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A trio of teenage siblings called Osada 3, who were close family friends, played acoustic covers of Zion I songs like “Bird’s Eye View” and “The Bay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the activist group Berkeley Copwatch helped organize the vigil. “It’s an issue about mental health, race and institutionalism,” said Copwatch member Nikki Powell about Zumbi’s death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962698\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962698\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"An altar bears a large portrait of Zumbi, the name of his group Zion I, flowers and candles. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends and fans lit candles and left items on an altar outside of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Aug. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Zumbi, who was COVID-positive at the time of his death, was at Alta Bates under a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold, reportedly because he had expressed suicidal ideation in a 911 call. While he was at the hospital, he left his room and an altercation ensued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court complaint filed by Zumbi’s family’s lawyers, Elizabeth Grossman and Lyn Agre, argues that hospital staff and security guards used excessive force, violated legal standards that dictate how to properly restrain a psychiatric patient and did not render medical aid as he was dying. The lawsuit also alleges that a hospital administrator knowingly lied by telling Zumbi’s mother that he had died of a heart attack, and that she later learned of his real cause of death from Berkeley Police homicide detectives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys from Wilson Esler and Hassard Bonnington, the law firms representing Allied Universal and Alta Bates respectively, did not return KQED’s request for comment as of publication time. A representative for the Alameda County District Attorney’s office also did not return multiple requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Family members will continue to update the public on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/justice_for_zumbi/\">@justice_for_zumbi Instagram account\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Three years after his death on Aug. 13, 2021, the family of beloved hip-hop artist Baba Zumbi of Zion I, whose real name was Stephen Gaines, is still fighting for accountability and answers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/zumbi\">Zumbi\u003c/a>, 48, was killed in an altercation with security guards while he was a patient at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley. According to court filings and a coroner’s report, Zumbi was killed when three male security guards and hospital staff members piled on top of him, with one employee placing both legs on Zumbi’s neck and upper torso. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Berkeley Police Department investigated the case as homicide, but no criminal charges have been filed. Zumbi’s mother Carolyn Gaines, his three under-age sons, and their mother Tiffany Brown sued the hospital and its security company, Allied Universal, for wrongful death, medical malpractice, violation of civil rights, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and several other allegations in 2022. A jury is scheduled to hear the case in June 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, about 50 family members, friends and supporters gathered outside of Alta Bates Hospital, where Zumbi was killed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I continue to ask the public to keep Steve’s memory alive. Remember what he represented, what he did, and keep being patient,” said Zumbi’s mother Carolyn at the vigil, adding that she has faith that there will be accountability for those responsible for her son’s death. “I can assure everyone that the case is still alive and being worked on actively.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962697\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962697\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Two women hug. One wears a T-shirt with Zumbi's portrait while the other holds a candle with his picture on it. \" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0319-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi’s mother Carolyn Gaines and his partner Millaray Rodriguez Avila at a vigil on Aug. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Millaray Rodriguez Avila, Zumbi’s partner of four years, was there Tuesday night with her teenage son. Just before his death, Zumbi was making plans to move into a new house with her, all of their children and his mother. Three years later, the family is still contending with the sudden, violent loss of someone they remember as a devoted, active father and loving son and partner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Steve was a guy that did everything for his community, for his people, for his mother, for his brother, for his three kids, for every single friend,” she said. “He dedicated himself to everybody. I think he would be here for everybody if one of us was murdered.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zumbi was known as a gentle spirit, nature lover and qigong practitioner. Friends spoke at the vigil about how he encouraged them to be their best, creatively, spiritually and even physically with his healthy lifestyle. Fans recalled how he inspired them with his lyrics about healing and unity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962700\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man speaks into the microphone at a small gathering on the sidewalk. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0348-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rapper Deuce Eclipse frequently collaborated with Zumbi. The two had been close since high school. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have to pray for the family that surrounded Steve because they’re in pain, too. We’re all in pain,” said rapper Deuce Eclipse, who had been close with Zumbi since their days at De La Salle High School in Concord. Other members of the hip-hop community, including Equipto, Tajai Massey of Hieroglyphics and Sellassie also paid their respects. A trio of teenage siblings called Osada 3, who were close family friends, played acoustic covers of Zion I songs like “Bird’s Eye View” and “The Bay.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the activist group Berkeley Copwatch helped organize the vigil. “It’s an issue about mental health, race and institutionalism,” said Copwatch member Nikki Powell about Zumbi’s death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962698\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962698\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"An altar bears a large portrait of Zumbi, the name of his group Zion I, flowers and candles. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-scaled.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/IMG_0310-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends and fans lit candles and left items on an altar outside of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Aug. 13, 2024. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Zumbi, who was COVID-positive at the time of his death, was at Alta Bates under a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold, reportedly because he had expressed suicidal ideation in a 911 call. While he was at the hospital, he left his room and an altercation ensued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court complaint filed by Zumbi’s family’s lawyers, Elizabeth Grossman and Lyn Agre, argues that hospital staff and security guards used excessive force, violated legal standards that dictate how to properly restrain a psychiatric patient and did not render medical aid as he was dying. The lawsuit also alleges that a hospital administrator knowingly lied by telling Zumbi’s mother that he had died of a heart attack, and that she later learned of his real cause of death from Berkeley Police homicide detectives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys from Wilson Esler and Hassard Bonnington, the law firms representing Allied Universal and Alta Bates respectively, did not return KQED’s request for comment as of publication time. A representative for the Alameda County District Attorney’s office also did not return multiple requests for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Family members will continue to update the public on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/justice_for_zumbi/\">@justice_for_zumbi Instagram account\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Over 75 people held a candlelight vigil outside Berkeley’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center on Sunday night for Stephen Gaines, also known as the rapper \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/zumbi\">Zumbi\u003c/a> from the group \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/zion_i_crew/?hl=en\">Zion I\u003c/a>. For more than two hours, supporters and loved ones of the spiritually-minded rapper shared songs, memories and calls for justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zumbi died at the hospital in August 2021 after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13920198/zumbi-zion-i-improper-restraint-at-hospital\">multiple security guards and staff pinned him to the floor and placed their weight on him\u003c/a> for approximately five to 10 minutes. In 2022, one year later, the Alameda County coroner ruled his death a homicide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13920198']But Alameda County prosecutors still have not brought criminal charges against the hospital or the security company, Allied Security. At the vigil, Zumbi’s mother, Carolyn Gaines, expressed her frustration at the inaction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How do you determine something is a homicide, and then not hold anybody responsible?” asked Gaines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936062\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936062\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person with long hair looks down at a set of candles in their hands while standing in a large group of people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Millaray Rodriguez Avila (center), attends a vigil in memory of her partner, the hip-hop artist Zumbi, who died in 2021 at the hands of Alta Bates staff and security, in front of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Oct. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office did not respond to a request for comment. But at the vigil Sunday night, in the shadow of the fourth floor at Alta Bates where Zumbi spent his final moments, supporters made their voices clear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let’s keep fighting,” urged Millaray Rodriguez Avila, Zumbi’s partner of four years. “It’s not just Zumbi. It’s another brother tomorrow. Another sister tomorrow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several hip-hop artists, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/delhiero/\">Del the Funky Homosapien\u003c/a> and Zumbi’s partner in Zion I, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/amplivesworld/\">Amp Live\u003c/a>, joined the vigil. Oakland musician \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/kev-choice\">Kev Choice\u003c/a> shared a freestyle (“Zumbi keeps telling me / Represent light, represent life”), while \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/damedrummer/?hl=en\">Dame Drummer\u003c/a> accompanied himself on guitar to sing a mournful solo song written just days prior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936064\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a hat sings outdoors at night surrounded by a group of people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kev Choice performs at a vigil in memory of the hip-hop artist Zumbi, who died in 2021 at the hands of Alta Bates staff and security, in front of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Oct. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Longtime collaborator \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thegrouch/?hl=en\">The Grouch\u003c/a>, explaining that “Zumbi’s number one thing was to spread music,” played a song for attendees over the P.A. that had never been released: a group effort between himself, Zumbi, Eligh and Choice, with verses dedicated to their five-year-old selves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/equipto_415/\">Equipto\u003c/a>, who performed alongside Zion I on Zumbi’s last tour, was more pointed in his call for accountability. “Allied Security, they’ve been known to get away with murder. Even more than the police,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While former District Attorney Nancy O’Malley initially declined to file criminal charges, O’Malley \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13920004/zumbi-homicide-investigation-criminal-charges\">told lawyers and family shortly afterward\u003c/a> that she would revisit the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, with new District Attorney Pamela Price \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957036/a-campaign-to-recall-alameda-countys-progressive-da-kicks-off\">facing a recall effort\u003c/a>, Carolyn Gaines lamented, “I don’t know that she will ever get to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936065\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936065\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people gather and hold candles outside of a large building.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vigil in memory of the hip-hop artist Zumbi, who died in 2021 at the hands of Alta Bates staff and security, in front of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Oct. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gaines and Rodriguez Avila both spoke of their own desire, as well as the need of the public, to view the hospital surveillance video of Zumbi’s death, which neither Alta Bates nor Berkeley Police have agreed to release.