealers to sarcastically handing out Baskin Robbins dollars to his enemies, Nicky Nicotine (formerly known as Dre Dog) raps about food as casually as any rapper would ever dare. Unlike many of today’s international rap personalities, who seem to only eat at \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/6frbt9/why_are_rappers_obsessed_with_nobu_sushi/\">high-priced sushi conglomerates\u003c/a>, Nickatina is a Bay Area real one, electing to stay fed at a regional sandwich chain from San Jose. The enigmatic “number 41” on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.togos.com/menu/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwoPOwBhAeEiwAJuXRh69gJ2fS8J9qmnAKJEnCmI5720psTxEmhEmkgFAemWoe3auyNuuxExoCTm0QAvD_BwE\">Togo’s menu\u003c/a> has since been discontinued, but a spokesperson for the restaurant IDed it as a sirloin steak and mushroom sandwich that was introduced as a seasonal special back in 2002 — the same year “Fa Show” was released. There is no doubt it must’ve been fire, given its endorsement by a legend who knows how to professionally “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TXpoi-goE\">Break Bread\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956088\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956088\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of the rapper Kamaiyah eating from a plate of chicken alfredo tucked under her arm. Next to her is a bottle of champagne.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kamaiyah’s album covers often feature food, Hennessey and champagne — a reflection of the rapper’s saucy, bossy lifestyle. \u003ccite>(Torre / @torre.pentel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Kamaiyah: Champagne and chicken on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yls2dMJ63tM\">Whatever Whenever\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Just drink champagne with all my chicken meals.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s fitting that East Oakland’s Kamaiyah — who cooked up the searingly hot single “How Does It Feel” on her transcendent debut, \u003ci>A Good Night in the Ghetto\u003c/i> — continued to double down on aspirational living and good eating with her sophomore release, \u003ci>Got It Made\u003c/i>. As always, the bodacious trapper rhymes over a synth-laced, floaty-spaceship soundscape while bragging about her California riches — and cuisine. The music video for “Whatever Whenever” features Kamaiyah roaming the untainted grounds of a Napa Valley-esque chateau. Her album covers over the years have also featured bags of potato chips, Hennessy and double-fisted bottles of champagne. It’s always bottoms up when Kamaiyah is on the track.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Too $hort: Macaroni, steak and collard greens on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru5B8cFskaw\">All My B*tches Are Gone\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Eat some shit up / macaroni, steak, collard greens, or whatever the fuck.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With over 35 years of classic albums like \u003ci>Cocktails\u003c/i> and \u003ci>Gettin’ It\u003c/i>, there’s no doubt that Short Dogg knows how to feed his multi-generational fanbase. He doesn’t shy away from straightforward lyrics — or having a large appetite for nefarious activities — and he has continued to make seasoned slaps for precisely 225,000 hours and counting (“get a calculator, do the math”). This OG’s plate of choice includes classic soul food staples served with a slab of steak. As the veteran unmistakably outlines on “This How We Eat”: “We make money, we eat, we feed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956087\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956087\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of the rapper Larry June in an SF Giants cap, holding a crab cracker in one hand and a fork in the other. In front of him is a whole lobster on a plate.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Besides establishing himself as the healthiest rapper in Bay Area lore, Larry June is also known for sporting vintage muscle cars and cracking lobsters in Sausalito as part of his luxurious lifestyle. \u003ccite>(Torre / @torre.pentel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Larry June: Crab legs on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luIhlZBrJos\">Lifetime Income\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“This not my girlfriend, we just eatin’ crab legs.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you know Larry June, then you know he’s all about smoothies, green teas, organic juices and oranges (yee hee!). But just as buttery are his numerously silky references to luxury meals and late-night outings with a seemingly endless rotation of women friends. Without question, the Hunters Point rapper has one of the healthiest appetites of anyone around a microphone, regularly dropping rhymes about his organic sustenance. Since Uncle Larry makes a living off his out-of-pocket food references, he merits an honorable mention for dropping other absolute bangers like “I might write a motherfuckin’ smoothie book or somethin’ … Sell this shit for thirty dollars” and “Watermelon juice riding bikes with my latest chick / I don’t do the clubs that often, I got a check to get.” It’s fitting that \u003ca href=\"https://uproxx.com/music/larry-june-interview-san-francisco/\">he also co-owns Honeybear Boba in the Dogpatch\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Iamsu!: Chicken strips and Moscato on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQcxMU3uvLg\">Don’t Stop\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Keep it real I don’t brag though… / Chicken strips, no escargot / [sippin’] on the Moscato.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be fair, this lyric is from a young, mixtape-era Iamsu! and might not reflect the current palate of the multi-platinum rapper and producer from Richmond. (In fact, that’s probably true of every rapper on this list, so take these lyrics with a grain of salt.) But when I first heard this song in my 20s, it’s a line that did — and still does — resonate for its unglamorized celebration of living on a low-budget microwaveable diet while maintaining a glimmer of high-life ambition. Personally, I’d take chicken strips over escargot nine out of ten times. And, from the sound of it, so would Suzy 6 Speed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956086\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956086\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"The rapper P-Lo wiggles his fingers in delight over a plate of chicken wings sitting on a bed of dollar bills.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">P-Lo often raps about his love of chicken (chicken adobo, fried chicken, chicken wings), and his favorite food-related slang word is also “chicken” (as a stand in for “money”). \u003ccite>(Torre / @torre.pentel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>P-Lo: Chicken wings in the strip club on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-ajtPhAQ1U\">Going To Work\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“In the strip club eating chicken wings.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13938479']\u003c/span>There may not be another rapper on this list with as much love for chicken wings as Pinole’s P-Lo. For starters, the lyricist and producer launched a transnational food tour, teaming up with Filipino restaurants around the U.S. and Canada to deliver collaborative one-off dishes, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13935891/p-lo-senor-sisig-filipino-food-tour-oakland\">his own spicy sinigang wings at Señor Sisig in Oakland\u003c/a>. If that’s not enough, he has popped up on popular social media channels like \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bayareafoodz/?hl=en\">Bay Area Foodz\u003c/a> as \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJYkVcpM6E0\">he searches for the best wings around the Yay\u003c/a>. His songs are even featured on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwyzdhfrNCE/\">national commercials for Wingstop\u003c/a>. For P-Lo, it’s always time to bring back the bass — and taste.\u003cb>\u003ci>\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Guap (formerly Guapdad 4000): Chicken adobo on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DaovaJgytE\">Chicken Adobo\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“How I fell in love with you it was beautiful / Like chicken adobo how you fill me up.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Black Filipino American rapper from West Oakland, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13905208/a-new-generation-of-filipino-hip-hop-builds-on-a-deep-bay-area-legacy\">food has always played a central role in his upbringing\u003c/a>. The anime-loving, Marvel comics fan grew up in a Filipino household eating champorado, and his songs have never shied away from references to his dual cultures. In what might be his most well-known song, Guap equates romantic satiation to filling up on a bowl of chicken adobo. His love of food goes beyond the booth — he recently spoke out on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13950363/keith-lee-tiktok-oakland-sf-bay-area-struggles\">the recent Keith Lee fiasco\u003c/a>, and he also put together\u003ca href=\"https://trippin.world/guide/oaklands-top-food-joints-with-rapper-guapdad-4000\"> a map of his favorite places to eat around The Town\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cellski: Canadian bacon, hash browns and cheddar cheese on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6wFRZOd7n8\">Chedda\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Gotta get the cheddar, fuck the [federals].”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As most food mentions in Bay Area rap goes, Cellski’s mention of this quintessentially North American breakfast combo isn’t exactly a homage to the real ingredients, as much as it is a reference to his hustling. His 1998 \u003ca href=\"https://www.discogs.com/release/841568-Cellski-Canadian-Bacon-Hash-Browns/image/SW1hZ2U6NDg3ODMxNzk=\">album cover\u003c/a> for \u003ci>Canadian Bacon & Hash Browns \u003c/i>features a cartoon depiction of the rapper getting pulled over and arrested by a Canadian mountie, with an open trunk revealing pounds of medicinal herbs. Nonetheless, there’s a good chance that the veteran San Francisco spitter actually does like to carry Canadian bacon, hash browns and cheddar around — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13922141/cellskis-big-mafi-burgers-come-with-a-side-of-sf-rap-history\">he’s a part-time foodie who runs his own burger pop-up, after all\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956089\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956089\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of the rapper Dru Down in gold sunglasses and a black trench coat, holding an ice cream cone in one hand and an ice cream sundae on the table in front of him.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a famous 1996 beef, Dru Down and the Luniz accused New Orleans rapper Master P (who started his musical career in the Bay Area) for stealing their concept of the “Ice Cream Man” — slang for a narcotics dealer. \u003ccite>(Torre / @torre.pentel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Dru Down: Ice cream on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uNv2qAje-Q\">Ice Cream Man\u003c/a>” (with the Luniz)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Get your ice cream, ice cream / Not Ice-T, not Ice Cube, ice cream.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not intended for children, the classic 1993 anthem off Dru Down’s \u003ci>Fools From The Street \u003c/i>paints a startling picture of addiction and illicit drug distribution around Oakland in the wake of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan’s War on Drugs. Despite its unapologetic content, “Ice Cream Man” went on to establish an indisputably popular food motif in national rap music: ice cream as a stand-in for drug dealing. Since the production includes an audio sampling of an ice cream truck’s inimitable tune, listening to it evokes a sense of nostalgia for the frozen treat — and for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">golden-era Bay Area hip-hop\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>It’s no surprise, then, that in the history of local rap, food has always been a strong reference point — a metaphorical kitchen for creative exchange. An endless platter of well-seasoned slang. For decades, our rappers have delivered punchlines involving sauce, lasagna and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMah0rX6pGU\">lumpia\u003c/a>; dropped verses that generously reference \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkBJR5L2nas\">desserts and bakeries\u003c/a>; and supplied entire songs about stacking bread, cheese and lettuce as lucrative sandwiches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/bay-area-rap-shrimp-crab-17915372.php\">Food-loving Bay Area rappers\u003c/a> have always been bold when it comes to transmorphing culinary items and kitchen utensils into slang that others then appropriate and even misuse (see: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13908052/food-doesnt-slap\">food doesn’t slap\u003c/a>”). Shock G once talked about getting busy in a Burger King bathroom and declared, “I like my oatmeal lumpy.” On “Dreganomics,” Mac Dre himself asked, “What’s spaghetti without the sauce?” We’ve got Suga T (sweet) and Spice 1 (hot). Berner founded \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cookiessf/?hl=en\">Cookies\u003c/a>. And just a few weeks ago, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13900085/stunnaman02-and-the-big-steppin-energy-in-the-room\">Stunnaman02\u003c/a> dropped a whole series of viral videos centered on his latest single. His focus? \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@jayworrld/video/7340701934355254574\">Eating a salad\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a unifying ethos in Bay Area food and rap: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6GU3PmttyI\">Everybody eats\u003c/a>. So here’s a brief ode to some of our region’s most skilled vocabulary chefs and the tasteful ways they’ve reimagined the ingredients of language that are possible in a kitchen — and the recording studio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956090\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956090\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of the rapper E-40 in sunglasses and a beige apron, holding a glass of red wine. In front of him are a burrito and a grilled cheese sandwich.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/E40-Color-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">E-40 might be the most prolific inventor of food-related slang words in the English language. He’s a head chef in the Bay Area’s rap kingdom. \u003ccite>(Torre / @torre.pentel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>E-40: Green eggs, hams, candy yams, Spam, cheese, peanut butter and jam on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etIBcRriUJY\">The Slap\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Digital scale, green eggs and hams / Yams, candy yams, Spam, damn! / Loaded, my cheese, peanut butter and jam / Sammich, mannish, me and my Hispanics / Vanish, talkin’ in codes like we from different planets.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though it may sound like gibberish to the uninitiated, rest assured that \u003ca href=\"https://firstwefeast.com/eat/2013/12/food-rap-decoded-with-e-40-video\">99.99% of anything 40 Water vocalizes has a cleverly associative meaning\u003c/a>. For anyone who has listened to one of the more than 25 studio albums from Vallejo’s kingpin, you’ve surely heard him mention food — perhaps in a variety of languages (some real, some ingeniously invented). In addition to the smorgasbord he notes above in “The Slap,” he has pioneered rhymes across generations that give new meanings to Gouda, feta, mozzarella, lettuce, bread, sausage, salami, paninis, spaghetti, tacos and enchiladas — ad infinitum. Unsurprisingly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907726/e-40-goon-with-the-spoon-bay-area-rappers-food-entrepreneurs-hustle\">Mr. Fonzarelli is an actual purveyor of foods and beverages\u003c/a>, with a line of products that includes malt liquor, ice cream and burritos; he even co-owns \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thelumpiacompany/\">The Lumpia Company\u003c/a>. There’s no one with a bigger million-dollar mouthpiece who can distribute as much word candy (“S-L-A-N-G”) quite as flavorfully as the Goon With The Spoon himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Andre Nickatina: TOGO’s #41 sandwich with the hot peppers on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FU1XdPE6lM\">Fa Show\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Baby don’t act dumb, I’m number 41, high stepper / TOGO’s sandwich with the hot peppers / At 90 degrees I might freeze, so when it’s hot I sport leather.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fillmore’s finest, and among \u003ca href=\"https://www.passionweiss.com/2016/11/17/andre-nickatina/\">the most criminally underrated San Francisco rappers in history\u003c/a>, Andre Nickatina has always had a penchant for the spicy, the flavorful, the extemporaneously saucy. From rapping about eating Cap’n Crunch around drug dealers to sarcastically handing out Baskin Robbins dollars to his enemies, Nicky Nicotine (formerly known as Dre Dog) raps about food as casually as any rapper would ever dare. Unlike many of today’s international rap personalities, who seem to only eat at \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/6frbt9/why_are_rappers_obsessed_with_nobu_sushi/\">high-priced sushi conglomerates\u003c/a>, Nickatina is a Bay Area real one, electing to stay fed at a regional sandwich chain from San Jose. The enigmatic “number 41” on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.togos.com/menu/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwoPOwBhAeEiwAJuXRh69gJ2fS8J9qmnAKJEnCmI5720psTxEmhEmkgFAemWoe3auyNuuxExoCTm0QAvD_BwE\">Togo’s menu\u003c/a> has since been discontinued, but a spokesperson for the restaurant IDed it as a sirloin steak and mushroom sandwich that was introduced as a seasonal special back in 2002 — the same year “Fa Show” was released. There is no doubt it must’ve been fire, given its endorsement by a legend who knows how to professionally “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TXpoi-goE\">Break Bread\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956088\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956088\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of the rapper Kamaiyah eating from a plate of chicken alfredo tucked under her arm. Next to her is a bottle of champagne.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/KAMAIYAH-Color-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kamaiyah’s album covers often feature food, Hennessey and champagne — a reflection of the rapper’s saucy, bossy lifestyle. \u003ccite>(Torre / @torre.pentel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Kamaiyah: Champagne and chicken on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yls2dMJ63tM\">Whatever Whenever\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Just drink champagne with all my chicken meals.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s fitting that East Oakland’s Kamaiyah — who cooked up the searingly hot single “How Does It Feel” on her transcendent debut, \u003ci>A Good Night in the Ghetto\u003c/i> — continued to double down on aspirational living and good eating with her sophomore release, \u003ci>Got It Made\u003c/i>. As always, the bodacious trapper rhymes over a synth-laced, floaty-spaceship soundscape while bragging about her California riches — and cuisine. The music video for “Whatever Whenever” features Kamaiyah roaming the untainted grounds of a Napa Valley-esque chateau. Her album covers over the years have also featured bags of potato chips, Hennessy and double-fisted bottles of champagne. It’s always bottoms up when Kamaiyah is on the track.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Too $hort: Macaroni, steak and collard greens on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru5B8cFskaw\">All My B*tches Are Gone\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Eat some shit up / macaroni, steak, collard greens, or whatever the fuck.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With over 35 years of classic albums like \u003ci>Cocktails\u003c/i> and \u003ci>Gettin’ It\u003c/i>, there’s no doubt that Short Dogg knows how to feed his multi-generational fanbase. He doesn’t shy away from straightforward lyrics — or having a large appetite for nefarious activities — and he has continued to make seasoned slaps for precisely 225,000 hours and counting (“get a calculator, do the math”). This OG’s plate of choice includes classic soul food staples served with a slab of steak. As the veteran unmistakably outlines on “This How We Eat”: “We make money, we eat, we feed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956087\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956087\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of the rapper Larry June in an SF Giants cap, holding a crab cracker in one hand and a fork in the other. In front of him is a whole lobster on a plate.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/LARRY-JUNE-Color-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Besides establishing himself as the healthiest rapper in Bay Area lore, Larry June is also known for sporting vintage muscle cars and cracking lobsters in Sausalito as part of his luxurious lifestyle. \u003ccite>(Torre / @torre.pentel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Larry June: Crab legs on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luIhlZBrJos\">Lifetime Income\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“This not my girlfriend, we just eatin’ crab legs.