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The video could answer outstanding questions of how long, exactly, guards were piled on top of Zumbi, as well as the circumstances leading up to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want people to know what happened,” said Rodriguez Avila, one of many who have spoken to Zumbi’s gentle and loving nature, and how impossible it is to imagine him behaving in a physically threatening manner. “It’s not just me, it’s everybody. We want to see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, a civil lawsuit is in progress. Gaines gave a brief update on that case, saying that attorneys had recently sent interrogatories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936063\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936063\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people gather, holding candles and singing around the photo of a person with long hair and a goatee.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees of a vigil in memory of the hip-hop artist Zumbi, who died in 2021 at the hands of Alta Bates staff and security, sing happy birthday to him in front of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Oct. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I know some of you have been very frustrated,” Gaines told the crowd. “I want to warn you: Do not think that there is going to be results next month. It may yet be next year. This process moves incredibly slow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As candles flickered and the air chilled, her final promise brought a round of applause.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As long as God gives me breath,” she said, “be ye assured that Carolyn Webb Gaines will still be on the case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But Alameda County prosecutors still have not brought criminal charges against the hospital or the security company, Allied Security. At the vigil, Zumbi’s mother, Carolyn Gaines, expressed her frustration at the inaction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How do you determine something is a homicide, and then not hold anybody responsible?” asked Gaines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936062\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936062\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person with long hair looks down at a set of candles in their hands while standing in a large group of people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Millaray Rodriguez Avila (center), attends a vigil in memory of her partner, the hip-hop artist Zumbi, who died in 2021 at the hands of Alta Bates staff and security, in front of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Oct. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office did not respond to a request for comment. But at the vigil Sunday night, in the shadow of the fourth floor at Alta Bates where Zumbi spent his final moments, supporters made their voices clear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let’s keep fighting,” urged Millaray Rodriguez Avila, Zumbi’s partner of four years. “It’s not just Zumbi. It’s another brother tomorrow. Another sister tomorrow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several hip-hop artists, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/delhiero/\">Del the Funky Homosapien\u003c/a> and Zumbi’s partner in Zion I, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/amplivesworld/\">Amp Live\u003c/a>, joined the vigil. Oakland musician \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/kev-choice\">Kev Choice\u003c/a> shared a freestyle (“Zumbi keeps telling me / Represent light, represent life”), while \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/damedrummer/?hl=en\">Dame Drummer\u003c/a> accompanied himself on guitar to sing a mournful solo song written just days prior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936064\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a hat sings outdoors at night surrounded by a group of people.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kev Choice performs at a vigil in memory of the hip-hop artist Zumbi, who died in 2021 at the hands of Alta Bates staff and security, in front of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Oct. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Longtime collaborator \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thegrouch/?hl=en\">The Grouch\u003c/a>, explaining that “Zumbi’s number one thing was to spread music,” played a song for attendees over the P.A. that had never been released: a group effort between himself, Zumbi, Eligh and Choice, with verses dedicated to their five-year-old selves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/equipto_415/\">Equipto\u003c/a>, who performed alongside Zion I on Zumbi’s last tour, was more pointed in his call for accountability. “Allied Security, they’ve been known to get away with murder. Even more than the police,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While former District Attorney Nancy O’Malley initially declined to file criminal charges, O’Malley \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13920004/zumbi-homicide-investigation-criminal-charges\">told lawyers and family shortly afterward\u003c/a> that she would revisit the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, with new District Attorney Pamela Price \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11957036/a-campaign-to-recall-alameda-countys-progressive-da-kicks-off\">facing a recall effort\u003c/a>, Carolyn Gaines lamented, “I don’t know that she will ever get to it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936065\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936065\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people gather and hold candles outside of a large building.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-12-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vigil in memory of the hip-hop artist Zumbi, who died in 2021 at the hands of Alta Bates staff and security, in front of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Oct. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gaines and Rodriguez Avila both spoke of their own desire, as well as the need of the public, to view the hospital surveillance video of Zumbi’s death, which neither Alta Bates nor Berkeley Police have agreed to release.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The video could answer outstanding questions of how long, exactly, guards were piled on top of Zumbi, as well as the circumstances leading up to it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want people to know what happened,” said Rodriguez Avila, one of many who have spoken to Zumbi’s gentle and loving nature, and how impossible it is to imagine him behaving in a physically threatening manner. “It’s not just me, it’s everybody. We want to see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, a civil lawsuit is in progress. Gaines gave a brief update on that case, saying that attorneys had recently sent interrogatories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13936063\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13936063\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people gather, holding candles and singing around the photo of a person with long hair and a goatee.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/231008-ZUMBI-VIGIL-MD-09-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees of a vigil in memory of the hip-hop artist Zumbi, who died in 2021 at the hands of Alta Bates staff and security, sing happy birthday to him in front of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Oct. 8, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I know some of you have been very frustrated,” Gaines told the crowd. “I want to warn you: Do not think that there is going to be results next month. It may yet be next year. This process moves incredibly slow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As candles flickered and the air chilled, her final promise brought a round of applause.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As long as God gives me breath,” she said, “be ye assured that Carolyn Webb Gaines will still be on the case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932533\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13932533\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.MAIN_.EKA_-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.MAIN_.EKA_-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.MAIN_.EKA_-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.MAIN_.EKA_-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.MAIN_.EKA_-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.MAIN_.EKA_-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.MAIN_.EKA_-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.MAIN_.EKA_-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.MAIN_.EKA_-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goapele performs at the Days With Zahrah Getaway in Napa, May 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor’s note: This story is part of \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">That’s My Word\u003c/a>\u003cem>, KQED’s year-long exploration of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bayareahiphop\">Bay Area hip-hop\u003c/a> history.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goapele has never been a typical R&B singer. From the start of her career in the late ’90s, the Oakland-born vocalist has defied categorization. Her breakthrough 2001 single “Closer” arrived amidst a landscape of slickly produced, radio-friendly R&B, hip-hop/soul hybrids, and then-trendy neo-soul. Produced by Amp Live of hip-hop duo Zion I, with keyboards by Mike Tiger, “Closer” broke the mold with its warm, organic sound and inspirational, near-universal message of moving closer to one’s dream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The song quickly became a Bay Area staple, landing in KMEL rotation — a rarity for an independently released R&B song. Before long, “Closer” entered the station’s nightly “7 at 7” countdown, and began moving up in the rankings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was one point where they were going down the list, and 50 Cent was number two,” the singer recalls today. “And I was like, damn, I was bumped off the list. And then it got to number one and I was so happy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb9fkGCCV1o\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff\">p\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\nThat moment literally moved Goapele closer to her dreams. “It was just so affirming for my city to embrace what I was doing, and music that was so close to my heart, and music that I didn’t know what genre it fit into.” It was also a validation of the Bay’s independent spirit, rather than “emanating something that’s already out there,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Closer” became an anthem for people achieving a goal or moving forward in life. “I’ve sung it at a lot of colleges over the years. I’ve sung at weddings. I’ve ran into a lot of people that said it was their high school graduation song,” the singer recalls. The song has been embraced by rappers and singers alike, including Drake, YG, Kendrick Lamar and Chris Brown, as well as countless freestyle and mix-tape emcees. “I’m really grateful that it has stood the test of time and resonated with people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13923938']She attributes this phenomenon to “how the drums hit” and how Tiger’s chord progression “just gives a certain feeling of like, upliftment and frustration at the same time that I think so many of us relate to.” People also relate to its central theme of “striving to get to the next level. And it can feel like a struggle sometimes even in the midst of glimpses of, you know, success.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The song remains a staple of Goapele’s live sets, even though she’s recorded plenty of new music in the 20-plus years since “Closer”’s release. She admits there was a time when she was over it, and wanted to focus on fresh material. But then she realized, “people in the audience really wanted to hear it. And I just, I had to take a step back and think about my favorite artists. Like, I love a lot of their old music. You know what I mean?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932556\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-452943763-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932556\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-452943763-800x661.jpg\" alt=\"a young Black woman in a black flowy top performs while smiling at a microphone\" width=\"800\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-452943763-800x661.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-452943763-1020x842.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-452943763-160x132.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-452943763-768x634.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-452943763-1536x1268.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-452943763-2048x1691.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-452943763-1920x1585.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goapele performs at S.O.B.’s in New York City in 2003. \u003ccite>(Johnny Nunez/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Goapele’s 2001 album of the same name sold approximately 65,000 units on consignment, launching her as a viable new artist with a strong following. Since then, the singer has released four full-length albums and an EP, numerous music videos and a lifestyle brand (Dreamseekers) while performing live all over the world. She’s carved out a lane as a true original, never following current trends, yet always relevant, as her range has expanded from soulful, slow-tempo ballads to pulse-pounding club jams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shortly after her live performance at the inaugural Days with Zahra festival in Napa — as she readies herself for the release of another album, titled \u003cem>Colors\u003c/em> — she reflected on her long association with Bay Area hip-hop.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>An agent for social change\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As it turns out, Bay Area hip-hop was an important part of Goapele’s experience growing up, one that shaped her path as an artist. The first local rapper she recalls listening to was MC Hammer, when she was in junior high school, followed by Hieroglyphics. By the time she got to high school, she says, “for me it was all about underground hip-hop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early in her career, she sang over hip-hop instrumentals at local spots like Mingles and La Peña. “My brother was a DJ. And so, you know, dub plates were popular.” A dub plate-style version sung over the remix of Supercat’s “Dolly My Baby” turned into one of her first singles, “Childhood Drama” — which she recently sung live in Jamaica with DJ Shortkut after not performing it in years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goapele’s first local rap collaborations were with Zion I, \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/Y1oB29QockI\">E-40\u003c/a>, and Hieroglyphics members A-Plus, Casual, and \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/CEKiGFLJRoA\">Pep Love\u003c/a>; the Oakland hip-hop collective also helped her independent label Skyblaze get distribution. She went on to team up with many Bay artists including \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHXi7Cr9sIQ\">Mac Mall\u003c/a>, Clyde Carson, and Keak Da Sneak, and, more recently, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksJxJ6TV8do\">Rexx Life Raj\u003c/a>. “I was definitely surrounded by a lot of rappers,” she reminisces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEKiGFLJRoA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff\">p\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\nShe’s since recorded with national artists like Dwele and West Coast rap legends \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKwYCW7IDc\">Snoop Dogg\u003c/a>, Aceyalone and Planet Asia. But she says she won’t work with just any artist. “My criteria for working with anyone is just that it’s a positive vibe and we mutually want to work together… I’m open to, you know, so many different stories. But when it comes to the music I’m putting out, I just don’t want it to have a negative effect on the culture.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goapele’s standards for collaboration and her value system reflect both her cultural background and the values of her native region — known for its activists, community-based organizations and political and social discourse in its artistic output and cultural aesthetic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13250203']As the daughter of South African exile Douglas Mohlabane and the sister of Namane Mohlabane — a co-founder of DJ collective Local 1200 — activism came naturally to Goapele. Her father was active in the anti-apartheid movement and a mainstay of a Bay Area South African exile community, while Local 1200 was known not just for their DJ skills, but their support of social justice causes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the campaign against California’s draconian youth crime bill, \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2000/21_03_2000.html\">Prop. 21\u003c/a>, Goapele collaborated with singer Kimiko Joy and female emcee Toy for an updated version of Billie Holiday’s “Don’t Explain” that tackled the weighty issue of the criminalization of youth and the prison-industrial complex. The title track of her 2005 major label debut, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulxiCibEfgc\">Change It All\u003c/a>,” addressed school closures, economic inequality, and the need to do better as a society. In 2006, she was named a Human Rights Cultural Hero by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights during the nonprofit’s 10th anniversary celebration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While not an overtly political artist who spouts rhetoric and ideology at every opportunity, she’s stayed down and still “got a pound for the cause,” to paraphrase Digital Underground’s Shock G — another of the artists she says inspired her when she was coming up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932559\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 729px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-138528249.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13932559\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-138528249.jpg\" alt=\"a Black woman with short hair in a suit poses in front of a display about the Black Power movement\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-138528249.jpg 729w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-138528249-160x225.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goapele poses in the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles after a 2012 performance. \u003ccite>(Mark Sullivan/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Transformative change and revolutionary content can take many forms — including music that adds something different and compelling to the sonic landscape. At the time of its release, Zion-I’s 2003 album \u003cem>Deep Water Slang V2.0\u003c/em> was dismissed by some critics who had trouble relating to its diverse influences and experimental qualities. Those qualities, however, are precisely what make the album stand out some 20 years later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goapele contributed vocals to three of the album’s standout tracks — “Flow,” “Sorry” and “Boom Bip.” Producer Amp Live plays around with ambient textures and non-cliched sonic approaches that seemingly expand hip-hop’s reach; meanwhile, Goapele supplies the hooks, reinforcing Zumbi’s conscious manifestos and emotional Zen-states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsOQdKhEsFQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff\">p\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n“So don’t fight the feeling / what we got right here / we ain’t going nowhere / open your mind / what we got right here / we ain’t going nowhere,” she sings on “Boom Bip” — subverting a pimpish credo associated with Too Short and Rappin’ 4-Tay to express a more holistic and spiritually affirming mentality. On “Flow,” the hook places the word “flow,” sung by Goapele, up against a bed of minimal keyboards, upright bass, and Vin Roc’s turntable cuts. Her vocals on “Sorry” are buried deep within a mix of flute, viola, electric piano and cello — all of which contribute to an emotionally resonant song that’s more about feeling than swagger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite “Flow” being one of her favorite collaborations, Goapele can’t quite recall how it came about. “I worked with Zion I off and on for years,” she says. “We even had a studio right next to them at 880 (Studios in Oakland)… Amp just like, had a way of creating things like a puzzle. And sometimes, I would come in there and record an idea over a piece of a song. And by the time I heard it, you know, he had, like, made this whole new arrangement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='forum_2010101889218']Then there was “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEKiGFLJRoA\">The Daze\u003c/a>,” a track from her \u003cem>Even Closer\u003c/em> album featuring Zion I and Casual of Hieroglyphics, which was recorded at Amp’s home studio in El Cerrito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was walking into the home studio and Amp had the vibe, you know, already set in. And Steve (Zumbi) was working on his verses. And I was just like, adding whatever I could… I can remember the night that we recorded that just by the raw energy. And it was really just like a couple takes, you know what I mean?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932557\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932557\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057-800x547.jpg\" alt=\"a young Black woman in a white and red dress and black and white sneakers performs onstage at a music festival in Golden Gate Park\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057-800x547.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057-1020x697.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057-768x525.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goapele performs onstage during the 2008 Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Jason Merritt/FilmMagic)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ten years later, in 2013, Goapele again collaborated with Zion I on the sublime hip-hop love song, “Life’s Work” — which eschews playerisms in favor of committed monogamy. Zumbi’s love-affirming testimonials contrast beautifully with Goapele’s romantic vocals, and it’s difficult to imagine the song working as well without her contribution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goapele’s association with Hieroglyphics also spanned many projects. She’s made songs with Pep Love, Casual and A-Plus, along with the single and video, “Soweto,” which features the entire crew. She remembers Hiero had rented a house with a home studio in Venice Beach, and A-Plus asked her to drop some vocals on a track he was working on. “The guitar was just giving me African highlife vibes,” and the song’s hook, she says, was “just what I was feeling like, no matter where you go. We’re the same. We have the same story.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The video, she recalls, was shot in Joshua Tree National Park on one of the hottest days of the year — the temperature reached 120 Fahrenheit. “I almost did not make it through that video, but the video ended up being beautiful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJHtCG5wqYs\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Motherland and the Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One of Goapele’s more interesting collaborations came about in 2010, when she worked with South African emcee Hip Hop Pantsula for “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpEPNCz98_c\">Victory\u003c/a>,” a song recorded in English, Setswana, and Xhosa, which drew attention to humanitarian efforts in South Africa and the African Diaspora. Pantsula, she says, “was incredibly talented, and I want to say kind of spearheaded or was big in the Motswako movement, which was a South African/SWANA hip-hop scene.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pantsula, aka Double HP, who joined the ancestors in 2018, was hailed as a “musical icon” by the African National Congress. Goapele remembers being in South Africa and seeing some of his concerts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was a lot of rapping in Setswana and English… But the song “Victory,” it was just so exciting that the World Cup was in South Africa. I definitely was feeling a sense of pride even from afar. And I went out there to perform at the MAMA Awards. It was like an MTV Africa show, and they flew me out there along with The Game, and Clyde Carson from the Bay, who I also worked with on a bunch of other songs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932534\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13932534 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"a Black woman with braids smiles holding a microphone on stage\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goapele performs at the Days With Zahrah Getaway in Napa, May 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Asked to draw a comparison between South African and Bay Area hip-hop, she says, “There wasn’t a huge music industry in the Bay Area. There’s a lot of labels in South Africa, but I feel like people have really had to create their thing from the ground up. And so there’s like maybe an organic feel to it and an edge and a soulfulness that it has.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recalls listening to the South African band Shava, who sing in her native tongue of Setswana. “The production was just so beautiful and vibey. The drums are always a little behind the beat. There’s similar production and feels that I think probably come out of a context of influences, like the culture just being soulful and raw and there’s definitely a spirit of resistance, you know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpEPNCz98_c\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff\">p\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n“But in South Africa, it’s the triumph and struggle that’s still there. Like, my dad had to leave because of the apartheid system and, in the nineties, so much turmoil and turnover in leadership. Equality is something that’s still trying to come about. There’s so much economic disparity. People were pushed out to almost like, reservations … I came out of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That struggle has bred not just resistance, but cultural resilience. “There’s so much depth and raw talent that has come back, persevered through that. So there’s something to be said for that. How that affects the sound and the vibe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, in some ways, South Africa is exactly like the Bay Area. But in other ways, it’s completely different. Goapele remains connected to both places and cultures. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>She attributes this phenomenon to “how the drums hit” and how Tiger’s chord progression “just gives a certain feeling of like, upliftment and frustration at the same time that I think so many of us relate to.” People also relate to its central theme of “striving to get to the next level. And it can feel like a struggle sometimes even in the midst of glimpses of, you know, success.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The song remains a staple of Goapele’s live sets, even though she’s recorded plenty of new music in the 20-plus years since “Closer”’s release. She admits there was a time when she was over it, and wanted to focus on fresh material. But then she realized, “people in the audience really wanted to hear it. And I just, I had to take a step back and think about my favorite artists. Like, I love a lot of their old music. 