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you know Larry June, then you know he’s all about smoothies, green teas, organic juices and oranges (yee hee!). But just as buttery are his numerously silky references to luxury meals and late-night outings with a seemingly endless rotation of women friends. Without question, the Hunters Point rapper has one of the healthiest appetites of anyone around a microphone, regularly dropping rhymes about his organic sustenance. Since Uncle Larry makes a living off his out-of-pocket food references, he merits an honorable mention for dropping other absolute bangers like “I might write a motherfuckin’ smoothie book or somethin’ … Sell this shit for thirty dollars” and “Watermelon juice riding bikes with my latest chick / I don’t do the clubs that often, I got a check to get.” It’s fitting that \u003ca href=\"https://uproxx.com/music/larry-june-interview-san-francisco/\">he also co-owns Honeybear Boba in the Dogpatch\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Iamsu!: Chicken strips and Moscato on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQcxMU3uvLg\">Don’t Stop\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Keep it real I don’t brag though… / Chicken strips, no escargot / [sippin’] on the Moscato.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To be fair, this lyric is from a young, mixtape-era Iamsu! and might not reflect the current palate of the multi-platinum rapper and producer from Richmond. (In fact, that’s probably true of every rapper on this list, so take these lyrics with a grain of salt.) But when I first heard this song in my 20s, it’s a line that did — and still does — resonate for its unglamorized celebration of living on a low-budget microwaveable diet while maintaining a glimmer of high-life ambition. Personally, I’d take chicken strips over escargot nine out of ten times. And, from the sound of it, so would Suzy 6 Speed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956086\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956086\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"The rapper P-Lo wiggles his fingers in delight over a plate of chicken wings sitting on a bed of dollar bills.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/PLO-Color-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">P-Lo often raps about his love of chicken (chicken adobo, fried chicken, chicken wings), and his favorite food-related slang word is also “chicken” (as a stand in for “money”). \u003ccite>(Torre / @torre.pentel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>P-Lo: Chicken wings in the strip club on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-ajtPhAQ1U\">Going To Work\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“In the strip club eating chicken wings.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>There may not be another rapper on this list with as much love for chicken wings as Pinole’s P-Lo. For starters, the lyricist and producer launched a transnational food tour, teaming up with Filipino restaurants around the U.S. and Canada to deliver collaborative one-off dishes, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13935891/p-lo-senor-sisig-filipino-food-tour-oakland\">his own spicy sinigang wings at Señor Sisig in Oakland\u003c/a>. If that’s not enough, he has popped up on popular social media channels like \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bayareafoodz/?hl=en\">Bay Area Foodz\u003c/a> as \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJYkVcpM6E0\">he searches for the best wings around the Yay\u003c/a>. His songs are even featured on \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwyzdhfrNCE/\">national commercials for Wingstop\u003c/a>. For P-Lo, it’s always time to bring back the bass — and taste.\u003cb>\u003ci>\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Guap (formerly Guapdad 4000): Chicken adobo on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DaovaJgytE\">Chicken Adobo\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“How I fell in love with you it was beautiful / Like chicken adobo how you fill me up.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Black Filipino American rapper from West Oakland, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13905208/a-new-generation-of-filipino-hip-hop-builds-on-a-deep-bay-area-legacy\">food has always played a central role in his upbringing\u003c/a>. The anime-loving, Marvel comics fan grew up in a Filipino household eating champorado, and his songs have never shied away from references to his dual cultures. In what might be his most well-known song, Guap equates romantic satiation to filling up on a bowl of chicken adobo. His love of food goes beyond the booth — he recently spoke out on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13950363/keith-lee-tiktok-oakland-sf-bay-area-struggles\">the recent Keith Lee fiasco\u003c/a>, and he also put together\u003ca href=\"https://trippin.world/guide/oaklands-top-food-joints-with-rapper-guapdad-4000\"> a map of his favorite places to eat around The Town\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cellski: Canadian bacon, hash browns and cheddar cheese on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6wFRZOd7n8\">Chedda\u003c/a>”\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Gotta get the cheddar, fuck the [federals].”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As most food mentions in Bay Area rap goes, Cellski’s mention of this quintessentially North American breakfast combo isn’t exactly a homage to the real ingredients, as much as it is a reference to his hustling. His 1998 \u003ca href=\"https://www.discogs.com/release/841568-Cellski-Canadian-Bacon-Hash-Browns/image/SW1hZ2U6NDg3ODMxNzk=\">album cover\u003c/a> for \u003ci>Canadian Bacon & Hash Browns \u003c/i>features a cartoon depiction of the rapper getting pulled over and arrested by a Canadian mountie, with an open trunk revealing pounds of medicinal herbs. Nonetheless, there’s a good chance that the veteran San Francisco spitter actually does like to carry Canadian bacon, hash browns and cheddar around — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13922141/cellskis-big-mafi-burgers-come-with-a-side-of-sf-rap-history\">he’s a part-time foodie who runs his own burger pop-up, after all\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13956089\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13956089\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of the rapper Dru Down in gold sunglasses and a black trench coat, holding an ice cream cone in one hand and an ice cream sundae on the table in front of him.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/DRU-DOWN-Color-1-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a famous 1996 beef, Dru Down and the Luniz accused New Orleans rapper Master P (who started his musical career in the Bay Area) for stealing their concept of the “Ice Cream Man” — slang for a narcotics dealer. \u003ccite>(Torre / @torre.pentel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Dru Down: Ice cream on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uNv2qAje-Q\">Ice Cream Man\u003c/a>” (with the Luniz)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>“Get your ice cream, ice cream / Not Ice-T, not Ice Cube, ice cream.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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It probably won’t be too much longer that his backyard can contain his growing fanbase, so consider his summer Live from the Pergola shows a special opportunity to see the rising Vallejo artist perform at his parents’ house, surrounded by his real-life friends and family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13925602\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13925602\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Kilowatt Bar in San Francisco on night six of the Noise Pop Music and Art Festival on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.summerofmusicsf.com/\">Summer of Music SF\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Saturdays, June 17–Sept. 2023\u003cbr>\nVarious locations, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nFree\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local musicians need a leg up to rebound from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/09/19/1122947022/tour-canceled-covid-safety-concerts-masks\">many difficulties they’ve faced during the pandemic\u003c/a>. And so do small businesses in neighborhoods with dwindling foot traffic and empty storefronts. As part of the solution, local promoter \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13925590/noise-pop-festival-2023-review\">Noise Pop\u003c/a> and the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://www.civicspacefoundation.org/\">Civic Joy Fund\u003c/a> are hoping to create a positive feedback loop of fun to bolster San Francisco’s culture and economy. Their new Summer of Music SF concert series kicks off in June, with free shows to be announced in neighborhoods such as the Mission, the Castro, Chinatown, Bayview and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13842757\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13842757\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Santigold performs at Treasure Island Music Festival on Oct. 13, 2018.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santigold performs at Treasure Island Music Festival on Oct. 13, 2018. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sterngrove.org/\">Stern Grove\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sundays, June 18–Aug. 20, 2023\u003cbr>\nStern Grove Meadow, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nFree with RSVP\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stern Grove is a San Francisco institution, and this year the free series of park concerts kicks off with a performance by jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy. Other lineup highlights include the gritty synthpop of Santigold, the San Francisco Symphony, punk poet laureate Patti Smith and the Flaming Lips, who close out the festival at its annual Big Picnic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929275\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929275\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches, wearing faux-hawk, dark eye shadow and a pink, swirly costume, does a full split while holding the microphone out to the audience. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches performs at Electric Ballroom on December 6, 2015 in London, England. \u003ccite>(Jim Dyson/Redferns)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://wl.seetickets.us/event/QUEERLY-BELOVEDPRIDE/548317?afflky=1015Folsom\">Peaches\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>With Micahtron and Your Muther\u003cbr>\nJune 25, 2023\u003cbr>\n1015 Folsom, San Francisco\u003cbr>\n$40+\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Way before it was mainstream, Peaches made anthems for the pursuit of feminine sexual pleasure — with album art that featured natural-body nudity, fake beards, balaclavas and other provocative fun that doesn’t cater to the male gaze. Now it seems like the world has caught up to the cult-favorite indie star, who’s been paving the way since 2000. \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/DgYSM91vJko\">\u003cem>What else is in the teaches of Peaches?\u003c/em>\u003c/a> If there’s one Pride event you can’t miss, it’s Peaches in a live show produced by feminist adult performer Courtney Trouble. Rapper Micahtron and genre-bending DJ Your Muther will open, with performances by Club Mercy BDSM Burlesque and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13915730\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13915730\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bikini Kill on stage at Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland on Sunday, July 3, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://mosswoodmeltdown.com/\">Mosswood Meltdown\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>July 1–2, 2023\u003cbr>\nMosswood Park, Oakland\u003cbr>\n$89+\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mosswood Meltdown is a wholesome gathering for punks of all ages, and this year’s fest — hosted, as always, by counterculture godfather John Waters — brings some rare treats. Following last year’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915779/mosswood-meltdown-2022-bikini-kill-kim-gordon\">near-spiritual Bikini Kill set\u003c/a>, Kathleen Hanna returns in a rare appearance with her electroclash outfit \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/aqhntKPh2EY\">Le Tigre\u003c/a>. Veteran female rap group JJ Fad, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/food/series/cooking-with-brontez\">Brontez Purnell\u003c/a>’s lovably chaotic band Gravy Train!!!! and punky funk veterans ESG are among the standout acts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13848943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13848943\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-800x450.jpg\" alt='Still from \"Смерти Больше Нет /Death No More.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still from “Смерти Больше Нет /Death No More.” \u003ccite>((IC3PEAK/YouTube))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketweb.com/event/ic3peak-the-independent-tickets/13163608?pl=independentsf&REFID=clientsitewp\">Ic3peak\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>July 12, 2023\u003cbr>\nThe Independent, San Francisco\u003cbr>\n$25+\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ic3peak embodies true punk — not just because of their screamo vocals or dark makeup, but because the Russian duo has made it their mission to stand against oppression in an era when political dissent is criminalized in their home country. The two have previously \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13848939/young-russian-musicians-struggle-under-government-scrutiny\">risked arrest\u003c/a> over anti-police lyrics. More recently, they’ve boldly taken a public anti-war stance, which carries a jail sentence in Russia. Fortunately their international profile is expanding, especially with their 2022 album \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/QZ8FOyJrgUg\">\u003ci>Kiss of Death\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, which features Russian and English lyrics in an exquisite nu metal, hyperpop and rap mashup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929276\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Larry June raps into the microphone on a big festival stage. He's wearing a bucket hat, designer sunglasses and a bandana and is smiling. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry June performs during 2023 Rolling Loud Los Angeles at Hollywood Park Grounds on March 04, 2023 in Inglewood, California. \u003ccite>(Photo by Timothy Norris/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://thefoxoakland.com/events/larry-june-230726\">Larry June\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>With The Alchemist, Monroe Flow and Dvme\u003cbr>\nJuly 26, 2023\u003cbr>\nThe Fox Theater, Oakland\u003cbr>\n$49.50+\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larry June has had an impressive come-up this year. After a decade of grinding it out in the local scene — from early SoundCloud mixtapes to opening a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101892498/all-you-can-eat-the-bay-areas-hip-hop-food-hustles\">boba shop\u003c/a> — the entrepreneurial rapper exploded nationally with his Alchemist-produced album \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/Kt_Q9DxNP9Q\">\u003ci>The Great Escape\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, a collection of luxuriously laidback rhymes for coastal drives to cliffside mansions. Aspirational yet playful, June’s raps bridge hip-hop generations, and he has a proud legion of fans at home in the Bay watching his rise. The two hometown dates of his national tour sold out, but fortunately The Fox Theater has added a third night with tickets available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929299\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929299\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954-800x546.jpg\" alt=\"Mary J. Blige sings into the mic while wearing a head-to-toe gold sequins outfit. \" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954-1020x696.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954-768x524.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary J. Blige performs at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on August 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. \u003ccite>(Ethan Miller/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bluenotejazz.com/jazz-festival-napa/tickets/\">Blue Note Jazz Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>July 28–30, 2023\u003cbr>\nSilverado Resort, Napa\u003cbr>\nSingle-day general admission: $225+, three-day pass: $575+\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2010s saw the explosion of mega-fests like Coachella, whose lineups are enormous enough to appeal to hundreds of thousands of fans. But there’s something to be said for a more intimate experience catering to the diehards of a specific scene. Blue Note Jazz Festival is that event for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13916940/review-blue-note-jazz-festival-napa-valley\">grown-and-sexy hip-hop, jazz and soul crowd\u003c/a>. It’s definitely on the pricey side, and in a remote wine country location, but seeing Mary J. Blige, Nas and Chance the Rapper in a small-ish crowd as the sun sets behind oak trees sounds like a peak experience to me. This festival celebrates top-tier Black musical excellence: the 2023 lineup also includes funk legend \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13839952/its-that-naughty-feeling-george-clinton-on-funks-enduring-appeal\">George Clinton\u003c/a>, drum virtuoso Yussef Dayes and powerhouse vocalists like Ari Lennox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13829540\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13829540\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar, whose album DAMN. won this year's Pulitzer Prize for music, performs in London earlier this year.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-1920x1278.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kendrick Lamar live in London in 2018. \u003ccite>(Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://sfoutsidelands.com/\">Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Aug. 11–13, 2023\u003cbr>\nGolden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nSingle-day general admission: $199+, three-day pass: $449+ \u003c/i>[aside postid='arts_13929461']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two words: Kendrick Lamar. Outside Lands, one of San Francisco’s most popular music festivals, secured one of this generation’s brightest hip-hop talents this year. The rest of its lineup features some pretty special selections, including sad-girl icon Lana Del Rey, queer country crooner Orville Peck, our nation’s hot girl-in-chief Megan Thee Stallion and Afrofuturist pop star Janelle Monáe — who just announced that they’ll usher in a\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/Y7S6wLP_vsY\"> luxuriously sex-positive summer\u003c/a> with their June album, \u003ci>The Age of Pleasure\u003c/i>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929302\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The four MCs of Souls of Mischief - Opio, Tajai, Phesto and A-Plus - pose together at nightlife venue. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Souls Of Mischief attends S.O.B.’s on July 3, 2013 in New York City. \u003ccite>(Johnny Nunez/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Souls-ofMischief/531255?afflky=GreatAmericanMusicHall\">Souls of Mischief\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Aug. 14, 2023\u003cbr>\nGreat American Music Hall, San Francisco\u003cbr>\n$27+ \u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Souls of Mischief have been chilling from \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/fXJc2NYwHjw\">\u003ci>93 ’til Infinity\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, and their Oakland alternative hip-hop opus turned 30 years old this year. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Be sure to check out our full \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/summerguide2023\">2023 Summer Arts Guide to live music, movies, art, theater, festivals and more\u003c/a> in the Bay Area. \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feeling the sun’s warmth, sipping something cold and dancing with friends is life-giving. And we need more of that medicine after three years of pandemic living. Fortunately for Bay Area music fans, there’s plenty of opportunity to do all of the above with a summer calendar packed with festivals and concerts. The events we’ve rounded up range from $free.99 to splurge-worthy experiences to help you get out there and make the most of our warm(ish)-weather months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918676\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918676\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/LaRussell-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/LaRussell-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/LaRussell-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/LaRussell-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/LaRussell-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/LaRussell-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/LaRussell-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">LaRussell performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.whatstba.com/creator/larussell\">LaRussell Live From the Pergola\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>June 4–Aug. 6, 2023\u003cbr>\nVallejo\u003cbr>\nPay what you want\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t let the boyish grin and Crocs fool you — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13906706/the-year-larussell-called-his-shot\">LaRussell\u003c/a>’s \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/8FP5sc687-I\">razor-sharp lyrics\u003c/a> and savvy business maneuvers command respect. Truly a man of the people, he’s built a successful brand by selling pay-what-you-want concert tickets, and transparently narrating his artistic journey on social media in real time. His grassroots momentum has caught the eye of crucial industry figures: most recently, he appeared on a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITgGDY_B6mI\">DJ Drama mixtape\u003c/a> alongside Lil Wayne, Lil Baby and Tyler, the Creator. It probably won’t be too much longer that his backyard can contain his growing fanbase, so consider his summer Live from the Pergola shows a special opportunity to see the rising Vallejo artist perform at his parents’ house, surrounded by his real-life friends and family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13925602\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13925602\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/The-crowd-at-Kilowatt-Bar-in-San-Francisco-on-night-six-of-the-Noise-Pop-Music-and-Art-Festival-on-Saturday-Feb.