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Since then, the singer has released four full-length albums and an EP, numerous music videos and a lifestyle brand (Dreamseekers) while performing live all over the world. She’s carved out a lane as a true original, never following current trends, yet always relevant, as her range has expanded from soulful, slow-tempo ballads to pulse-pounding club jams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shortly after her live performance at the inaugural Days with Zahra festival in Napa — as she readies herself for the release of another album, titled \u003cem>Colors\u003c/em> — she reflected on her long association with Bay Area hip-hop.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>An agent for social change\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As it turns out, Bay Area hip-hop was an important part of Goapele’s experience growing up, one that shaped her path as an artist. The first local rapper she recalls listening to was MC Hammer, when she was in junior high school, followed by Hieroglyphics. By the time she got to high school, she says, “for me it was all about underground hip-hop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early in her career, she sang over hip-hop instrumentals at local spots like Mingles and La Peña. “My brother was a DJ. And so, you know, dub plates were popular.” A dub plate-style version sung over the remix of Supercat’s “Dolly My Baby” turned into one of her first singles, “Childhood Drama” — which she recently sung live in Jamaica with DJ Shortkut after not performing it in years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goapele’s first local rap collaborations were with Zion I, \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/Y1oB29QockI\">E-40\u003c/a>, and Hieroglyphics members A-Plus, Casual, and \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/CEKiGFLJRoA\">Pep Love\u003c/a>; the Oakland hip-hop collective also helped her independent label Skyblaze get distribution. She went on to team up with many Bay artists including \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHXi7Cr9sIQ\">Mac Mall\u003c/a>, Clyde Carson, and Keak Da Sneak, and, more recently, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksJxJ6TV8do\">Rexx Life Raj\u003c/a>. “I was definitely surrounded by a lot of rappers,” she reminisces.\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/CEKiGFLJRoA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/CEKiGFLJRoA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff\">p\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\nShe’s since recorded with national artists like Dwele and West Coast rap legends \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKwYCW7IDc\">Snoop Dogg\u003c/a>, Aceyalone and Planet Asia. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Then there was “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEKiGFLJRoA\">The Daze\u003c/a>,” a track from her \u003cem>Even Closer\u003c/em> album featuring Zion I and Casual of Hieroglyphics, which was recorded at Amp’s home studio in El Cerrito.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was walking into the home studio and Amp had the vibe, you know, already set in. And Steve (Zumbi) was working on his verses. And I was just like, adding whatever I could… I can remember the night that we recorded that just by the raw energy. And it was really just like a couple takes, you know what I mean?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932557\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13932557\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057-800x547.jpg\" alt=\"a young Black woman in a white and red dress and black and white sneakers performs onstage at a music festival in Golden Gate Park\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057-800x547.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057-1020x697.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057-768x525.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/GettyImages-106227057.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goapele performs onstage during the 2008 Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Jason Merritt/FilmMagic)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ten years later, in 2013, Goapele again collaborated with Zion I on the sublime hip-hop love song, “Life’s Work” — which eschews playerisms in favor of committed monogamy. Zumbi’s love-affirming testimonials contrast beautifully with Goapele’s romantic vocals, and it’s difficult to imagine the song working as well without her contribution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goapele’s association with Hieroglyphics also spanned many projects. She’s made songs with Pep Love, Casual and A-Plus, along with the single and video, “Soweto,” which features the entire crew. She remembers Hiero had rented a house with a home studio in Venice Beach, and A-Plus asked her to drop some vocals on a track he was working on. “The guitar was just giving me African highlife vibes,” and the song’s hook, she says, was “just what I was feeling like, no matter where you go. We’re the same. We have the same story.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The video, she recalls, was shot in Joshua Tree National Park on one of the hottest days of the year — the temperature reached 120 Fahrenheit. “I almost did not make it through that video, but the video ended up being beautiful.”\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/XJHtCG5wqYs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/XJHtCG5wqYs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>The Motherland and the Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One of Goapele’s more interesting collaborations came about in 2010, when she worked with South African emcee Hip Hop Pantsula for “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpEPNCz98_c\">Victory\u003c/a>,” a song recorded in English, Setswana, and Xhosa, which drew attention to humanitarian efforts in South Africa and the African Diaspora. Pantsula, she says, “was incredibly talented, and I want to say kind of spearheaded or was big in the Motswako movement, which was a South African/SWANA hip-hop scene.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pantsula, aka Double HP, who joined the ancestors in 2018, was hailed as a “musical icon” by the African National Congress. Goapele remembers being in South Africa and seeing some of his concerts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was a lot of rapping in Setswana and English… But the song “Victory,” it was just so exciting that the World Cup was in South Africa. I definitely was feeling a sense of pride even from afar. And I went out there to perform at the MAMA Awards. It was like an MTV Africa show, and they flew me out there along with The Game, and Clyde Carson from the Bay, who I also worked with on a bunch of other songs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13932534\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13932534 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"a Black woman with braids smiles holding a microphone on stage\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Goapele.live_.EKA_-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goapele performs at the Days With Zahrah Getaway in Napa, May 2023. \u003ccite>(Eric Arnold/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Asked to draw a comparison between South African and Bay Area hip-hop, she says, “There wasn’t a huge music industry in the Bay Area. 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"content": "\u003cp>In the last weeks of his life, Oakland hip-hop artist Stephen Gaines, better known as Zumbi of Zion I, had started a hopeful new chapter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In July 2021, he headlined a concert in Nevada City where eager fans lined up for pictures and autographs. He’d come down with COVID-19 after the show, but with his partner of four years, Millaray Rodriguez Avila, he began recovering. The couple visited the beach and went on hikes, and Gaines regained his appetite, eating second helpings of vegan ramen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gaines laid plans to release new music and embark upon a Zion I reunion tour with his longtime musical collaborator, Amp Live. He and Rodriguez Avila prepared to sign a lease on a house in Oakland, where they planned to live with Gaines’ mother, his young three boys and Rodriguez Avila’s middle school-age son.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of those plans ground to a halt on Aug. 13, 2021, when Gaines was killed during a stay at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. [aside postid='arts_13920004']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The day prior, Gaines had called 911 for help during an apparent mental health crisis and checked himself into Alta Bates. His family and their lawyers say he should have walked out of the hospital alive. Instead, they allege, hospital staff and Allied Universal security guards used excessive force and killed him. According to the coroner’s report, three men, including a patient transporter and a security guard, piled on top of Gaines, placing their weight on his arms, legs and upper torso. They held Gaines to the ground for approximately five to 10 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The coroner determined that Gaines died by homicide, with the official cause of death as “physiologic stress of altercation and restraint during a psychotic episode,” and COVID-19 and an enlarged heart as contributing factors. Yet more than a year since Gaines’ death, Berkeley police have not announced any suspects nor made arrests. After initially stating that Gaines’ killing did not “appear criminal in nature,” the Alameda County District Attorney’s office reversed course on Oct. 5 and announced that, in light of new information, criminal charges could still be possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918678\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi%E2%80%99s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi’s family joins the main stage for a tribute to the Zion I MC at the Hiero Day festival in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The restraints used by a combination of Allied Universal staff and Alta Bates staff [were] homicidal,” says Elizabeth Grossman, one of the attorneys representing Gaines’ mother Carolyn, Gaines’ three boys and Rodriguez Avila. Grossman says criminal charges are likely, and that she plans to file a civil lawsuit against Alta Bates hospital and Allied Universal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think Ms. Gaines said it right when she was talking to Nancy O’Malley, the district attorney, the other day,” says Grossman. “She sadly recognized that she’s joined a terrible, small club of mothers whose sons have been murdered — not only sons, but children who have been murdered — and she called out George Floyd’s mother.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Law enforcement’s lack of answers and long delays have frustrated those close to Gaines. Now, on what would have been Gaines’ 50th birthday, Oct. 9, loved ones who’d previously stayed silent as the investigation took its course are demanding answers and accountability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only thing I want is charges for the people who are responsible for ending a beautiful life the way that they did,” says Rodriguez Avila.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920210\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/millaray-800x591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"591\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Millaray Rodriguez Avila holds a photo of Stephen Gaines, her partner of four years. Before he died under suspicious circumstances at Alta Bates hospital, the couple had plans to move in together with Gaines’ mother, his three boys and Rodriguez Avila’s son. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Lawyers point to wrongful treatment on the hospital floor\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to the coroner’s report, Gaines called 911 on Aug. 12, 2021, to seek help for suicidal ideation. He checked himself into the hospital, where he was placed on a 5150, the code for a 72-hour involuntary psychiatric hold. His toxicology screen was negative, and he was given anti-anxiety medication. Rodriguez Avila says she communicated with Gaines while he was in the hospital, and that he seemed optimistic about his recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After sleeping through most of the night, the report says, Gaines awoke suddenly in his bed as attending nurses discussed ordering a CT scan. Witnesses said he chased nurses through the halls and put a pregnant security guard “in a choke hold.” After security and staff pulled Gaines from the guard, a patient transporter took Gaines to the floor, held him face down, and laid on top of him, straddling Gaines’ upper torso. A security guard later piled on top of the patient transporter, putting additional weight on Gaines’ torso, back, and left arm. A third person restrained Gaines’ legs and left elbow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is unknown how much body weight was placed on Mr. Gaines,” the coroner’s report notes. Witnesses estimate Gaines was on the ground for “approximately 5-10 minutes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a few minutes of struggle, according to the autopsy, the men on top of Gaines noticed blood coming from his mouth, and “could not tell if he was breathing.” When Berkeley police arrived, they attempted to handcuff Gaines while the three men stood up. Officers noticed that Gaines was unresponsive, rolled him on his back, and then put him in handcuffs before administering CPR. By then it was too late. Gaines was pronounced dead at 5:51 a.m. on Aug. 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Millaray Rodriguez Avila']‘I want the truth. What happened that day? How did security and hospital staff end [the life of] a person who was so beautiful?’[/pullquote]That morning, Rodriguez Avila got a call from the hospital director. The partner she had been building a life with was dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I kind of collapsed,” she says now, over a year later. “I lost myself, where I was. I thought it was a movie.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want the truth,” Rodriguez Avila continues. “What happened that day? How did security and hospital staff end [the life of] a person who was so beautiful?