-27-2023.-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Kilowatt Bar in San Francisco on night six of the Noise Pop Music and Art Festival on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.summerofmusicsf.com/\">Summer of Music SF\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Saturdays, June 17–Sept. 2023\u003cbr>\nVarious locations, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nFree\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local musicians need a leg up to rebound from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/09/19/1122947022/tour-canceled-covid-safety-concerts-masks\">many difficulties they’ve faced during the pandemic\u003c/a>. And so do small businesses in neighborhoods with dwindling foot traffic and empty storefronts. As part of the solution, local promoter \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13925590/noise-pop-festival-2023-review\">Noise Pop\u003c/a> and the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://www.civicspacefoundation.org/\">Civic Joy Fund\u003c/a> are hoping to create a positive feedback loop of fun to bolster San Francisco’s culture and economy. Their new Summer of Music SF concert series kicks off in June, with free shows to be announced in neighborhoods such as the Mission, the Castro, Chinatown, Bayview and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13842757\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13842757\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Santigold performs at Treasure Island Music Festival on Oct. 13, 2018.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/10/MG_3471-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santigold performs at Treasure Island Music Festival on Oct. 13, 2018. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sterngrove.org/\">Stern Grove\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sundays, June 18–Aug. 20, 2023\u003cbr>\nStern Grove Meadow, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nFree with RSVP\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stern Grove is a San Francisco institution, and this year the free series of park concerts kicks off with a performance by jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy. Other lineup highlights include the gritty synthpop of Santigold, the San Francisco Symphony, punk poet laureate Patti Smith and the Flaming Lips, who close out the festival at its annual Big Picnic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929275\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929275\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Peaches, wearing faux-hawk, dark eye shadow and a pink, swirly costume, does a full split while holding the microphone out to the audience. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-500243726.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peaches performs at Electric Ballroom on December 6, 2015 in London, England. \u003ccite>(Jim Dyson/Redferns)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://wl.seetickets.us/event/QUEERLY-BELOVEDPRIDE/548317?afflky=1015Folsom\">Peaches\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>With Micahtron and Your Muther\u003cbr>\nJune 25, 2023\u003cbr>\n1015 Folsom, San Francisco\u003cbr>\n$40+\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Way before it was mainstream, Peaches made anthems for the pursuit of feminine sexual pleasure — with album art that featured natural-body nudity, fake beards, balaclavas and other provocative fun that doesn’t cater to the male gaze. Now it seems like the world has caught up to the cult-favorite indie star, who’s been paving the way since 2000. \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/DgYSM91vJko\">\u003cem>What else is in the teaches of Peaches?\u003c/em>\u003c/a> If there’s one Pride event you can’t miss, it’s Peaches in a live show produced by feminist adult performer Courtney Trouble. Rapper Micahtron and genre-bending DJ Your Muther will open, with performances by Club Mercy BDSM Burlesque and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13915730\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13915730\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Bikini-Kill-headline-Mosswood-Meltdown-in-Oakland-on-Sunday-July-3-2022.-003.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bikini Kill on stage at Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland on Sunday, July 3, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://mosswoodmeltdown.com/\">Mosswood Meltdown\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>July 1–2, 2023\u003cbr>\nMosswood Park, Oakland\u003cbr>\n$89+\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mosswood Meltdown is a wholesome gathering for punks of all ages, and this year’s fest — hosted, as always, by counterculture godfather John Waters — brings some rare treats. Following last year’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915779/mosswood-meltdown-2022-bikini-kill-kim-gordon\">near-spiritual Bikini Kill set\u003c/a>, Kathleen Hanna returns in a rare appearance with her electroclash outfit \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/aqhntKPh2EY\">Le Tigre\u003c/a>. Veteran female rap group JJ Fad, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/food/series/cooking-with-brontez\">Brontez Purnell\u003c/a>’s lovably chaotic band Gravy Train!!!! and punky funk veterans ESG are among the standout acts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13848943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13848943\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-800x450.jpg\" alt='Still from \"Смерти Больше Нет /Death No More.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/IC3PEAK-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still from “Смерти Больше Нет /Death No More.” \u003ccite>((IC3PEAK/YouTube))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketweb.com/event/ic3peak-the-independent-tickets/13163608?pl=independentsf&REFID=clientsitewp\">Ic3peak\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>July 12, 2023\u003cbr>\nThe Independent, San Francisco\u003cbr>\n$25+\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ic3peak embodies true punk — not just because of their screamo vocals or dark makeup, but because the Russian duo has made it their mission to stand against oppression in an era when political dissent is criminalized in their home country. The two have previously \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13848939/young-russian-musicians-struggle-under-government-scrutiny\">risked arrest\u003c/a> over anti-police lyrics. More recently, they’ve boldly taken a public anti-war stance, which carries a jail sentence in Russia. Fortunately their international profile is expanding, especially with their 2022 album \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/QZ8FOyJrgUg\">\u003ci>Kiss of Death\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, which features Russian and English lyrics in an exquisite nu metal, hyperpop and rap mashup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929276\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Larry June raps into the microphone on a big festival stage. He's wearing a bucket hat, designer sunglasses and a bandana and is smiling. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry June performs during 2023 Rolling Loud Los Angeles at Hollywood Park Grounds on March 04, 2023 in Inglewood, California. \u003ccite>(Photo by Timothy Norris/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://thefoxoakland.com/events/larry-june-230726\">Larry June\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>With The Alchemist, Monroe Flow and Dvme\u003cbr>\nJuly 26, 2023\u003cbr>\nThe Fox Theater, Oakland\u003cbr>\n$49.50+\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larry June has had an impressive come-up this year. After a decade of grinding it out in the local scene — from early SoundCloud mixtapes to opening a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101892498/all-you-can-eat-the-bay-areas-hip-hop-food-hustles\">boba shop\u003c/a> — the entrepreneurial rapper exploded nationally with his Alchemist-produced album \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/Kt_Q9DxNP9Q\">\u003ci>The Great Escape\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, a collection of luxuriously laidback rhymes for coastal drives to cliffside mansions. Aspirational yet playful, June’s raps bridge hip-hop generations, and he has a proud legion of fans at home in the Bay watching his rise. The two hometown dates of his national tour sold out, but fortunately The Fox Theater has added a third night with tickets available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929299\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929299\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954-800x546.jpg\" alt=\"Mary J. Blige sings into the mic while wearing a head-to-toe gold sequins outfit. \" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954-800x546.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954-1020x696.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954-768x524.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1168538954.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary J. Blige performs at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on August 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. \u003ccite>(Ethan Miller/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bluenotejazz.com/jazz-festival-napa/tickets/\">Blue Note Jazz Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>July 28–30, 2023\u003cbr>\nSilverado Resort, Napa\u003cbr>\nSingle-day general admission: $225+, three-day pass: $575+\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2010s saw the explosion of mega-fests like Coachella, whose lineups are enormous enough to appeal to hundreds of thousands of fans. But there’s something to be said for a more intimate experience catering to the diehards of a specific scene. Blue Note Jazz Festival is that event for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13916940/review-blue-note-jazz-festival-napa-valley\">grown-and-sexy hip-hop, jazz and soul crowd\u003c/a>. It’s definitely on the pricey side, and in a remote wine country location, but seeing Mary J. Blige, Nas and Chance the Rapper in a small-ish crowd as the sun sets behind oak trees sounds like a peak experience to me. This festival celebrates top-tier Black musical excellence: the 2023 lineup also includes funk legend \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13839952/its-that-naughty-feeling-george-clinton-on-funks-enduring-appeal\">George Clinton\u003c/a>, drum virtuoso Yussef Dayes and powerhouse vocalists like Ari Lennox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13829540\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13829540\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar, whose album DAMN. won this year's Pulitzer Prize for music, performs in London earlier this year.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-1920x1278.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09-520x346.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/gettyimages-922462102_custom-62c989e150c595ced4e24feb8de7a9f219abcd09.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kendrick Lamar live in London in 2018. \u003ccite>(Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://sfoutsidelands.com/\">Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Aug. 11–13, 2023\u003cbr>\nGolden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nSingle-day general admission: $199+, three-day pass: $449+ \u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two words: Kendrick Lamar. Outside Lands, one of San Francisco’s most popular music festivals, secured one of this generation’s brightest hip-hop talents this year. The rest of its lineup features some pretty special selections, including sad-girl icon Lana Del Rey, queer country crooner Orville Peck, our nation’s hot girl-in-chief Megan Thee Stallion and Afrofuturist pop star Janelle Monáe — who just announced that they’ll usher in a\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/Y7S6wLP_vsY\"> luxuriously sex-positive summer\u003c/a> with their June album, \u003ci>The Age of Pleasure\u003c/i>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929302\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The four MCs of Souls of Mischief - Opio, Tajai, Phesto and A-Plus - pose together at nightlife venue. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-172749170.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Souls Of Mischief attends S.O.B.’s on July 3, 2013 in New York City. \u003ccite>(Johnny Nunez/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Souls-ofMischief/531255?afflky=GreatAmericanMusicHall\">Souls of Mischief\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Aug. 14, 2023\u003cbr>\nGreat American Music Hall, San Francisco\u003cbr>\n$27+ \u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>At a recent Friday night function just blocks from the Salesforce Tower, there isn’t a Patagonia vest in sight. The evening’s unofficial dress code is orange and black: Giants gear, Jordans, hoops and long lashes. Bass frequencies pump through the speakers, camera phones light up and braids start flying as the room erupts in dance — not the typical vibe of a bar nestled between corporate offices in San Francisco’s Financial District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With gentrification, there are a lot of things that don’t feel like they’re for us,” says Antonio Murcia, a.k.a. DeLaCity, between greeting groups of smiling attendees. “We wanted to create something for the San Francisco natives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3711643683/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That something is the new album \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/friscodaze415/\">\u003ci>Frisco Daze\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, a rap compilation featuring 30 up-and-coming artists all born and raised in the City. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/delacity/\">DeLaCity\u003c/a>, who runs a clothing brand of the same name, executive-produced \u003cem>Frisco Daze\u003c/em> with rapper-turned-engineer Mix (Martin Encinas Leon) and DJSay (Von Parker). The three are longtime friends and collaborators: DeLaCity and DJSay co-founded the party crew \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/saucefamcollective/\">Sauce Fam Collective\u003c/a> with Chase Collins, and DJSay is also a member of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/familynotagroup__/\">Family Not a Group\u003c/a> (FNG), a squad of San Francisco DJs and rappers, 17 members deep. [aside postid='arts_13910221']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to this type of teamwork, San Francisco natives have been making their presence known in a transplant-heavy city where tech is king. Their efforts are clearly resonating: Family Not a Group regularly packs out venues like El Rio and Curio Bar. SOMArts’ acclaimed, recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13926133/muni-raised-me-somarts-san-francisco\">\u003ci>Muni Raised Me\u003c/i> exhibition\u003c/a> — which included art by several FNG and Sauce Fam affiliates — uplifted the stories of working-class, Black, Brown and immigrant San Francisco. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/larry-june-the-alchemist-the-great-escape.html\">Larry June’s national success\u003c/a> is putting a spotlight back on Frisco rap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/ORy0slIG-yQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Frisco Daze\u003c/i> is just the latest development in this cresting wave of creative momentum. City kids are tired of their voices being drowned out, and they have something to say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s my big mission to highlight the art and culture scene in San Francisco because we were very deprived of that, like before COVID and during COVID,” says DJSay. “And that was the push to be collaborative because — knowing what you’re up against, especially in San Francisco, given the price of rent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Produced entirely by Adeyemi, \u003ci>Frisco Daze\u003c/i> is pure windows-down party music with a signature, Bay Area slap. DJSay, Mix and DeLaCity conceived its 14 tracks as a journey through a perfect San Francisco day. “Rollin’ Up at Bernal,” which samples Otis Redding’s “Sittin’ On (The Dock of the Bay),” shows Professa Gabel, DinaRo, Serg2x, Ozer, Monk HTS and Made.by.Harry trading bars at a smoke spot with a view. “High Speeds N Heem” by OBN Emony and Allmothug is a perfect soundtrack for the corner store run before the house party. “Azul (DemSco)” pays homage to Dominican dembow and San Francisco’s Latin party scene, with verses from JaaayStayTru, Lirico en la Casa and Frisco Baby, whose double-time, bilingual bars sound like they could catch fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/g9QTeGv3QKU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Frisco Daze\u003c/em>’s three executive producers are all in their late 20s and early 30s, and the featured artists range from 18–44 years old. And with samples from San Francisco 1970s Latin soul legends Malo, and the city’s ’90s underground icons like Cold World Hustlers and Paris, “the Black Panther of hip-hop,” the project has an intergenerational appeal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Frisco Daze\u003c/i> might not be conscious rap in terms of lyrical content, but it embodies an activist mission. The album’s three executive producers and many of its artists devote themselves to community work. By day, DeLaCity is a services coordinator at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ifrsf.org/rtp?locale=en\">Roadmap to Peace\u003c/a>, a Mission-based Latinx violence prevention initiative. DJSay volunteers with \u003ca href=\"https://www.us4usbayarea.org/\">Us4Us\u003c/a>, an organization with similar goals in Bayview/Hunters Point. And Mix — proudly the first member of his family to go to college — mentors youth at two educational initiatives, the \u003ca href=\"https://thesmartprogram.org/\">SMART Program\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://devmission.org/\">Dev/Mission\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927635\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-800x585.jpg\" alt=\"A young Black man and two young Latino men make an announcement behind DJ gear at a party. \" width=\"800\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-800x585.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-1020x746.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-160x117.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-768x561.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">DJSay, Mix and DeLaCity (left to right) executive produced ‘Frisco Daze.’ \u003ccite>(Zeus Cano (@zeustheprestigious))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In other words, DeLaCity, DJSay and Mix don’t just make music about their love for their city — they live it. One of their goals is to inspire San Francisco unity across neighborhoods and cultures. After all, that hasn’t always been the case in the Sucka Free City. In the late ’80s, a neighborhood \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@bayareahiphoparchive/in-conversation-with-black-c-from-rbl-p-81d5909efdd8\">beef between Sunnydale and the Fillmore\u003c/a> resulted in violence. A peaceful period followed when Frisco rap rose to national prominence in the early ’90s, following the success of RBL Posse, I.M.P., Messy Marv and JT the Bigga Figga. But too often, tragedy and incarceration \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/For-S-F-rappers-another-dream-deferred-2560404.php\">derailed the careers of San Francisco’s biggest stars\u003c/a>, and Oakland and Vallejo emerged as more prominent powerhouses of Bay Area rap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San Francisco’s biggest problem was that we were always competing against each other, competing for the same space,” says Mix. “And, basically, we were our own worst enemy. And I think what we’re seeing today — and not just with us, but different collectives, different artists, different organizations — we are seeing the result of the mindset changing in the City, and different neighborhoods having peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927636\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237-800x1066.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women with matching pink and white Frisco Daze shirts, denim shorts, braids and hoop earrings pose for a photo. \" width=\"800\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237-800x1066.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R&B group In Tha Moment contributed vocals and did the skits on ‘Frisco Daze.’ \u003ccite>(Zeus Cano (@zeustheprestigious))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With the guidance of mentors like beloved Us4Us founder and \u003ca href=\"https://sfbayview.com/2021/01/uncle-damien-in-action/\">activist Uncle Damien\u003c/a>, who blesses \u003cem>Frisco Daze\u003c/em> on the intro, the next generation is growing up with a different message. “When we were in high school, we had \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-gang-injunction-zone-controversial-3264233.php\">the gang injunction stuff\u003c/a> going on in the City, and the harsh sentencing that was happening with the D.A. [Kamala Harris] at the time — all of these things impacted a generation,” says Mix. “And now that people are coming out of jail, and people have suffered through so much, they don’t want to repeat that cycle. And it’s being expressed through the music.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927638\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396.jpg 1870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alien Mac Kitty (right) goes dumb to ‘Late Night Hype,’ her ‘Frisco Daze’ track with EaSWay, Afterthought and Real KMS. \u003ccite>(Zeus Cano (@zeustheprestigious))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That grassroots push for Frisco unity is picking up momentum just in time for 415 Day on April 15. The \u003ci>Frisco Daze\u003c/i> crew is getting ready to celebrate the album with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq3OArMJE8g/\">415 Daze Fest\u003c/a>, with live performances and vendors at Monarch Gardens, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CqmFmYDJSPg/\">415 Nights\u003c/a> at ArenaSF, the official release party with a headlining performance from Young Bari.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, already, the project is resonating. “Me and Antonio go out on random nights and just have a big ol’ speaker playing the music to see the feedback. People bobbing their heads, asking, ‘What song is that?’ is such a great feeling,” says DJSay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some O.G. that rides a chopper came up,” DeLaCity says, “this gangster-ass dude, was like, ‘What’s that song right there?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11687704\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/Turntable.Break_-800x60.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/Turntable.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/Turntable.Break_-400x30.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/Turntable.Break_-768x58.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq3OArMJE8g/\">415 Daze Fest\u003c/a> takes place on April 15, 1-7 p.m., at Monarch Gardens, with food, vendors and performances by Stunnaman02, Allmothug, OBN Emony, Frisco Baby, In tha Moment and more. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Family Not a Group presents \u003ca href=\"https://tockify.com/elriosf2/detail/3089/1681596000000\">It’s a 415 Day Function at El Rio\u003c/a> on April 15, 3-8 p.m. with performances by Stunnaman02, Alien Mac Kitty, Grand-O, Sutro, Afterthought and Professa Gabel. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>And \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CqmFmYDJSPg/\">415 Nights\u003c/a>, the Frisco Daze release party, takes place April 15 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. at ArenaSF, with music by Young Bari, Zo Rosales, Sean G, DJSay, West Carolina and TheCityKid.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>At a recent Friday night function just blocks from the Salesforce Tower, there isn’t a Patagonia vest in sight. The evening’s unofficial dress code is orange and black: Giants gear, Jordans, hoops and long lashes. Bass frequencies pump through the speakers, camera phones light up and braids start flying as the room erupts in dance — not the typical vibe of a bar nestled between corporate offices in San Francisco’s Financial District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With gentrification, there are a lot of things that don’t feel like they’re for us,” says Antonio Murcia, a.k.a. DeLaCity, between greeting groups of smiling attendees. “We wanted to create something for the San Francisco natives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3711643683/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That something is the new album \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/friscodaze415/\">\u003ci>Frisco Daze\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, a rap compilation featuring 30 up-and-coming artists all born and raised in the City. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/delacity/\">DeLaCity\u003c/a>, who runs a clothing brand of the same name, executive-produced \u003cem>Frisco Daze\u003c/em> with rapper-turned-engineer Mix (Martin Encinas Leon) and DJSay (Von Parker). The three are longtime friends and collaborators: DeLaCity and DJSay co-founded the party crew \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/saucefamcollective/\">Sauce Fam Collective\u003c/a> with Chase Collins, and DJSay is also a member of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/familynotagroup__/\">Family Not a Group\u003c/a> (FNG), a squad of San Francisco DJs and rappers, 17 members deep. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ORy0slIG-yQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ORy0slIG-yQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>Frisco Daze\u003c/i> is just the latest development in this cresting wave of creative momentum. City kids are tired of their voices being drowned out, and they have something to say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s my big mission to highlight the art and culture scene in San Francisco because we were very deprived of that, like before COVID and during COVID,” says DJSay. “And that was the push to be collaborative because — knowing what you’re up against, especially in San Francisco, given the price of rent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Produced entirely by Adeyemi, \u003ci>Frisco Daze\u003c/i> is pure windows-down party music with a signature, Bay Area slap. DJSay, Mix and DeLaCity conceived its 14 tracks as a journey through a perfect San Francisco day. “Rollin’ Up at Bernal,” which samples Otis Redding’s “Sittin’ On (The Dock of the Bay),” shows Professa Gabel, DinaRo, Serg2x, Ozer, Monk HTS and Made.by.Harry trading bars at a smoke spot with a view. “High Speeds N Heem” by OBN Emony and Allmothug is a perfect soundtrack for the corner store run before the house party. “Azul (DemSco)” pays homage to Dominican dembow and San Francisco’s Latin party scene, with verses from JaaayStayTru, Lirico en la Casa and Frisco Baby, whose double-time, bilingual bars sound like they could catch fire.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/g9QTeGv3QKU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/g9QTeGv3QKU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Frisco Daze\u003c/em>’s three executive producers are all in their late 20s and early 30s, and the featured artists range from 18–44 years old. And with samples from San Francisco 1970s Latin soul legends Malo, and the city’s ’90s underground icons like Cold World Hustlers and Paris, “the Black Panther of hip-hop,” the project has an intergenerational appeal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Frisco Daze\u003c/i> might not be conscious rap in terms of lyrical content, but it embodies an activist mission. The album’s three executive producers and many of its artists devote themselves to community work. By day, DeLaCity is a services coordinator at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ifrsf.org/rtp?locale=en\">Roadmap to Peace\u003c/a>, a Mission-based Latinx violence prevention initiative. DJSay volunteers with \u003ca href=\"https://www.us4usbayarea.org/\">Us4Us\u003c/a>, an organization with similar goals in Bayview/Hunters Point. And Mix — proudly the first member of his family to go to college — mentors youth at two educational initiatives, the \u003ca href=\"https://thesmartprogram.org/\">SMART Program\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://devmission.org/\">Dev/Mission\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927635\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-800x585.jpg\" alt=\"A young Black man and two young Latino men make an announcement behind DJ gear at a party. \" width=\"800\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-800x585.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-1020x746.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-160x117.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-768x561.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-53-02-945.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">DJSay, Mix and DeLaCity (left to right) executive produced ‘Frisco Daze.’ \u003ccite>(Zeus Cano (@zeustheprestigious))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In other words, DeLaCity, DJSay and Mix don’t just make music about their love for their city — they live it. One of their goals is to inspire San Francisco unity across neighborhoods and cultures. After all, that hasn’t always been the case in the Sucka Free City. In the late ’80s, a neighborhood \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@bayareahiphoparchive/in-conversation-with-black-c-from-rbl-p-81d5909efdd8\">beef between Sunnydale and the Fillmore\u003c/a> resulted in violence. A peaceful period followed when Frisco rap rose to national prominence in the early ’90s, following the success of RBL Posse, I.M.P., Messy Marv and JT the Bigga Figga. But too often, tragedy and incarceration \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/For-S-F-rappers-another-dream-deferred-2560404.php\">derailed the careers of San Francisco’s biggest stars\u003c/a>, and Oakland and Vallejo emerged as more prominent powerhouses of Bay Area rap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“San Francisco’s biggest problem was that we were always competing against each other, competing for the same space,” says Mix. “And, basically, we were our own worst enemy. And I think what we’re seeing today — and not just with us, but different collectives, different artists, different organizations — we are seeing the result of the mindset changing in the City, and different neighborhoods having peace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927636\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237-800x1066.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women with matching pink and white Frisco Daze shirts, denim shorts, braids and hoop earrings pose for a photo. \" width=\"800\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237-800x1066.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-55-01-237.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R&B group In Tha Moment contributed vocals and did the skits on ‘Frisco Daze.’ \u003ccite>(Zeus Cano (@zeustheprestigious))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With the guidance of mentors like beloved Us4Us founder and \u003ca href=\"https://sfbayview.com/2021/01/uncle-damien-in-action/\">activist Uncle Damien\u003c/a>, who blesses \u003cem>Frisco Daze\u003c/em> on the intro, the next generation is growing up with a different message. “When we were in high school, we had \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-gang-injunction-zone-controversial-3264233.php\">the gang injunction stuff\u003c/a> going on in the City, and the harsh sentencing that was happening with the D.A. [Kamala Harris] at the time — all of these things impacted a generation,” says Mix. “And now that people are coming out of jail, and people have suffered through so much, they don’t want to repeat that cycle. And it’s being expressed through the music.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927638\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Picsart_23-04-10_06-47-51-396.jpg 1870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alien Mac Kitty (right) goes dumb to ‘Late Night Hype,’ her ‘Frisco Daze’ track with EaSWay, Afterthought and Real KMS. \u003ccite>(Zeus Cano (@zeustheprestigious))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That grassroots push for Frisco unity is picking up momentum just in time for 415 Day on April 15. The \u003ci>Frisco Daze\u003c/i> crew is getting ready to celebrate the album with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq3OArMJE8g/\">415 Daze Fest\u003c/a>, with live performances and vendors at Monarch Gardens, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CqmFmYDJSPg/\">415 Nights\u003c/a> at ArenaSF, the official release party with a headlining performance from Young Bari.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, already, the project is resonating. “Me and Antonio go out on random nights and just have a big ol’ speaker playing the music to see the feedback. People bobbing their heads, asking, ‘What song is that?’ is such a great feeling,” says DJSay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some O.G. that rides a chopper came up,” DeLaCity says, “this gangster-ass dude, was like, ‘What’s that song right there?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11687704\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/Turntable.Break_-800x60.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/Turntable.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/Turntable.Break_-400x30.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/Turntable.Break_-768x58.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq3OArMJE8g/\">415 Daze Fest\u003c/a> takes place on April 15, 1-7 p.m., at Monarch Gardens, with food, vendors and performances by Stunnaman02, Allmothug, OBN Emony, Frisco Baby, In tha Moment and more. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Family Not a Group presents \u003ca href=\"https://tockify.com/elriosf2/detail/3089/1681596000000\">It’s a 415 Day Function at El Rio\u003c/a> on April 15, 3-8 p.m. with performances by Stunnaman02, Alien Mac Kitty, Grand-O, Sutro, Afterthought and Professa Gabel. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>“Fruitful,” “organic” and “natural” are words that often feel gimmicky, especially when they’re used to market wine. But at \u003ca href=\"https://www.puritywine.net/origins\">Purity Wine\u003c/a>, a small, unassuming warehouse bar and winery hidden along Richmond’s waterfront marina, those adjectives are mentioned genuinely to describe a growing, intergenerational community of natural winemakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were just fucking around, having fun,” says founder Noel Diaz. “It’s a mix of creatives. We don’t overthink anything. It has never been forced. It’s just natural.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, the winery began throwing monthly “Wine Down” parties featuring local DJs, visual artists, foodmakers and other community members. The gatherings are curated by \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bussdowncollective/\">Bussdown\u003c/a>, an umbrella of young creatives who host a variety of functions around the Bay Area, including vintage clothing markets and underground hip-hop events. After meeting Diaz and his wife Barrie Quan, who runs operations at Purity, Bussdown’s organizers happily entered the natural wine world as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, the fruits of their collective labor will culminate with the winery’s final party of the year, “NYE Wine Down” — a celebration that promises to pop more than a few bottles. The $75 event will include an entire night’s supply of natural wines, bites provided by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13914042/smax-okonomiyaki-chopped-cheese-asian-american-pop-up-vallejo-san-francisco\">Asian American food pop-up SMAX\u003c/a> and, for the first 30 arrivals, a hand-painted, limited-edition bottle of Purity’s unreleased “Strawberry Bubblicious” pétillant naturel (or pét-nat) — a pink sparkling wine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13923097\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13923097\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_shido.jpg\" alt=\"A man crouches down to paint a wine bottle with a can of pink spray paint.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_shido.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_shido-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_shido-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_shido-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_shido-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_shido-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visual artist and label designer Shido paints bottles of “Strawberry Bubblicious” in preparation for Purity’s “NYE Wine Down.” \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The party is meant to share Purity’s intersectional culture of accessibility, joy, art, music, food and, of course, “natty wines” with old and new friends alike. That includes welcoming more \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13917165/preeti-mistry-wants-to-show-that-wine-pairing-isnt-just-for-white-food\">young folks of color who might have felt excluded from the wine scene in the past\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been in the natural wine business all my life,” Diaz says. “I’ve seen it progress from an obscure thing to a fad, and now there’s so many more people who have heard about it and are interested. I hope that allows for more inclusiveness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diaz, whose parents were Mexican farm laborers in the Central Valley, began making natural wines over a decade ago. Since then, he’s made an active effort to expand the natural wine scene in fresh directions, partnering with small vineyards and non-traditional clients to increase the visibility and availability of natural wines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collaborations like 2021’s “Uncle Larry’s Natural Orange” with \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2022/9/7/23341092/larry-june-purity-wine-collab\">San Francisco rapper Larry June\u003c/a> and 2020’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.chrisjames.world/grapestreetestate\">Grape Street Estate\u003c/a>” with Los Angeles rapper 03 Greedo highlight Diaz’s vision to deliver natural wines to a wide range of consumers who might not typically go out of their way to find a bottle of Verdelho or Zinfandel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13923098\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13923098\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of two wine bottles; the white and orange label on the left reads "Uncle Larry's Natural Orange" while the purple label on the right reads "Grape Street Estate."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joog displays a bottle of Uncle Larry’s Natural Orange (left) and 03 Greedo’s Grape Street Estate — both made in collaboration with California-based rappers. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>His unorthodox approach to winemaking is what attracted members of Bussdown, including SMAX’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/joogmac/?hl=en\">Joog\u003c/a> and visual artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/artbyshido/?hl=en\">Shido\u003c/a>, who have joined Diaz on the mission to demystify natural wines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We wanted to make the natural wine space more accessible to our community — POC, brown folks, creatives,” says Joog, a Filipino American from Vallejo who is \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tallteesound/\">a musician in addition to running his food pop-up\u003c/a>. “That’s our main community. We’ve found that natural wine feels like it doesn’t belong to us. We wanted to change that naturally. There’s no pretense to it. We just want it open to anyone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They aren’t hyperbolizing, either. There’s an ultra chill, funky vibe at the Study Wine Bar inside Purity, which has become a hot spot for an eclectic swath of natty wine lovers around the East Bay. After opening in 2017 as a cooperative of five natural winemakers, Diaz has since grown his space into a loose collective of 14 small-batch wine producers who each subscribe to similar values of organic, zero-zero production (i.e., with zero additives).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For anyone who might be unfamiliar with or skeptical of natural wines, Joog — who is learning the craft from Diaz in his spare time — explains them simply as wines made with “fruit and finesse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about winemakers letting the fruits express themselves,” he says. “The product gets closer to the actual fruit. No additives, only organic farming, nothing added, just fermented fruit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have no wine background,” he continues. “Noel created a space for me, even if I didn’t know the technical parts. I come from drinking White Claws; it’s like mystery alcohol (laughs). It’s about unlearning those things and getting closer to the fruits grown here in California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13917165,arts_13902507,arts_13921461']That appreciation for the natural, the unfiltered, the raw, is at the core of Purity Wine — not only for the products the winemakers deliver, but with their way of socializing, which aims to replace the perceived snobbery of a typical wine experience with purely welcoming vibes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This has been one of the more fruitful passion projects I got to do,” says Shido, who designs labels for the group. “We’re just vibing. It’s affirming to share that with others.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Purity’s current wine collection includes the Yummo (a 2021 orange muscat), the Toesen One (a mix of grapes, blackberries, apples, and pluots from 2022) and the Orange Carbo Crush (a 2019 sparkling marsanne and roussanne blend).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This dynamic, multi-generational group is ten-toes down in the natural wine game, literally: Diaz and Shido both mashed grapes with their feet to make the Toesen One (a play on “chosen one”). It’s that “hippie” spirit, as Diaz puts it, that allows them to continue blending alternative ideas with quirky flavors and pouring up that positive energy for others. For one final time in 2022, they want to celebrate that with the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone gets to participate here,” says Diaz. “This is meant for us all to share and experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12904247 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>The Study Wine Bar’s\u003c/i> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6mAi1JMPg/?hl=en\">\u003ci>NYE Wine Down\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> will take place at 1401 Marina Way in Richmond on Sat., Dec. 31 from 9 p.m. until the party ends. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been in the natural wine business all my life,” Diaz says. “I’ve seen it progress from an obscure thing to a fad, and now there’s so many more people who have heard about it and are interested. I hope that allows for more inclusiveness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diaz, whose parents were Mexican farm laborers in the Central Valley, began making natural wines over a decade ago. Since then, he’s made an active effort to expand the natural wine scene in fresh directions, partnering with small vineyards and non-traditional clients to increase the visibility and availability of natural wines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collaborations like 2021’s “Uncle Larry’s Natural Orange” with \u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2022/9/7/23341092/larry-june-purity-wine-collab\">San Francisco rapper Larry June\u003c/a> and 2020’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.chrisjames.world/grapestreetestate\">Grape Street Estate\u003c/a>” with Los Angeles rapper 03 Greedo highlight Diaz’s vision to deliver natural wines to a wide range of consumers who might not typically go out of their way to find a bottle of Verdelho or Zinfandel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13923098\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13923098\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of two wine bottles; the white and orange label on the left reads "Uncle Larry's Natural Orange" while the purple label on the right reads "Grape Street Estate."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/purity_naturalorange-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joog displays a bottle of Uncle Larry’s Natural Orange (left) and 03 Greedo’s Grape Street Estate — both made in collaboration with California-based rappers. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>His unorthodox approach to winemaking is what attracted members of Bussdown, including SMAX’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/joogmac/?hl=en\">Joog\u003c/a> and visual artist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/artbyshido/?hl=en\">Shido\u003c/a>, who have joined Diaz on the mission to demystify natural wines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We wanted to make the natural wine space more accessible to our community — POC, brown folks, creatives,” says Joog, a Filipino American from Vallejo who is \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tallteesound/\">a musician in addition to running his food pop-up\u003c/a>. “That’s our main community. We’ve found that natural wine feels like it doesn’t belong to us. We wanted to change that naturally. There’s no pretense to it. We just want it open to anyone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They aren’t hyperbolizing, either. There’s an ultra chill, funky vibe at the Study Wine Bar inside Purity, which has become a hot spot for an eclectic swath of natty wine lovers around the East Bay. After opening in 2017 as a cooperative of five natural winemakers, Diaz has since grown his space into a loose collective of 14 small-batch wine producers who each subscribe to similar values of organic, zero-zero production (i.e., with zero additives).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For anyone who might be unfamiliar with or skeptical of natural wines, Joog — who is learning the craft from Diaz in his spare time — explains them simply as wines made with “fruit and finesse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about winemakers letting the fruits express themselves,” he says. “The product gets closer to the actual fruit. No additives, only organic farming, nothing added, just fermented fruit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have no wine background,” he continues. “Noel created a space for me, even if I didn’t know the technical parts. I come from drinking White Claws; it’s like mystery alcohol (laughs). It’s about unlearning those things and getting closer to the fruits grown here in California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>That appreciation for the natural, the unfiltered, the raw, is at the core of Purity Wine — not only for the products the winemakers deliver, but with their way of socializing, which aims to replace the perceived snobbery of a typical wine experience with purely welcoming vibes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This has been one of the more fruitful passion projects I got to do,” says Shido, who designs labels for the group. “We’re just vibing. It’s affirming to share that with others.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Purity’s current wine collection includes the Yummo (a 2021 orange muscat), the Toesen One (a mix of grapes, blackberries, apples, and pluots from 2022) and the Orange Carbo Crush (a 2019 sparkling marsanne and roussanne blend).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This dynamic, multi-generational group is ten-toes down in the natural wine game, literally: Diaz and Shido both mashed grapes with their feet to make the Toesen One (a play on “chosen one”). It’s that “hippie” spirit, as Diaz puts it, that allows them to continue blending alternative ideas with quirky flavors and pouring up that positive energy for others. For one final time in 2022, they want to celebrate that with the public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone gets to participate here,” says Diaz. “This is meant for us all to share and experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12904247 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"title": "All Rappers From Out Here Sound The Same? What Are You Smokin’?",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Editor’s Note\u003c/strong>: Be sure to see ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">That’s My Word\u003c/a>,’ KQED’s series on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">Bay Area hip-hop\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A heated text message exchange about hip-hop artists from our region had my phone’s battery at less than 10%. You know it was bad because I was sitting on the couch with the phone charger right next to me. No time to plug in that stupid cord. I had points to make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13833985\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">The friend on the other end of the line was saying something I’ve heard for years: “I don’t listen to rappers from out here, they all sound alike.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve heard this way too often. Let’s set the record straight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, people do sound alike. As humans, our vocal cords only range so far. And despite our region’s unique lingo, our slang is still a derivative of the Queen’s English — the \u003ca href=\"https://statisticsanddata.org/data/the-most-spoken-languages-2022/\">most popular language in the world\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Add to that, for something to be “hip-hop” it has to fall within the broad but limited confines of a certain sound. And a major part of hip-hop is repping your region. So it would make sense for an artist to make music that’s easily identifiable as something from the West Coast, specifically Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So when we’re talking about one region, in one specific genre of audible artistic expression, you’re not going to get some expansive, thousand-miles-long variety of vibes. \u003cem>Sawry bruddah\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But come on man, this region is (and has been) home to some of the most diverse artists you’ll find. And right now, at this very moment, music makers from this rich soil are putting their foot down deep in this proverbial thing called “the rap game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And you mean to tell me you don’t listen to any of them?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rexx Life Raj - Save Yourself (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/_HkZCOsXBTY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’re not tapped into the spiritually healing bars of Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.rexxliferaj.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rexx Life Raj\u003c/a>? Vallejo’s \u003ca href=\"https://linktr.ee/Gcompenny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LaRussell\u003c/a> isn’t inspiring you to become a Zen-like Croc-wearing entrepreneur who spits ether? You’re not pushing the speed limit in a mid-sized hybrid sedan while slappin’ the high energy music of East Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/officialsulan/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Su’Lan\u003c/a>? \u003cem>What are you smoking?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the time it takes you to order and eat four tacos from your favorite truck, you could listen to tracks from Stockton’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/haiti_babii/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haiti Babii\u003c/a>, Sacramento’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/konyginobili/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShooterGang Kony\u003c/a> and Oakland duo \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/1100himself/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1100 Himself\u003c/a> & \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/producedbymitchell/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitchell\u003c/a>, and get very different, lyrically sound approaches to modern gangsterism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking for the revolution? Just last week Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://linktr.ee/PBO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People’s Programs\u003c/a> dropped \u003cem>Tales of The Town\u003c/em>, a companion project to \u003ca href=\"https://linktr.ee/hellablackpod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their latest podcast series\u003c/a>. The album features a litany of big-name artists from the region: There’s the cool-kid flow of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p_lo/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P-Lo\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/g_eazy/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">G-Eazy\u003c/a>. The rugged bars of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/whoisallblack/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ALLBLACK \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jstalinlivewire/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J. Stalin\u003c/a>. The wisdom of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kvnalln/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Allen\u003c/a>. The smooth flow of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/iamfijiana/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pallaví aka Fijiana\u003c/a>. The wordplay of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/firstnameian/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ian Kelly\u003c/a>. The laid-back gangsta of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/22ndjim/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">22nd Jim\u003c/a>. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/shyan_g/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shy’an G\u003c/a> absolutely obliterates a track with her storytelling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSO-zDfYcm4&feature=emb_title\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That album features the song “Risen” by the immensely talented \u003ca href=\"https://elujay.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elujay\u003c/a> and the newly appointed First Lady of Death Row, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/msjanehandcock/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jane Handcock.\u003c/a> On another project that dropped last week, Snoop Dogg’s Gangsta Grillz album \u003cem>I Still Got It\u003c/em>, Jane is featured on multiple tracks flaunting dope rhymes and high-quality vocals. I said she’s killin’ it in R&B and hip-hop, and she’s on Death Row. \u003cem>Don’t check me, check your ears.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stop being lazy and writing off an entire group of artists just because of where they’re from.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, there are artists who undeniably sound like “Cali rappers” — which, to be clear, \u003cem>isn’t a bad thing\u003c/em>. Maybe it’s the clear pronunciation of Richmond’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/iamsu/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IAMSU!\u003c/a>, the carefree gangsta flow of Vallejo’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nefthepharaoh/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nef The Pharaoh\u003c/a>, or the cold mackin’ lines coming from Antioch’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mike_sherm/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Sherm\u003c/a>. But differences remain even among those with regional proximity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take, for instance, rising star \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/youngjr/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young JR\u003c/a>, who clearly sounds like he’s from here. And at the same time, he just sounds \u003ci>different\u003c/i>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I mean, I got a young JR sound,” Young JR tells me over the phone earlier this year. The East Oakland artist’s delivery has a sharp pitch and bit of a mumble, with a blatant tongue that’ll say some wild stuff over heavy beats that blap in your trunk. He looks the part too, from his fly attire and short locs to his turf dancing-inspired gigs. “I let it be known: for sure I’m a Town nigga, you feel me?” he says, about his aesthetics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WZDFGeqA9I\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young JR says he’s gotten comparisons to other Bay Area rappers, as well as southern artists, which makes sense. The amount of Black folks in the Bay with direct ties to the Bible Belt is astounding. Even a generation or three removed from the Great Migration, accents linger. (Have you ever heard someone with a heavy Richmond accent say “car”?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, because Northern California is home to so many people from places all around the globe, we inherently have an eclectic array of artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June of this year Young JR dropped his project \u003cem>Born Again\u003c/em>, which features San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stunnaman02/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stunnaman02\u003c/a>, Antioch’s \u003ca href=\"https://symba.komi.io/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Symba\u003c/a>, Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/uc_kayla/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UC Kayla\u003c/a> and Sacramento’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/omb_peezy/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OMB Peezy\u003c/a>, to name a few. “It was intentional to get different sounds,” Young JR tells me, noting the diversity in the region and then pointing out what’s going on in the Central Valley. “We’ve got a few Sacramento artists that sound \u003cem>different\u003c/em>,” he says, bringing to my mind artists like \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cellyru/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celly Ru\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mozzy/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mozzy,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/db.boutabag/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DB Boutabag\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/natecurry_/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nate Curry.\u003c/a> “They got their own sound; they kept their own sound and perfected their own sound,” says Young JR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gritty Lex - Juice (Official Visual)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/uM2ietSPtX4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/grittylex/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gritty Lex\u003c/a> has heard the Cali-rappers-sound-the-same claim, although she says it’s more about the men. “I don’t think there are a whole bunch of female rappers who get put into that category,” she tells me during a phone call a few months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She floats in between genres, but identifies as an alternative hip-hop artist. Someone once described her sound as “if Jhené Aiko and XXXTentacion had a baby,” she says with a laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lex, who performed at Rolling Loud last year and just this month dropped a new project with Myles titled \u003cem>High Tolerance\u003c/em>, says the confining definition of the “West Coast sound” is something rappers deal with across the board. “A lot of rappers are already boxed in, no matter what they do. It’s not how I see it, but people’s attention spans are really short nowadays. Once a listener gets \u003cem>that\u003c/em>, they classify you as \u003cem>that\u003c/em>; it’s hard to break that barrier down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a point that I’ve contemplated for some time, and a bit of a chicken or egg question. Was “that barrier” put there because the people said early on that West Coast hip-hop is the standard, and anything from out here has to fit into that mold? Or did the industry say this is how the West Coast sounds, so only artists who fit that mold rise to the top?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I called someone who knows about vocals, the industry and the coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"P-Lo - Luh U ft. Bosko (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/bM50ahgsRMc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CRXN6porW_G/?hl=en\">Bosko Kante\u003c/a>, an Oakland-based, Grammy-winning musician and creator of the handheld autotune instrument called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.electrospit.com/products/bosko-electrospit-talkbox-feature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ElectroSpit Talkbox\u003c/a>, is originally from Portland, Oregon. Before moving to the Bay, he spent years in Los Angeles working with Bay Area artists like E-40, the Luniz and Dru Down. He also spent some time in Atlanta, where he worked Big Boi of Outkast. In 2020, Bosko contributed to Dua Lipa’s “Levitate,” arguably the biggest song of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back when he first moved to Los Angeles, Bosko says the popular artists of the time were Snoop and Warren G. “So I put out records, myself as a rapper, that sounded like those, because in my mind that’s what you had to do and that’s how you should sound to be successful,” Bosko tells me during a phone call. “To be within the West Coast rap genre, you have to be within a certain circle, but you want to be more toward the edge of that circle to stand out,” says Bosko, noting the odd balance of fitting in and simultaneously standing out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the founder of the \u003ca href=\"https://hiiiwav.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Music Incubator\u003c/a> nonprofit, housed at the former site of Zoo Labs, Bosko helps artists develop their sound. So, clearly, I had to ask him if we all sound alike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do not agree that all Northern Californian artists sound the same,” says Bosko. “What I will say is that I think the Bay Area culture is one where we want to be different. So, in some ways, maybe we sound the same in that we sound different than the rest of the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that most artists from this region are proud of being from here, and that’s shown through their unique slang and style. “I’ll give it up to the Bay for being the most unique region in the country, in my opinion,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Larry June & Cardo - Gas Station Run (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hyod7v38Ho0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever your flavor, you’ll find it between the Sierra Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could be on some healthy player stuff and listen to San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/larryjunetfm/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry June\u003c/a>. Or you could be on some ten-toes down “real P” stuff and listen to Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/capolow304/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Capolow\u003c/a>. Both of these artists use the ad-lib “Aye,” but do it in a different way. And you mean to tell me neither of them float your boat?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stunnagirl/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stunna Girl\u003c/a> just dropped the braggadocio track “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8r-s0OyDHc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shut Me Up\u003c/a>.” Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fredobagz4500/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fredo Bagz\u003c/a> has the aggressive flow on this week’s release “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT-NUfQns6U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">123\u003c/a>“. There’s the the spacey creative concepts found in \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/senorgigio/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Señor Gigio’s\u003c/a> music. The boom-bap music of Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ovrkast/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ovrkast\u003c/a>. San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thereal_lilkayla/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lil Kayla\u003c/a> has been running it up all year — her confident but relaxed bars on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySjDu0rZSKM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11:11\u003c/a>” illustrate her approach to the game. Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/paris.nights/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris Nights\u003c/a> is spittin’ with aggression on a track she dropped earlier this month, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CSIc2Cvwh4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coldest\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stunna Girl - Shut me up (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/R8r-s0OyDHc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allhailtheqing/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qing Qi\u003c/a>, the Bay Area actor and active member of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/putangclanofficial/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pu Tang Clan\u003c/a>, just released the first episode of her web series \u003cem>All Hail The Qing\u003c/em>. But if you need some raunchy bars, I’d suggest checking last year’s song “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsMhenbNtjE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big D\u003c/a>.” Frisco factor \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dregs_one/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dregs-One\u003c/a> is a graffiti writer, hip-hop historian and lyricist who has a beer named after one of his recent projects, \u003cem>Fog Mode\u003c/em>. San Lorenzo’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/rubyibarra/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ruby Ibarra\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.today.com/tmrw/vaccine-scientist-day-rapper-night-how-ruby-ibarra-defying-stereotypes-t218167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a scientist\u003c/a> outside of her rap career, raps in English and Tagalog in the song “Us,” and it \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgDki5-FQgY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was featured on NBA 2K23\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s the Spanglish wordplay about street life coming from Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/babygas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baby Gas\u003c/a>. That gritty straightforward flow San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/blimesbrixton/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blimes Brixton\u003c/a>. The cutthroat bars of Stockton’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMO5gBczc7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EBK Bckdoe\u003c/a>. The flashy and uptempo music of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/drebaexo/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drebae\u003c/a>. The openly honest and catchy tunes coming from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/marikasage/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marika Sage\u003c/a>. And there’s the multi-layered sounds of R&B, ranchera and rap coming from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ladona415/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Doña\u003c/a>, a daughter of the Mission District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Doña - Le Lo Lai (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/f13atQz5QtI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Look, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/professagabel/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professa Gabel\u003c/a> has a chill flow. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fraktheperson/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frak The Person\u003c/a> is a punchline and battle rapper. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/richiecunning/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richie Cunning\u003c/a> just dropped an album, \u003cem>Big Deal\u003c/em>, that merges rap with that smoky, jazz-club Sinatra sound. All three are white dudes from San Francisco, and even \u003cem>they\u003c/em> sound different from one another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s the hardened tales of returning from being incarcerated and getting back into the streets coming from artists like Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/killa_fonte/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Killa Fonte\u003c/a> and Richmond’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/_blastacannon_/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bla$ta\u003c/a>. And there’s the glossy pop-style sound of Frisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/24kgoldn/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24KGoldn\u003c/a>, who just might be the next Bieber — but with more bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"24kGoldn - Mood (Official Video) ft. iann dior\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/GrAchTdepsU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Literally everything you could ask for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To overlook the diversity of sounds coming from the people who call this place home is to completely dismiss what makes this place unique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And you’re telling me everyone from this region sounds the same? You, my friend, sound like everyone making that same old played-out-ass claim.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Editor’s Note\u003c/strong>: Be sure to see ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">That’s My Word\u003c/a>,’ KQED’s series on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">Bay Area hip-hop\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A heated text message exchange about hip-hop artists from our region had my phone’s battery at less than 10%. You know it was bad because I was sitting on the couch with the phone charger right next to me. No time to plug in that stupid cord. I had points to make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13833985\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_-160x184.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/OGPenn.Cap_.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">The friend on the other end of the line was saying something I’ve heard for years: “I don’t listen to rappers from out here, they all sound alike.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve heard this way too often. Let’s set the record straight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, people do sound alike. As humans, our vocal cords only range so far. And despite our region’s unique lingo, our slang is still a derivative of the Queen’s English — the \u003ca href=\"https://statisticsanddata.org/data/the-most-spoken-languages-2022/\">most popular language in the world\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Add to that, for something to be “hip-hop” it has to fall within the broad but limited confines of a certain sound. And a major part of hip-hop is repping your region. So it would make sense for an artist to make music that’s easily identifiable as something from the West Coast, specifically Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So when we’re talking about one region, in one specific genre of audible artistic expression, you’re not going to get some expansive, thousand-miles-long variety of vibes. \u003cem>Sawry bruddah\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But come on man, this region is (and has been) home to some of the most diverse artists you’ll find. And right now, at this very moment, music makers from this rich soil are putting their foot down deep in this proverbial thing called “the rap game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And you mean to tell me you don’t listen to any of them?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rexx Life Raj - Save Yourself (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/_HkZCOsXBTY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’re not tapped into the spiritually healing bars of Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.rexxliferaj.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rexx Life Raj\u003c/a>? Vallejo’s \u003ca href=\"https://linktr.ee/Gcompenny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LaRussell\u003c/a> isn’t inspiring you to become a Zen-like Croc-wearing entrepreneur who spits ether? You’re not pushing the speed limit in a mid-sized hybrid sedan while slappin’ the high energy music of East Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/officialsulan/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Su’Lan\u003c/a>? \u003cem>What are you smoking?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the time it takes you to order and eat four tacos from your favorite truck, you could listen to tracks from Stockton’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/haiti_babii/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haiti Babii\u003c/a>, Sacramento’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/konyginobili/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShooterGang Kony\u003c/a> and Oakland duo \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/1100himself/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1100 Himself\u003c/a> & \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/producedbymitchell/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitchell\u003c/a>, and get very different, lyrically sound approaches to modern gangsterism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking for the revolution? Just last week Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://linktr.ee/PBO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People’s Programs\u003c/a> dropped \u003cem>Tales of The Town\u003c/em>, a companion project to \u003ca href=\"https://linktr.ee/hellablackpod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their latest podcast series\u003c/a>. The album features a litany of big-name artists from the region: There’s the cool-kid flow of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p_lo/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P-Lo\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/g_eazy/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">G-Eazy\u003c/a>. The rugged bars of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/whoisallblack/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ALLBLACK \u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jstalinlivewire/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J. Stalin\u003c/a>. The wisdom of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kvnalln/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Allen\u003c/a>. The smooth flow of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/iamfijiana/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pallaví aka Fijiana\u003c/a>. The wordplay of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/firstnameian/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ian Kelly\u003c/a>. The laid-back gangsta of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/22ndjim/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">22nd Jim\u003c/a>. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/shyan_g/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shy’an G\u003c/a> absolutely obliterates a track with her storytelling.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/zSO-zDfYcm4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/zSO-zDfYcm4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>That album features the song “Risen” by the immensely talented \u003ca href=\"https://elujay.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elujay\u003c/a> and the newly appointed First Lady of Death Row, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/msjanehandcock/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jane Handcock.\u003c/a> On another project that dropped last week, Snoop Dogg’s Gangsta Grillz album \u003cem>I Still Got It\u003c/em>, Jane is featured on multiple tracks flaunting dope rhymes and high-quality vocals. I said she’s killin’ it in R&B and hip-hop, and she’s on Death Row. \u003cem>Don’t check me, check your ears.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stop being lazy and writing off an entire group of artists just because of where they’re from.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, there are artists who undeniably sound like “Cali rappers” — which, to be clear, \u003cem>isn’t a bad thing\u003c/em>. Maybe it’s the clear pronunciation of Richmond’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/iamsu/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IAMSU!\u003c/a>, the carefree gangsta flow of Vallejo’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nefthepharaoh/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nef The Pharaoh\u003c/a>, or the cold mackin’ lines coming from Antioch’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mike_sherm/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Sherm\u003c/a>. But differences remain even among those with regional proximity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take, for instance, rising star \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/youngjr/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young JR\u003c/a>, who clearly sounds like he’s from here. And at the same time, he just sounds \u003ci>different\u003c/i>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I mean, I got a young JR sound,” Young JR tells me over the phone earlier this year. The East Oakland artist’s delivery has a sharp pitch and bit of a mumble, with a blatant tongue that’ll say some wild stuff over heavy beats that blap in your trunk. He looks the part too, from his fly attire and short locs to his turf dancing-inspired gigs. “I let it be known: for sure I’m a Town nigga, you feel me?” he says, about his aesthetics.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/7WZDFGeqA9I'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/7WZDFGeqA9I'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Young JR says he’s gotten comparisons to other Bay Area rappers, as well as southern artists, which makes sense. The amount of Black folks in the Bay with direct ties to the Bible Belt is astounding. Even a generation or three removed from the Great Migration, accents linger. (Have you ever heard someone with a heavy Richmond accent say “car”?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, because Northern California is home to so many people from places all around the globe, we inherently have an eclectic array of artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In June of this year Young JR dropped his project \u003cem>Born Again\u003c/em>, which features San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stunnaman02/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stunnaman02\u003c/a>, Antioch’s \u003ca href=\"https://symba.komi.io/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Symba\u003c/a>, Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/uc_kayla/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UC Kayla\u003c/a> and Sacramento’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/omb_peezy/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OMB Peezy\u003c/a>, to name a few. “It was intentional to get different sounds,” Young JR tells me, noting the diversity in the region and then pointing out what’s going on in the Central Valley. “We’ve got a few Sacramento artists that sound \u003cem>different\u003c/em>,” he says, bringing to my mind artists like \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cellyru/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celly Ru\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mozzy/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mozzy,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/db.boutabag/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DB Boutabag\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/natecurry_/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nate Curry.\u003c/a> “They got their own sound; they kept their own sound and perfected their own sound,” says Young JR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gritty Lex - Juice (Official Visual)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/uM2ietSPtX4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/grittylex/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gritty Lex\u003c/a> has heard the Cali-rappers-sound-the-same claim, although she says it’s more about the men. “I don’t think there are a whole bunch of female rappers who get put into that category,” she tells me during a phone call a few months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She floats in between genres, but identifies as an alternative hip-hop artist. Someone once described her sound as “if Jhené Aiko and XXXTentacion had a baby,” she says with a laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lex, who performed at Rolling Loud last year and just this month dropped a new project with Myles titled \u003cem>High Tolerance\u003c/em>, says the confining definition of the “West Coast sound” is something rappers deal with across the board. “A lot of rappers are already boxed in, no matter what they do. It’s not how I see it, but people’s attention spans are really short nowadays. Once a listener gets \u003cem>that\u003c/em>, they classify you as \u003cem>that\u003c/em>; it’s hard to break that barrier down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a point that I’ve contemplated for some time, and a bit of a chicken or egg question. Was “that barrier” put there because the people said early on that West Coast hip-hop is the standard, and anything from out here has to fit into that mold? Or did the industry say this is how the West Coast sounds, so only artists who fit that mold rise to the top?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I called someone who knows about vocals, the industry and the coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"P-Lo - Luh U ft. Bosko (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/bM50ahgsRMc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CRXN6porW_G/?hl=en\">Bosko Kante\u003c/a>, an Oakland-based, Grammy-winning musician and creator of the handheld autotune instrument called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.electrospit.com/products/bosko-electrospit-talkbox-feature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ElectroSpit Talkbox\u003c/a>, is originally from Portland, Oregon. Before moving to the Bay, he spent years in Los Angeles working with Bay Area artists like E-40, the Luniz and Dru Down. He also spent some time in Atlanta, where he worked Big Boi of Outkast. In 2020, Bosko contributed to Dua Lipa’s “Levitate,” arguably the biggest song of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back when he first moved to Los Angeles, Bosko says the popular artists of the time were Snoop and Warren G. “So I put out records, myself as a rapper, that sounded like those, because in my mind that’s what you had to do and that’s how you should sound to be successful,” Bosko tells me during a phone call. “To be within the West Coast rap genre, you have to be within a certain circle, but you want to be more toward the edge of that circle to stand out,” says Bosko, noting the odd balance of fitting in and simultaneously standing out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the founder of the \u003ca href=\"https://hiiiwav.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Music Incubator\u003c/a> nonprofit, housed at the former site of Zoo Labs, Bosko helps artists develop their sound. So, clearly, I had to ask him if we all sound alike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do not agree that all Northern Californian artists sound the same,” says Bosko. “What I will say is that I think the Bay Area culture is one where we want to be different. So, in some ways, maybe we sound the same in that we sound different than the rest of the country.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He adds that most artists from this region are proud of being from here, and that’s shown through their unique slang and style. “I’ll give it up to the Bay for being the most unique region in the country, in my opinion,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Larry June & Cardo - Gas Station Run (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hyod7v38Ho0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever your flavor, you’ll find it between the Sierra Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could be on some healthy player stuff and listen to San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/larryjunetfm/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry June\u003c/a>. Or you could be on some ten-toes down “real P” stuff and listen to Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/capolow304/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Capolow\u003c/a>. Both of these artists use the ad-lib “Aye,” but do it in a different way. And you mean to tell me neither of them float your boat?