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She and friends who knew Gaines for decades describe him as a kind, gentle soul — a loving parent, partner and friend. They remember him as a health-conscious meditation practitioner who aspired to be his best self and encouraged people to be kinder to each other. That message was audible in his music, which often dealt with themes of societal injustices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He taught me love,” says Rodriguez Avila. “In our relationship, the beautiful thing is that love, that passion that we had for each other, it was around us, too. It was with our kids. It was with our friends. Everywhere we [went], we projected and received back love.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I remember him as somebody who always spread love and spread light, and somebody who was an innovator, extremely creative, original,” says friend and fellow hip-hop artist Dustin Sharpe. “Almost like a God-sent prophet because he always spoke wisdom. He always looked at the positive side of things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The people close to Gaines say he didn’t have a history of mental illness. He dealt with normal life stressors from parenthood and his career as an artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I heard that he brought himself to the hospital, I knew that something was up, that he must have been going through something,” says longtime friend and musical collaborator The Grouch. “People can reach a point of struggle, and whatever happens in that hospital, the hospital is the professionals, and they should be trained to take care of the situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal regulations outline safe techniques for restraining patients in hospitals. “They specifically call out in the federal regulations that there cannot be positional asphyxiation,” Grossman says. “Most importantly, the regulations require that medical aid be given while restraints are being applied. These regulations were written with a history of understanding that mental health situations often result in restraints being used, and trying to correct bad practices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In this case, every bad practice happened,” Grossman continues. “For the five to 10 minutes that he was being restrained with three men lying on his back, there was not one ounce of medical care offered to save this man’s life. That is ugly beyond belief.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='large' align='left' citation='Deuce Eclipse']‘The bottom line for me is he should still be here.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friends of Gaines are frustrated law enforcement hasn’t named any suspects. “What are the names of these people who laid on him for five to 10 minutes thinking that was right, whether he was having an episode or not?” says Gina Madrid, a friend and fellow hip-hop artist. “Because you’re not going to kill our brother like that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People have to be held accountable,” says hip-hop artist Deuce Eclipse, who had been close with Gaines since the two were in high school. “The bottom line for me is he should still be here. There’s no reason I can find in my mind, my heart, my spirit and my soul why he would be killed in the hospital.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley police, Alta Bates or its security company, Allied Universal, did not respond to requests for comment as of press time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920201\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi (back right) backstage with his friend Deuce Eclipse (front right) in 2018. The two had been close since high school. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Deuce Eclipse)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Loved ones call for accountability for hospital security guards and staff\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the eyes of his partner and friends, Gaines’ death is another example of authority figures treating the life of a Black person as disposable. For Rodriguez Avila, the loss was shocking, but it also felt disturbingly familiar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s happened before in this country. It’s happened in California. It’s happened in the Bay Area before,” she says. “And there’s so many families, mothers, brothers, sisters that are waiting for answers for other brown, Latino and Black people that have been killed by use of force.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For others, what happened to Gaines is indicative of abuse and racism in the medical and criminal justice systems. “I think that there needs to be a magnifying glass put on the hospitals and how they function,” says The Grouch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That includes the private security companies that hospitals hire. Allied Universal is a multi-billion-dollar global conglomerate that operates in 90 countries and employs 800,000. Liv Styler, a friend of Gaines and an independent journalist, points out that \u003ca href=\"https://livmuthafknstyler.medium.com/misuse-of-force-is-an-under-reported-epidemic-in-private-security-and-may-have-played-a-role-in-the-646f2627375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">security guards receive significantly less use-of-force training than police officers\u003c/a>. Unlike police, security guards have no public oversight. They aren’t compelled to disclose information by public records laws, which makes it possible to hide misconduct. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2020/07/10/california-has-no-clear-use-of-force-standard-for-security-guards-regulators-say-that-leaves-their-hands-tied/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another death at the hands of Allied Universal security guards\u003c/a> in 2019 prompted a new California law that will \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/10/28/new-california-law-requires-use-of-force-training-for-security-guards-prompted-by-capradio-investigation/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">create use-of-force standards\u003c/a> for the industry in 2023.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_11907746']“We need the same type of pressure that happened with police officers to happen with private security,” Styler says. “I think the fact that no one even really considers it an issue is huge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The investigation into Gaines’ death lasted for over a year, the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau has said, because of delays in obtaining the toxicology report. Meanwhile, the delay in the district attorney’s decision on whether or not to file charges is “becoming detrimental to the case, and also just to the emotions and the sentiment of those who are close to him as we try to process this,” says musician and longtime friend Kev Choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Gaines’ friends and family fear there could be further obstacles. O’Malley, the Alameda County District Attorney, will retire when her term ends at the beginning of 2023. A spokesperson for the D.A. told KQED on Oct. 7 that there is currently no timeline for a decision in Gaines’ case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been 14 months,” says Rodriguez Avila. “What is gonna happen to the review of the case she says that she’s doing? I want to know the result of the review … I want her to [file] charges before she leaves office, before the elections in November next month.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m learning for the first time how to go day-by-day without my love. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In the last weeks of his life, Oakland hip-hop artist Stephen Gaines, better known as Zumbi of Zion I, had started a hopeful new chapter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In July 2021, he headlined a concert in Nevada City where eager fans lined up for pictures and autographs. He’d come down with COVID-19 after the show, but with his partner of four years, Millaray Rodriguez Avila, he began recovering. The couple visited the beach and went on hikes, and Gaines regained his appetite, eating second helpings of vegan ramen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gaines laid plans to release new music and embark upon a Zion I reunion tour with his longtime musical collaborator, Amp Live. He and Rodriguez Avila prepared to sign a lease on a house in Oakland, where they planned to live with Gaines’ mother, his young three boys and Rodriguez Avila’s middle school-age son.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of those plans ground to a halt on Aug. 13, 2021, when Gaines was killed during a stay at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The day prior, Gaines had called 911 for help during an apparent mental health crisis and checked himself into Alta Bates. His family and their lawyers say he should have walked out of the hospital alive. Instead, they allege, hospital staff and Allied Universal security guards used excessive force and killed him. According to the coroner’s report, three men, including a patient transporter and a security guard, piled on top of Gaines, placing their weight on his arms, legs and upper torso. They held Gaines to the ground for approximately five to 10 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The coroner determined that Gaines died by homicide, with the official cause of death as “physiologic stress of altercation and restraint during a psychotic episode,” and COVID-19 and an enlarged heart as contributing factors. Yet more than a year since Gaines’ death, Berkeley police have not announced any suspects nor made arrests. After initially stating that Gaines’ killing did not “appear criminal in nature,” the Alameda County District Attorney’s office reversed course on Oct. 5 and announced that, in light of new information, criminal charges could still be possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918678\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi%E2%80%99s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi’s family joins the main stage for a tribute to the Zion I MC at the Hiero Day festival in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The restraints used by a combination of Allied Universal staff and Alta Bates staff [were] homicidal,” says Elizabeth Grossman, one of the attorneys representing Gaines’ mother Carolyn, Gaines’ three boys and Rodriguez Avila. Grossman says criminal charges are likely, and that she plans to file a civil lawsuit against Alta Bates hospital and Allied Universal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think Ms. Gaines said it right when she was talking to Nancy O’Malley, the district attorney, the other day,” says Grossman. “She sadly recognized that she’s joined a terrible, small club of mothers whose sons have been murdered — not only sons, but children who have been murdered — and she called out George Floyd’s mother.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Law enforcement’s lack of answers and long delays have frustrated those close to Gaines. Now, on what would have been Gaines’ 50th birthday, Oct. 9, loved ones who’d previously stayed silent as the investigation took its course are demanding answers and accountability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only thing I want is charges for the people who are responsible for ending a beautiful life the way that they did,” says Rodriguez Avila.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920210\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/millaray-800x591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"591\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Millaray Rodriguez Avila holds a photo of Stephen Gaines, her partner of four years. Before he died under suspicious circumstances at Alta Bates hospital, the couple had plans to move in together with Gaines’ mother, his three boys and Rodriguez Avila’s son. \u003ccite>(Nastia Voynovskaya/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Lawyers point to wrongful treatment on the hospital floor\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to the coroner’s report, Gaines called 911 on Aug. 12, 2021, to seek help for suicidal ideation. He checked himself into the hospital, where he was placed on a 5150, the code for a 72-hour involuntary psychiatric hold. His toxicology screen was negative, and he was given anti-anxiety medication. Rodriguez Avila says she communicated with Gaines while he was in the hospital, and that he seemed optimistic about his recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After sleeping through most of the night, the report says, Gaines awoke suddenly in his bed as attending nurses discussed ordering a CT scan. Witnesses said he chased nurses through the halls and put a pregnant security guard “in a choke hold.” After security and staff pulled Gaines from the guard, a patient transporter took Gaines to the floor, held him face down, and laid on top of him, straddling Gaines’ upper torso. A security guard later piled on top of the patient transporter, putting additional weight on Gaines’ torso, back, and left arm. A third person restrained Gaines’ legs and left elbow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is unknown how much body weight was placed on Mr. Gaines,” the coroner’s report notes. Witnesses estimate Gaines was on the ground for “approximately 5-10 minutes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a few minutes of struggle, according to the autopsy, the men on top of Gaines noticed blood coming from his mouth, and “could not tell if he was breathing.” When Berkeley police arrived, they attempted to handcuff Gaines while the three men stood up. Officers noticed that Gaines was unresponsive, rolled him on his back, and then put him in handcuffs before administering CPR. By then it was too late. Gaines was pronounced dead at 5:51 a.m. on Aug. 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>That morning, Rodriguez Avila got a call from the hospital director. The partner she had been building a life with was dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I kind of collapsed,” she says now, over a year later. “I lost myself, where I was. I thought it was a movie.