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stunnagirl/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stunna Girl\u003c/a> just dropped the braggadocio track “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8r-s0OyDHc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shut Me Up\u003c/a>.” Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fredobagz4500/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fredo Bagz\u003c/a> has the aggressive flow on this week’s release “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT-NUfQns6U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">123\u003c/a>“. There’s the the spacey creative concepts found in \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/senorgigio/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Señor Gigio’s\u003c/a> music. The boom-bap music of Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ovrkast/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ovrkast\u003c/a>. San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thereal_lilkayla/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lil Kayla\u003c/a> has been running it up all year — her confident but relaxed bars on “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySjDu0rZSKM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">11:11\u003c/a>” illustrate her approach to the game. Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/paris.nights/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris Nights\u003c/a> is spittin’ with aggression on a track she dropped earlier this month, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CSIc2Cvwh4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coldest\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stunna Girl - Shut me up (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/R8r-s0OyDHc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allhailtheqing/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qing Qi\u003c/a>, the Bay Area actor and active member of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/putangclanofficial/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pu Tang Clan\u003c/a>, just released the first episode of her web series \u003cem>All Hail The Qing\u003c/em>. But if you need some raunchy bars, I’d suggest checking last year’s song “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsMhenbNtjE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big D\u003c/a>.” Frisco factor \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dregs_one/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dregs-One\u003c/a> is a graffiti writer, hip-hop historian and lyricist who has a beer named after one of his recent projects, \u003cem>Fog Mode\u003c/em>. San Lorenzo’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/rubyibarra/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ruby Ibarra\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.today.com/tmrw/vaccine-scientist-day-rapper-night-how-ruby-ibarra-defying-stereotypes-t218167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a scientist\u003c/a> outside of her rap career, raps in English and Tagalog in the song “Us,” and it \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgDki5-FQgY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was featured on NBA 2K23\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s the Spanglish wordplay about street life coming from Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/babygas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baby Gas\u003c/a>. That gritty straightforward flow San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/blimesbrixton/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blimes Brixton\u003c/a>. The cutthroat bars of Stockton’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMO5gBczc7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EBK Bckdoe\u003c/a>. The flashy and uptempo music of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/drebaexo/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drebae\u003c/a>. The openly honest and catchy tunes coming from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/marikasage/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marika Sage\u003c/a>. And there’s the multi-layered sounds of R&B, ranchera and rap coming from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ladona415/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Doña\u003c/a>, a daughter of the Mission District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Doña - Le Lo Lai (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/f13atQz5QtI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Look, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/professagabel/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professa Gabel\u003c/a> has a chill flow. \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fraktheperson/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frak The Person\u003c/a> is a punchline and battle rapper. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/richiecunning/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richie Cunning\u003c/a> just dropped an album, \u003cem>Big Deal\u003c/em>, that merges rap with that smoky, jazz-club Sinatra sound. All three are white dudes from San Francisco, and even \u003cem>they\u003c/em> sound different from one another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s the hardened tales of returning from being incarcerated and getting back into the streets coming from artists like Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/killa_fonte/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Killa Fonte\u003c/a> and Richmond’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/_blastacannon_/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bla$ta\u003c/a>. And there’s the glossy pop-style sound of Frisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/24kgoldn/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24KGoldn\u003c/a>, who just might be the next Bieber — but with more bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"24kGoldn - Mood (Official Video) ft. iann dior\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/GrAchTdepsU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Literally everything you could ask for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To overlook the diversity of sounds coming from the people who call this place home is to completely dismiss what makes this place unique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003ci>¡Hella Hungry! is a column about Bay Area foodmakers, exploring the region’s culinary cultures through the mouth of a first-generation local.\u003c/i>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you order at \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sideshowkitchen.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sideshow Kitchen’s\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> street-facing window in North Oakland, you might hear Larry June’s “Smoothies in 1991” lazily playing in the background. Above the counter, a collection of old-school Mac Dre, Spice 1 and Tupac albums overlook the cash register like a holy trinity of Bay Area saints. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The workers move rhythmically—cranking out burgers, frying fish and tossing fries—while the owner, Mike Beatrice, pours draft beers and takes orders with the collected coolness of someone accustomed to swinging a V8-powered machine.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">At this neighborhood kickback, you can grub on the popular Sideshow Burger, a double beef patty with all the fixings. Or you can mess around and get the 12-piece Hyphy Hot Wings, which come dolloped with their housemade “Hyphy Hot Sauce” of mild peppers, smoky Jamaican jerk seasoning and other spices. Or you can try my personal favorite, the Hella Hyphy Fried Chicken Sandwich—a heavenly stack of fried chicken, jalapeño-infused coleslaw, honey mustard and, of course, more of that saucy Hyphyness, all piled on a soft La Jolla bun. You’ll definitely want a side of the paprika-dusted crinkle-cut garlic fries, too. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No matter what you decide, the choices at Sideshow are aplenty (yup), so it’s impossible to leave the place feeling empty-stomached (nope).\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[pullquote size=\"large\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Mike Beatrice\"]“I want to preserve that [spirit]. This is for the community, the people who deserve it and have been here for a long time. This is for the real Town people.”[/pullquote]The restaurant’s hyphy-era vibes are unmistakable, and they’re as flavorfully sprinkled with Bay Area culture as \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907726/e-40-goon-with-the-spoon-bay-area-rappers-food-entrepreneurs-hustle\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">E-40’s ice cream\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> brand—a dessert option that Beatrice hopes to offer soon. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently celebrating its five-year anniversary—and having just signed a new five-year lease—the spot feels authentic and lively, with an aim to not only serve smackin’ plates, but to represent the local community.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913216\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13913216\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Man holds up two peace signs while standing in front of his restaurant named Sideshow, with hand painted sign behind him that says hot food\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sideshow Kitchen founder Mike Beatrice has been a North Oakland resident and business owner for the past 15 years. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Over the years, more commercialized shit has popped up around here and Emeryville, and it loses the Bay Area spirit,” says Beatrice, who runs the restaurant with his wife Salma and best friend Jose Luis Leon, who functions as the head chef. “I want to preserve that [spirit]. This is for the community, the people who deserve it and have been here for a long time. This is for the real Town people.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I sat down with Beatrice to get a sense of what makes his restaurant worth a trip to the North Pole.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">********\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>KQED: Tell us about yourself and your history with food. What inspired you to get into the culinary arts? \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I grew up with my pops in the restaurant business. I’m originally from the East Coast, and my first experience was working in [my dad’s] restaurant when I would get in trouble at school. I’d get suspended and have to wash dishes and do grunt work, cleaning bathrooms. The chef would bring his son, too, and I saw that that kid got paid, but since I was on punishment, I wasn’t getting paid. So I wanted to get money and started taking it more seriously. After that, I always kept a restaurant job growing up. I’ve also worked night clubs, bartending, fine dining. From 2016 to 2020, I ran \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/oakalndhomegrown/\">Homegrown Oakland\u003c/a> as a smoothie and salad shop. I decided to close that during the pandemic and focus on Sideshow. Now I’m here everyday.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What’s your connection to the Bay Area? When did you arrive here, and what’s your favorite thing about the Bay’s culinary scene?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I moved to San Francisco from East Boston when I was younger. Fifteen years ago I settled into this specific neighborhood. I live right down the street and have been here for hella long. At first I felt a little lost in California coming from the East Coast. But as soon as I pulled up in Oakland, I felt like it was home. It felt like what I grew up around—independent people just hustling and grinding. It felt natural to me.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In terms of food, the Bay has lots of folks who aren’t classically trained chefs, and I appreciate that. That creates a rawness from the heart and soul. The people here are cooking what they grew up with, maybe something their grandmothers would cook. It’s also just so diverse and competitive. There are lots of people making burgers and fried chicken everywhere, so you have to figure out what sets you apart. It’s a hybridization of many things.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CHHb-VjgVxQ/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>As an Italian American from the East Coast, has anyone ever questioned the name choice behind your restaurant?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">To keep it simple, no. I lived and breathed all the culture I’m portraying. I grew up driving a [Mustang] 5.0 and my brother had a [Camaro] Z-28. We rode motorcycles and dirt bikes. We had a studio growing up and used to rap, and I always listened to Bay music. It’s a natural representation of myself. Even though I moved here from the East Coast as a teen, I still grew up in this lifestyle and would always go to sideshows, drove the cars, was at the events. To me, this is normal life. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">While we were [building out the restaurant], people were always slapping music outside, and we were thinking of a name at the time, and since there was basically just a sideshow happening right there in front of us, the idea was super organic and natural and on the fly. We rolled with it, and we haven’t stopped. I know it’s a bold name, but ever since we started out, local people pull up on us to see if we check out. Sideshow is a neighborhood spot. We’re preserving the culture, not erasing it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What has been a highlight for you during your time at Sideshow Kitchen?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just knowing that we made it through COVID and made it even better than before. We went from nothing happening at all to finding a way to build it back ten times stronger. We built a camaraderie and trust that helped push our business forward. We had a no-quit attitude. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the beginning of year six now. It was an interesting road because we built this place with our bare hands, me and my brother. My brother has a business called Sons of Salvage. We demolitioned this place together and rebuilt it from scratch. The tables, the walls—we made all that.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913217\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13913217\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two music album covers are displayed on a shelf inside the restaurant. One album is of Spice 1, the other is of Mac Dre.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area hip-hop legends, Spice 1 and Mac Dre, overlook the restaurant. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What Bay Area rappers do you listen to who have influenced your culinary craft?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13907726,arts_13908052']Shit. Mac Dre, J Stalin, Yukmouth, Fab, Keak da Sneak, those are the pillars. Nowadays, I like Offset Jim [now 22nd Jim], AllBlack, G Pop. G is a local dude, lives right in the neighborhood. I listen to him a lot. Depending on my mood I might be slapping Luniz or Berner. Also Pac, let’s claim that. And The Jacka, RIP. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like the vision and hustle of all those artists. I love watching anyone go from something small to something huge. That’s why I always fuck with Bay Area rap. I grew up in the East, and it’s more industry—more rappers are signed to major record labels. But in the Bay, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907726/e-40-goon-with-the-spoon-bay-area-rappers-food-entrepreneurs-hustle\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">people are independent and selling out the trunk\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Everyone bites that style now, but it started out here.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh, and Larry June. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The restaurant’s hyphy-era vibes are unmistakable, and they’re as flavorfully sprinkled with Bay Area culture as \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907726/e-40-goon-with-the-spoon-bay-area-rappers-food-entrepreneurs-hustle\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">E-40’s ice cream\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> brand—a dessert option that Beatrice hopes to offer soon. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently celebrating its five-year anniversary—and having just signed a new five-year lease—the spot feels authentic and lively, with an aim to not only serve smackin’ plates, but to represent the local community.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913216\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13913216\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Man holds up two peace signs while standing in front of his restaurant named Sideshow, with hand painted sign behind him that says hot food\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_Mike.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sideshow Kitchen founder Mike Beatrice has been a North Oakland resident and business owner for the past 15 years. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Over the years, more commercialized shit has popped up around here and Emeryville, and it loses the Bay Area spirit,” says Beatrice, who runs the restaurant with his wife Salma and best friend Jose Luis Leon, who functions as the head chef. “I want to preserve that [spirit]. This is for the community, the people who deserve it and have been here for a long time. This is for the real Town people.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I sat down with Beatrice to get a sense of what makes his restaurant worth a trip to the North Pole.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">********\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>KQED: Tell us about yourself and your history with food. What inspired you to get into the culinary arts? \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I grew up with my pops in the restaurant business. I’m originally from the East Coast, and my first experience was working in [my dad’s] restaurant when I would get in trouble at school. I’d get suspended and have to wash dishes and do grunt work, cleaning bathrooms. The chef would bring his son, too, and I saw that that kid got paid, but since I was on punishment, I wasn’t getting paid. So I wanted to get money and started taking it more seriously. After that, I always kept a restaurant job growing up. I’ve also worked night clubs, bartending, fine dining. From 2016 to 2020, I ran \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/oakalndhomegrown/\">Homegrown Oakland\u003c/a> as a smoothie and salad shop. I decided to close that during the pandemic and focus on Sideshow. Now I’m here everyday.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What’s your connection to the Bay Area? When did you arrive here, and what’s your favorite thing about the Bay’s culinary scene?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I moved to San Francisco from East Boston when I was younger. Fifteen years ago I settled into this specific neighborhood. I live right down the street and have been here for hella long. At first I felt a little lost in California coming from the East Coast. But as soon as I pulled up in Oakland, I felt like it was home. It felt like what I grew up around—independent people just hustling and grinding. It felt natural to me.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In terms of food, the Bay has lots of folks who aren’t classically trained chefs, and I appreciate that. That creates a rawness from the heart and soul. The people here are cooking what they grew up with, maybe something their grandmothers would cook. It’s also just so diverse and competitive. There are lots of people making burgers and fried chicken everywhere, so you have to figure out what sets you apart. It’s a hybridization of many things.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cb>As an Italian American from the East Coast, has anyone ever questioned the name choice behind your restaurant?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">To keep it simple, no. I lived and breathed all the culture I’m portraying. I grew up driving a [Mustang] 5.0 and my brother had a [Camaro] Z-28. We rode motorcycles and dirt bikes. We had a studio growing up and used to rap, and I always listened to Bay music. It’s a natural representation of myself. Even though I moved here from the East Coast as a teen, I still grew up in this lifestyle and would always go to sideshows, drove the cars, was at the events. To me, this is normal life. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">While we were [building out the restaurant], people were always slapping music outside, and we were thinking of a name at the time, and since there was basically just a sideshow happening right there in front of us, the idea was super organic and natural and on the fly. We rolled with it, and we haven’t stopped. I know it’s a bold name, but ever since we started out, local people pull up on us to see if we check out. Sideshow is a neighborhood spot. We’re preserving the culture, not erasing it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What has been a highlight for you during your time at Sideshow Kitchen?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just knowing that we made it through COVID and made it even better than before. We went from nothing happening at all to finding a way to build it back ten times stronger. We built a camaraderie and trust that helped push our business forward. We had a no-quit attitude. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the beginning of year six now. It was an interesting road because we built this place with our bare hands, me and my brother. My brother has a business called Sons of Salvage. We demolitioned this place together and rebuilt it from scratch. The tables, the walls—we made all that.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913217\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13913217\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two music album covers are displayed on a shelf inside the restaurant. One album is of Spice 1, the other is of Mac Dre.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/SideshowKitchen_spice1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area hip-hop legends, Spice 1 and Mac Dre, overlook the restaurant. \u003ccite>(Alan Chazaro)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What Bay Area rappers do you listen to who have influenced your culinary craft?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Shit. Mac Dre, J Stalin, Yukmouth, Fab, Keak da Sneak, those are the pillars. Nowadays, I like Offset Jim [now 22nd Jim], AllBlack, G Pop. G is a local dude, lives right in the neighborhood. I listen to him a lot. Depending on my mood I might be slapping Luniz or Berner. Also Pac, let’s claim that. And The Jacka, RIP. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like the vision and hustle of all those artists. I love watching anyone go from something small to something huge. That’s why I always fuck with Bay Area rap. I grew up in the East, and it’s more industry—more rappers are signed to major record labels. But in the Bay, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907726/e-40-goon-with-the-spoon-bay-area-rappers-food-entrepreneurs-hustle\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">people are independent and selling out the trunk\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Everyone bites that style now, but it started out here.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh, and Larry June. I fuck with Larry June.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13913225\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13913225 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/sideshowkitchen_chickensandwich-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"a friend chicken sandwich with crinkle-cut fries and ketchup, served on a metal tray, with a beer on the table\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/sideshowkitchen_chickensandwich-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/sideshowkitchen_chickensandwich-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/sideshowkitchen_chickensandwich-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/sideshowkitchen_chickensandwich-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/sideshowkitchen_chickensandwich-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/sideshowkitchen_chickensandwich.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hyphy Fried Chicken Sandwich with a hazy IPA and a side of fries.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s no other rapper in the history of hustling who can serve you more flavors than E-40. If you don’t believe me, ask another certified Bay Area tycoon: San Francisco rapper Larry June.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.complex.com/music/jay-z-rozay-ye-larry-june-crowns-the-ultimate-hustler-or-complex-brackets\">interview with Complex Brackets\u003c/a>, June—who co-owns \u003ca href=\"https://www.honeybearbobaco.com/\">Honeybear Boba\u003c/a> and “does numbers” with his music—credited E-40 as “the ultimate hustler.” In a genre of music that has produced figures like Jay-Z, Bun B, Sean Combs, Suge Knight, Gucci Mane, Nipsey Hussle, Nicki Minaj and countless other business savants, E-40 being crowned “the ultimate” speaks volumes.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“When I think of an ultimate hustler, I think of a person who’s been able to leverage their music to outside ventures,” B. Dot, the show’s host, told June.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">By this standard, how could anyone not crown E-40 as the preeminent entrepreneur in the Hall of Game?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">From purveying his own brand of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://earlstevensselections.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">wines\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://ecuarenta.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">tequilas\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTe4FMYX5uU\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">cervezas\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/susannahbreslin/2015/09/27/e-40-sluricane/?sh=6a401ad56ab9\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">cocktails\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://40ozmaltliquor.com/brands/e40.php\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">malt liquor\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">; to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2019/9/9/20857515/e-40-lumpia-company-co-owner-sf-oracle-park-filipino-food\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">dishing out lumpia\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">; to running \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://rockthebells.com/articles/20-greatest-e-40-songs-sick-wid-it/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">his own record label,\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Sick Wid’ It, and releasing so many slappers in a lifetime that we have all lost count (\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.xxlmag.com/e40-talks-releasing-three-albums-on-same-day-upcoming-too-hort-collaboration/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">he once put out three albums in one day\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">), no one better represents the art of calculated effort and long-term investment than Charlie Hustle himself. As he says on “Function,” this Ballatician could “sell the White House black paint.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, add to 40’s resume his latest and perhaps most intriguing venture: a food company.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://thegoonwiththespoon.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Goon With The Spoon\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is something the 54-year-old says fulfilled a “lifelong dream,” according to his \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CVc9LUgA2Ja/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=2cd17ab2-eabe-4051-9bcf-9a554cad0937\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instagram announcement\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The company’s pre-packaged sausages and burritos—offered in partnership with local barbecue chain Kinder’s Meats—playfully mirror the rapper’s inventive hip-hop vernacular (see: “Turf Burritos” and a “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRChz-OYi9o\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choices (Yum)\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">” variety pack).\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CNq2sdlMBrz/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The brand’s name references track six on \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, when rapper B-Legit says, “I’m a beast with the mouthpiece, goon with the spoon,” boasting about both his wordplay in the booth and illicit skills in the kitchen. Like the lyrics, 40’s newest endeavor seeks to bend the norm and feed the streets—literally. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[pullquote size=\"large\" align=\"right\"]“No one better represents the art of calculated effort and long-term investment than Charlie Hustle himself.”[/pullquote]“[E-40] always takes the best of what he likes, then adds something unique to the table,” says Droop-E, E-40’s son, who is a rapper himself and consults on his dad’s business operations. “It’s pushing the envelope, just like how he brings a different style to the rap game. He’s just doing the same thing but in the food market.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the case of Goon With The Spoon, that fresh remix includes removing the pork casing from his sausages and introducing untraditional sausage flavors, such as Philly cheesesteak and teriyaki pineapple chicken.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13907801\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13907801\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-scaled.jpg\" alt='Two \"turf burritos\" inside a refrigerated display case.' width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two of Goon With The Spoon’s prepackaged burritos, spotted at a liquor store in Vallejo. \u003ccite>(Darius Riley | HOUR VOYSES)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But 40 and his team aren’t the only cooks in the kitchen. They’re part of a long legacy of entrepreneurialism in the Northern California rap scene.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is arguably no place that demands more hustle than the Bay Area. It’s a soil that has cultivated a deep community of “ultimate hustlers”—rappers, activists, educators, poets, BART dancers, tech developers, revolutionaries, journalists, immigrants and other expressionists—who, going back to the Gold Rush of 1849, have had to embody a level of risk taking, multifaceted commerce and grit in order to thrive. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In today’s globally competitive and hyper-inflated Bay Area market, you need to be able to maneuver multiple services in order to get ahead—especially in light of reports that saddle the region with the notorious title of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/sf-metro-area-most-expensive-to-live-cost-of-living-bay-home-prices-silicon-valley/11343904/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“most expensive place to live in the U.S.”\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> For the true hustler, though, that high cost of living has simply inspired alternative forms of income.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Hustling is a huge part of the Bay Area rap aesthetic,” says hip-hop journalist Eric Arnold. “Going back to Too $hort and Freddy B in 1983 selling tapes on the bus line with no record label. It all started there.” In Arnold’s view, Too $hort may have been rap’s earliest player to showcase his entrepreneurial autonomy. The East Oakland rapper famously self-ignited his career by selling his music from the trunk of his vehicle, pioneering popular phrases like “born to mack” and “out the trunk”—terms that are still used in hip-hop to indicate one’s DIY ambitions.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“As time went on, rappers and performers looked at things other than just the music as a form of economic sustainability,” Arnold says. “It could be \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/javierhasse/2020/09/16/berner/?sh=22e201a9541d\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Berner being a partner in [the cannabis company] Cookies\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It could be \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.daveyd.com/FullArticles/articleN149.asp\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pam the Funkstress formerly owning her restaurant\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and catering business, Piccadilly’s. \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/oaklands-mistah-f-a-b-dealing-clothing-and-life-lessons-in-his-dope-era-shop/2455765/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Look at F.A.B with Dope Era\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, some of the hottest gear in the streets right now.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The same can be said for a young Master P, who before making his name in New Orleans with No Limit Records—one of the most successful labels of the ’90s and ’00s—spent his formative years in Richmond operating his first business: \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://theurbandaily.com/1336195/black-music-moment-55-master-ps-no-limit-records-founded/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Limit Record Shop\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“The idea that rap is the only thing people can do as rappers and DJs is false,” Arnold says. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[pullquote size=\"large\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Eric Arnold\"]“Rappers and performers looked at things other than just the music as a form of economic sustainability.”[/pullquote]From the Hieroglyphics running their own record label in 1995 and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13865645/hieroglyphics-hip-hop-holy-day-celebrated-the-bay-areas-independent-spirit\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">curating a yearly, community showcase\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for other artists, to the Coup’s \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-mov-boots-riley-0713-story.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boots Riley becoming a renowned screenwriter\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and director in recent years, there is no shortage of local rappers, DJs, and producers who have made an indelible impact on the region’s culture with their outside ventures. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it’s with food and drinks that Bay Area hip-hop has delivered its best work.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who else but Larry June is rapping about fresh smoothies while actually owning a \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/honeybearboba_/?hl=en\">popular boba shop\u003c/a>? From the Team’s \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/column/article/Bay-Area-Hyphy-Juice-Soda-Clyde-Carson-grapple-16480549.php\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clyde Carson co-owning Hyphy Juice\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, to the vaunted hustles of Nump, who owns a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1263174667045544\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">doughnut shop\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (in addition to running \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://eastbayexpress.com/its-easy-filipino-rapper-nump-enters-cannabis-delivery-service/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">a cannabis delivery service that offers “Lumpia” blunts\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">), to \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/hip-hop-has-become-an-influencer-in-the-bay-area-restaurant-industry\">Don Toriano\u003c/a>, who created the popular restaurant and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13895209/vegan-mob-oakland-mission-sf-expansion-food-truck-toriano-gordon-senor-sisig-vegano\">food truck Vegan Mob\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a diversified food and beverage portfolio is perhaps the most defining contribution to the Bay Area rapper’s playbook, which is designed to be versatile and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxXsBTMuZgU\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Quarterbackin’.”\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of course, we have 40 Fonzarelli to thank for that. More than anyone else it’s 40, carrying as many aliases as he does enterprises, who showcases the food game hustle that is interconnected with Bay Area rap culture.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“40 owned a Fatburger back in the day,” Arnold says. “He told you he was a hustler from day one, back in 1992. He was telling you that.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fact that he’s still pushing weight and launching new ventures in 2021 shouldn’t shock anyone.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“My pops is just super focused because he really enjoys what he does,” says Droop-E. “He’s always cooking for the family, asking us for our honest opinions. It tastes better when someone makes something they care about.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CYPlG9-Dwhu/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/17076/eye-of-the-sluricane-a-dispatch-from-an-e-40-bottle-signing\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">not all of 40’s pursuits have been received glowingly\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, no one can knock his hustle. Earl Stevens’ relentlessness to trailblaze multiple paths at once has provided a roadmap for generations of listeners, who in turn have embraced his freelancing spirit. His efforts have earned him recognition from media outlets that don’t typically seek out rappers for their food expertise, including \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreabossi/2021/03/24/legendary-rapper-e-40-talks-building-his-spirits-empire-owning-100/?sh=1c64ad2118cb\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forbes\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/e-40-interview-spirits-clubhouse-verzuz-2021-4\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Business Insider\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2018/2/1/16960322/e-40-tequila-line-e-cuarenta\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eater\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Through it all, he’s remained loyal to his soil—and helped to define it.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I think the Bay, if I was to put a finger on it, knows we’re not New York, LA, Chicago,” Arnold says. “You get used to being an underdog. You get used to taking an extra step because of the lack of media or industry infrastructure.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Having that “extra step” is what elevates those who are driven to find and create their own lane, even when it may not seem possible.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13895209,arts_13890437']Although it has become more commonplace (and sometimes necessary) for people to have multiple sources of income here in the Bay, the region’s rappers have been laying the groundwork for this blueprint decades before it was normalized. However you cut the math, these hip-hop legends have been “revenue retrieving” and “currency collecting” the hard way since the early ’80s—back when most mainstream rappers were dependent on major brands and record labels to fuel their image, rather than creating their own. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For 40, the past few decades have been so flavorful that Droop-E told me he and his pops are planning to launch a line of ice cream soon, with up to seven different varieties. Fittingly, the Vallejo rapper’s newest hustle will be as the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAqUP4Dt5co\">Ice Cream Man\u003c/a>,” a phrase coined back in ’93 by Bay Area counterparts Dru Down and Luniz, who later collaborated with 40 on the “I Got 5 On It” remix. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though his ice cream’s release dates have yet to be announced, Droop-E assures me it’s officially on the way.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like I said, no one serves more flavors than E-40.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“[E-40] always takes the best of what he likes, then adds something unique to the table,” says Droop-E, E-40’s son, who is a rapper himself and consults on his dad’s business operations. “It’s pushing the envelope, just like how he brings a different style to the rap game. He’s just doing the same thing but in the food market.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the case of Goon With The Spoon, that fresh remix includes removing the pork casing from his sausages and introducing untraditional sausage flavors, such as Philly cheesesteak and teriyaki pineapple chicken.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13907801\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13907801\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-scaled.jpg\" alt='Two \"turf burritos\" inside a refrigerated display case.' width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/A7R08481-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two of Goon With The Spoon’s prepackaged burritos, spotted at a liquor store in Vallejo. \u003ccite>(Darius Riley | HOUR VOYSES)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But 40 and his team aren’t the only cooks in the kitchen. They’re part of a long legacy of entrepreneurialism in the Northern California rap scene.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is arguably no place that demands more hustle than the Bay Area. It’s a soil that has cultivated a deep community of “ultimate hustlers”—rappers, activists, educators, poets, BART dancers, tech developers, revolutionaries, journalists, immigrants and other expressionists—who, going back to the Gold Rush of 1849, have had to embody a level of risk taking, multifaceted commerce and grit in order to thrive. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In today’s globally competitive and hyper-inflated Bay Area market, you need to be able to maneuver multiple services in order to get ahead—especially in light of reports that saddle the region with the notorious title of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/sf-metro-area-most-expensive-to-live-cost-of-living-bay-home-prices-silicon-valley/11343904/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“most expensive place to live in the U.S.”\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> For the true hustler, though, that high cost of living has simply inspired alternative forms of income.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Hustling is a huge part of the Bay Area rap aesthetic,” says hip-hop journalist Eric Arnold. “Going back to Too $hort and Freddy B in 1983 selling tapes on the bus line with no record label. 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