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want the truth,” Rodriguez Avila continues. “What happened that day? How did security and hospital staff end [the life of] a person who was so beautiful?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She and friends who knew Gaines for decades describe him as a kind, gentle soul — a loving parent, partner and friend. They remember him as a health-conscious meditation practitioner who aspired to be his best self and encouraged people to be kinder to each other. That message was audible in his music, which often dealt with themes of societal injustices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He taught me love,” says Rodriguez Avila. “In our relationship, the beautiful thing is that love, that passion that we had for each other, it was around us, too. It was with our kids. It was with our friends. Everywhere we [went], we projected and received back love.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I remember him as somebody who always spread love and spread light, and somebody who was an innovator, extremely creative, original,” says friend and fellow hip-hop artist Dustin Sharpe. “Almost like a God-sent prophet because he always spoke wisdom. He always looked at the positive side of things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The people close to Gaines say he didn’t have a history of mental illness. He dealt with normal life stressors from parenthood and his career as an artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I heard that he brought himself to the hospital, I knew that something was up, that he must have been going through something,” says longtime friend and musical collaborator The Grouch. “People can reach a point of struggle, and whatever happens in that hospital, the hospital is the professionals, and they should be trained to take care of the situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal regulations outline safe techniques for restraining patients in hospitals. “They specifically call out in the federal regulations that there cannot be positional asphyxiation,” Grossman says. “Most importantly, the regulations require that medical aid be given while restraints are being applied. These regulations were written with a history of understanding that mental health situations often result in restraints being used, and trying to correct bad practices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In this case, every bad practice happened,” Grossman continues. “For the five to 10 minutes that he was being restrained with three men lying on his back, there was not one ounce of medical care offered to save this man’s life. That is ugly beyond belief.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friends of Gaines are frustrated law enforcement hasn’t named any suspects. “What are the names of these people who laid on him for five to 10 minutes thinking that was right, whether he was having an episode or not?” says Gina Madrid, a friend and fellow hip-hop artist. “Because you’re not going to kill our brother like that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People have to be held accountable,” says hip-hop artist Deuce Eclipse, who had been close with Gaines since the two were in high school. “The bottom line for me is he should still be here. There’s no reason I can find in my mind, my heart, my spirit and my soul why he would be killed in the hospital.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berkeley police, Alta Bates or its security company, Allied Universal, did not respond to requests for comment as of press time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13920201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13920201\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/DSC01278_FreeReinTour_2018.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi (back right) backstage with his friend Deuce Eclipse (front right) in 2018. The two had been close since high school. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Deuce Eclipse)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Loved ones call for accountability for hospital security guards and staff\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the eyes of his partner and friends, Gaines’ death is another example of authority figures treating the life of a Black person as disposable. For Rodriguez Avila, the loss was shocking, but it also felt disturbingly familiar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s happened before in this country. It’s happened in California. It’s happened in the Bay Area before,” she says. “And there’s so many families, mothers, brothers, sisters that are waiting for answers for other brown, Latino and Black people that have been killed by use of force.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For others, what happened to Gaines is indicative of abuse and racism in the medical and criminal justice systems. “I think that there needs to be a magnifying glass put on the hospitals and how they function,” says The Grouch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That includes the private security companies that hospitals hire. Allied Universal is a multi-billion-dollar global conglomerate that operates in 90 countries and employs 800,000. Liv Styler, a friend of Gaines and an independent journalist, points out that \u003ca href=\"https://livmuthafknstyler.medium.com/misuse-of-force-is-an-under-reported-epidemic-in-private-security-and-may-have-played-a-role-in-the-646f2627375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">security guards receive significantly less use-of-force training than police officers\u003c/a>. Unlike police, security guards have no public oversight. They aren’t compelled to disclose information by public records laws, which makes it possible to hide misconduct. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2020/07/10/california-has-no-clear-use-of-force-standard-for-security-guards-regulators-say-that-leaves-their-hands-tied/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another death at the hands of Allied Universal security guards\u003c/a> in 2019 prompted a new California law that will \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/10/28/new-california-law-requires-use-of-force-training-for-security-guards-prompted-by-capradio-investigation/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">create use-of-force standards\u003c/a> for the industry in 2023.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We need the same type of pressure that happened with police officers to happen with private security,” Styler says. “I think the fact that no one even really considers it an issue is huge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The investigation into Gaines’ death lasted for over a year, the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau has said, because of delays in obtaining the toxicology report. Meanwhile, the delay in the district attorney’s decision on whether or not to file charges is “becoming detrimental to the case, and also just to the emotions and the sentiment of those who are close to him as we try to process this,” says musician and longtime friend Kev Choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Gaines’ friends and family fear there could be further obstacles. O’Malley, the Alameda County District Attorney, will retire when her term ends at the beginning of 2023. A spokesperson for the D.A. told KQED on Oct. 7 that there is currently no timeline for a decision in Gaines’ case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been 14 months,” says Rodriguez Avila. “What is gonna happen to the review of the case she says that she’s doing? I want to know the result of the review … I want her to [file] charges before she leaves office, before the elections in November next month.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m learning for the first time how to go day-by-day without my love. Without the person that was helping to raise my boy, too,” Rodriguez Avila adds. “That’s why I’m screaming for justice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Criminal charges may still be filed for the death of popular Bay Area hip-hop artist Stephen Gaines, best known as Baba Zumbi of the duo Zion I.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gaines died at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley on Aug. 13, 2021, after being held down by three hospital security guards and handcuffed by Berkeley Police officers while unconscious. Berkeley Police investigated the case as a homicide, but did not announce suspects or make arrests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/30/exclusive-zion-i-rapper-zumbis-death-ruled-a-homicide-but-no-criminal-charges-will-be-filed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The Mercury News\u003c/em>\u003c/a> reported last week that the Alameda Country District Attorney’s office had declined to pursue criminal charges despite the death being ruled a homicide. But Wednesday, after meeting with District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, Gaines’ mother, Carolyn Gaines, and her lawyer, Elizabeth Grossman, released a statement that the D.A. still could bring criminal charges. [aside postID='arts_13901531']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nothing has been finalized on criminal charges related to my son’s death,” Carolyn Gaines said in a statement. “I feel assured and confident that this case is not over and criminal charges remain likely. I am holding steadfast that the institutions responsible for my son’s death will be held accountable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the same statement, Grossman echoed the possibility of criminal charges. “I spoke directly with Nancy O’Malley today and a final decision has not been made,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district attorney’s office confirmed this development. “We are looking at potential new information. That’s all we can say at this time,” a spokesperson for the district attorney told KQED on Wednesday. [pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Liv Styler, friend']‘If [Zumbi] was having a mental health episode, crisis, whatever, he should still be alive.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The circumstances surrounding Zumbi’s death have been shrouded in secrecy. Over the past year, KQED repeatedly requested interviews with the Berkeley Police Department and the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau and did not receive a response, even after Berkeley Police concluded their investigation in August 2022. BPD also denied KQED’s public records request for officer body camera footage from the incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The slowness of the investigation and lack of transparency has frustrated Zumbi’s loved ones. “I’m infuriated. I’m mad and angry and sad, but I’m not surprised,” said rapper and activist Equipto, Zumbi’s close friend and collaborator, in an interview in August, adding: “I think people power is really the only way that we’re really going to get anything accomplished.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918677\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918677\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi%E2%80%99s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi’s family joins the main stage for the Zion I tribute concert at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The coroner’s report, obtained by \u003cem>The Mercury News\u003c/em>, revealed previously unknown allegations from Berkeley Police investigators and hospital staff. The report noted that Gaines checked himself in during a mental health crisis during which he experienced suicidal ideation, and was diagnosed with COVID-related pneumonia. According to staff and investigators, prior to his death, Gaines woke up before a CT scan, chased hospital staff through the halls and put a pregnant security guard in a “choke hold.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But family and friends of Zumbi question what happened in those last moments. Those who knew him describe Zumbi as a spiritual practitioner, loving father and kind, supportive friend. [pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Carolyn Gaines']‘I am holding steadfast that the institutions responsible for my son’s death will be held accountable.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was just a really great human. They took a really, really, really amazing person from a lot of people,” said Zumbi’s longtime friend Liv Styler, who added that she didn’t know him to have serious mental health issues. She and others are demanding that the hospital release its security footage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If he was having a mental health episode, crisis, whatever, he should still be alive,” said Styler. “No matter what version of a mental health situation he was in at the time, they decided it was OK to take his life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Styler, an activist and \u003ca href=\"https://livmuthafknstyler.medium.com/misuse-of-force-is-an-under-reported-epidemic-in-private-security-and-may-have-played-a-role-in-the-646f2627375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">independent journalist\u003c/a>, said on Tuesday that the incident points to a larger issue: the difficulty in holding private security guards — who have little use-of-force training, and no public oversight — accountable for deaths and injuries. (A \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2021/10/28/new-california-law-requires-use-of-force-training-for-security-guards-prompted-by-capradio-investigation/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new California law\u003c/a> will require use-of-force standards and training for private security in 2023.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Styler is frustrated by the lack of transparency in the investigation. “None of this has been handled well, and no one in the system is ever forced to really think about the kind of detriment that they do to the people who are actually impacted on a day-to-day basis after someone is murdered,” she said. “But for those of us that are still here, it’s like watching him die over and over again.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Styler and others are compiling tributes, and possible future calls to action, on a recently created \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/justice_for_zumbi/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justice for Zumbi\u003c/a> Instagram account.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>At this year’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.hieroday.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hiero Day\u003c/a>, on Sept. 5, you got the sense that Oakland’s hip-hop scene is one big family. Only at this festival—put on by the venerated crew behind hits like “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXJc2NYwHjw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">’93 Til Infinity\u003c/a>”—do you see Bay Area stars like Mistah F.A.B. and D-Lo walking through the crowd shaking hands, or Hieroglyphics’ own Tajai working the ticket booth and personally welcoming fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime listeners could be seen coming up to OG artists, giving hugs and reminiscing. A well-curated lineup of both emerging rappers and seasoned legends drew crowds of teens through 50-somethings willing to brave the heat wave. People brought small children, babies and dogs. Above all, the festival celebrated the Bay Area’s hip-hop lineage—how distinctive styles like mobb music, hyphy and conscious rap have informed each other throughout the decades, and how younger artists are taking that legacy and building something new.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918706\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918706\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunnaman02 (right) performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After a year off in 2020, and a scaled-down event in 2021, Hiero Day made a true return this year for its 10th anniversary. The event wasn’t perfect—more water stations would have helped, as temperatures on 3rd Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way climbed to 99 degrees. The three stages ran a couple hours behind schedule, with no way to communicate lineup changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But so it goes at Hiero Day, where it’s better to stroll around and vibe instead of over-planning your afternoon. The event stands as one of the last affordable, unpretentious music festivals in the Bay Area, and its laid-back atmosphere once again made it a gem. Here’s what we saw this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918693\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918693\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keak Da Sneak performs with The Mekanix at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Mekanix Bring Out Keak Da Sneak\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.themekanix.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mekanix\u003c/a> specialize in trunk-rattling beats, but this mobb music super-producer duo wasn’t behind the decks during their Hiero Day set. Instead, 4rAx and Kenny Tweed took the main stage, hyping the crowd as DJ D Sharp (who spins for the Golden State Warriors) dropped song after song crafted by The Mekanix for their featured artists—E-40, Snoop Dogg, the list goes on. The audience was already hyped.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918716\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">4rAx and Kenny Tweed of The Mekanix perform at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918686\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Husalah performs with The Mekanix at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then, magic began to happen as guest artists joined The Mekanix and their dancers on stage. Mob Figaz’ Husalah, who swore he doesn’t really rap anymore, jumped into the crowd, moshed and rhymed a cappella. When Keak the Sneak came out on stage, the crowd went crazy—and went even crazier when he performed “Super Hyphy,” produced by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907735/remembering-traxamillion-whose-beats-defined-the-bay-area-sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the late Traxamillion\u003c/a>, a track Baydestrians young and old have tattooed on their hearts almost 20 years later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918715\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918715\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Grouch performs the Zion I tribute at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Zion I Tribute Honors Zumbi’s Legacy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Stephen Gaines, a.k.a. Baba Zumbi, died under mysterious circumstances at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley just over a year ago, and his family, friends and fans are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13901531/lawyers-investigate-death-of-steve-zumbi-gaines-zion-i-mc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">still waiting for answers and accountability\u003c/a>. It’s difficult to heal without closure, but moments of joy shone through the sadness at his tribute concert featuring MCs The Grouch, Deuce Eclipse and Dustin Sharpe, with Kev Choice on keys and Codany Holiday IV singing soaring backing vocals. Amp Live, Zumbi’s music partner in the duo Zion I, looked on as the ensemble covered tracks like “Don’t Lose Your Head” and “The Bay,” sometimes letting Zumbi’s recorded voice take over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918677\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918677\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi%E2%80%99s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi’s family joins the main stage for the Zion I tribute at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During a particularly resonant moment, Choice stepped out from behind his keyboard to rap “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBY-JWKBV9w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Antenna\u003c/a>,” which, in this context, sounded like a yearning to reach someone who’s already in the afterlife. The performance came to a beautiful close when Zumbi’s entire family, including his three young boys, stood up on stage during “Coastin’” to feel the love from the crowd.\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>Food for Thought and Laughs from LaRussell\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/larussell/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LaRussell\u003c/a>’s casual uniform of Crocs and a T-shirt lends him a sort of down-to-earth relatability, but that belies his powerful confidence and lyrical insight. On the smaller 3rd Eye Stage at Hiero Day, the quickly rising Vallejo rapper captivated a small but appreciative crowd, holding each person’s gaze as if rapping directly to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918674\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/LaRussell-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-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.-001-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.-001-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.-001-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.-001-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.-001-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.-001-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\u003cp>LaRussell has an uncanny ability to switch between sermon-like wisdom (he restarted several tracks to make sure the audience was really listening) and free-spirited moments of silliness and dancing, taking the crowd along for the ride. When LaRussell raps about building his own opportunities—like the music venue he started in his backyard—you can’t help but believe in him and the\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13906706/the-year-larussell-called-his-shot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> self-starting, independent musical community\u003c/a> he’s created in Vallejo. The performance touched listeners’ hearts and left them with big smiles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918696\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918696\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keyshia Cole headlines Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Keyshia Cole Delivers a Rare Intimate Performance\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Keyshia Cole has played for arenas of tens of thousands, so her headlining set in front of an intimate hometown crowd that grew up alongside her was something special. After taking the stage with her backup dancers, the Oakland R&B star dropped the formalities and began asking the audience what they wanted to hear. When they shouted “Let It Go,” she indulged, performing her post-breakup dancefloor hit featuring Missy Elliott and Lil Kim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918698\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918698\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keyshia Cole headlines Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then she began talking to the audience like family—she mentioned her skyrocketing rise in the music industry in the early 2000s, her mother’s drug addiction, her anxiety. “I made it, so fuck that, that’s not the end of my story,” Cole said as she announced that she’s filming a movie about her life. When she belted her ballad “Love” in front of a peachy sunset sky, the entire audience sang along.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918699\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918699\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keyshia Cole headlines Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918697\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918697\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-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/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keyshia Cole headlines Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918711\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918700\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mistah F.A.B. at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918701\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918701\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mistah F.A.B. performs the Zion I tribute at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918688\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Kelly backstage at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918689\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918689\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Kelly performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918691\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">J. Stalin performs with The Mekanix at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918692\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">J. Stalin performs with The Mekanix at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918680\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Nationxl backstage at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918681\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918681\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Nationxl perform at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918682\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918682\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SoLauren Adams and Karega Bailey at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918683\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918683\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hieroglyphics perform at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918685\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hieroglyphics perform at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918684\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hieroglyphics perform at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918712\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918709\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918687\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Husalah performs with The Mekanix at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918702\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918702\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mystic performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918703\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mystic performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918704\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunnaman02 at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918705\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunnaman02 performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918714\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918714\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>At this year’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.hieroday.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hiero Day\u003c/a>, on Sept. 5, you got the sense that Oakland’s hip-hop scene is one big family. Only at this festival—put on by the venerated crew behind hits like “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXJc2NYwHjw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">’93 Til Infinity\u003c/a>”—do you see Bay Area stars like Mistah F.A.B. and D-Lo walking through the crowd shaking hands, or Hieroglyphics’ own Tajai working the ticket booth and personally welcoming fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime listeners could be seen coming up to OG artists, giving hugs and reminiscing. A well-curated lineup of both emerging rappers and seasoned legends drew crowds of teens through 50-somethings willing to brave the heat wave. People brought small children, babies and dogs. Above all, the festival celebrated the Bay Area’s hip-hop lineage—how distinctive styles like mobb music, hyphy and conscious rap have informed each other throughout the decades, and how younger artists are taking that legacy and building something new.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918706\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918706\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunnaman02 (right) performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After a year off in 2020, and a scaled-down event in 2021, Hiero Day made a true return this year for its 10th anniversary. The event wasn’t perfect—more water stations would have helped, as temperatures on 3rd Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way climbed to 99 degrees. The three stages ran a couple hours behind schedule, with no way to communicate lineup changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But so it goes at Hiero Day, where it’s better to stroll around and vibe instead of over-planning your afternoon. The event stands as one of the last affordable, unpretentious music festivals in the Bay Area, and its laid-back atmosphere once again made it a gem. Here’s what we saw this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918693\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918693\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keak-Da-Sneak-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keak Da Sneak performs with The Mekanix at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>The Mekanix Bring Out Keak Da Sneak\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.themekanix.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mekanix\u003c/a> specialize in trunk-rattling beats, but this mobb music super-producer duo wasn’t behind the decks during their Hiero Day set. Instead, 4rAx and Kenny Tweed took the main stage, hyping the crowd as DJ D Sharp (who spins for the Golden State Warriors) dropped song after song crafted by The Mekanix for their featured artists—E-40, Snoop Dogg, the list goes on. The audience was already hyped.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918716\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Mekanix-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">4rAx and Kenny Tweed of The Mekanix perform at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918686\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Husalah performs with The Mekanix at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then, magic began to happen as guest artists joined The Mekanix and their dancers on stage. Mob Figaz’ Husalah, who swore he doesn’t really rap anymore, jumped into the crowd, moshed and rhymed a cappella. When Keak the Sneak came out on stage, the crowd went crazy—and went even crazier when he performed “Super Hyphy,” produced by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13907735/remembering-traxamillion-whose-beats-defined-the-bay-area-sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the late Traxamillion\u003c/a>, a track Baydestrians young and old have tattooed on their hearts almost 20 years later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918715\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918715\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-Grouch-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-0A.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Grouch performs the Zion I tribute at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>A Zion I Tribute Honors Zumbi’s Legacy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Stephen Gaines, a.k.a. Baba Zumbi, died under mysterious circumstances at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley just over a year ago, and his family, friends and fans are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13901531/lawyers-investigate-death-of-steve-zumbi-gaines-zion-i-mc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">still waiting for answers and accountability\u003c/a>. It’s difficult to heal without closure, but moments of joy shone through the sadness at his tribute concert featuring MCs The Grouch, Deuce Eclipse and Dustin Sharpe, with Kev Choice on keys and Codany Holiday IV singing soaring backing vocals. Amp Live, Zumbi’s music partner in the duo Zion I, looked on as the ensemble covered tracks like “Don’t Lose Your Head” and “The Bay,” sometimes letting Zumbi’s recorded voice take over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918677\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918677\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi%E2%80%99s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Baba-Zumbi’s-Family-on-the-main-stage-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi’s family joins the main stage for the Zion I tribute at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During a particularly resonant moment, Choice stepped out from behind his keyboard to rap “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBY-JWKBV9w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Antenna\u003c/a>,” which, in this context, sounded like a yearning to reach someone who’s already in the afterlife. The performance came to a beautiful close when Zumbi’s entire family, including his three young boys, stood up on stage during “Coastin’” to feel the love from the crowd.\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>Food for Thought and Laughs from LaRussell\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/larussell/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LaRussell\u003c/a>’s casual uniform of Crocs and a T-shirt lends him a sort of down-to-earth relatability, but that belies his powerful confidence and lyrical insight. On the smaller 3rd Eye Stage at Hiero Day, the quickly rising Vallejo rapper captivated a small but appreciative crowd, holding each person’s gaze as if rapping directly to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918674\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/LaRussell-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-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.-001-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.-001-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.-001-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.-001-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.-001-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.-001-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\u003cp>LaRussell has an uncanny ability to switch between sermon-like wisdom (he restarted several tracks to make sure the audience was really listening) and free-spirited moments of silliness and dancing, taking the crowd along for the ride. When LaRussell raps about building his own opportunities—like the music venue he started in his backyard—you can’t help but believe in him and the\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13906706/the-year-larussell-called-his-shot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> self-starting, independent musical community\u003c/a> he’s created in Vallejo. The performance touched listeners’ hearts and left them with big smiles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918696\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918696\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keyshia Cole headlines Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Keyshia Cole Delivers a Rare Intimate Performance\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Keyshia Cole has played for arenas of tens of thousands, so her headlining set in front of an intimate hometown crowd that grew up alongside her was something special. After taking the stage with her backup dancers, the Oakland R&B star dropped the formalities and began asking the audience what they wanted to hear. When they shouted “Let It Go,” she indulged, performing her post-breakup dancefloor hit featuring Missy Elliott and Lil Kim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918698\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918698\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-004-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keyshia Cole headlines Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then she began talking to the audience like family—she mentioned her skyrocketing rise in the music industry in the early 2000s, her mother’s drug addiction, her anxiety. “I made it, so fuck that, that’s not the end of my story,” Cole said as she announced that she’s filming a movie about her life. When she belted her ballad “Love” in front of a peachy sunset sky, the entire audience sang along.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918699\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918699\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-005-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keyshia Cole headlines Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918697\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918697\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-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/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Keyshia-Cole-headlines-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keyshia Cole headlines Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918711\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.007-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918700\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mistah F.A.B. at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918701\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918701\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mistah-F.A.B.-performs-the-Zion-I-tribute-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mistah F.A.B. performs the Zion I tribute at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918688\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Kelly backstage at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918689\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918689\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Ian-Kelly-performs-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Kelly performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918691\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">J. Stalin performs with The Mekanix at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918692\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/J.-Stalin-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">J. Stalin performs with The Mekanix at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918680\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-backstage-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Nationxl backstage at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918681\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918681\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Nationxl perform at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918682\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918682\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Grand-Nationxl-perform-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">SoLauren Adams and Karega Bailey at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918683\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918683\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hieroglyphics perform at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918685\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-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/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-003-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hieroglyphics perform at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918684\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Hieroglyphics-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hieroglyphics perform at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918712\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.008-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918709\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918709\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.005-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918687\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Husalah-performs-with-The-Mekanix-at-Hiero-Day-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Husalah performs with The Mekanix at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918702\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918702\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mystic performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918703\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918703\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Mystic-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-002-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mystic performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918704\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918704\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunnaman02 at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918705\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Stunnaman02-performs-at-Hiero-Day-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.-001-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunnaman02 performs at Hiero Day on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918714\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918714\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.010-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918713\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.009-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.009-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.009-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.009-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.009-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.009-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.009-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918708\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918708\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.004-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.004-Estefany-Gonzalez-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.004-Estefany-Gonzalez-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.004-Estefany-Gonzalez-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.004-Estefany-Gonzalez-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.004-Estefany-Gonzalez-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/The-crowd-at-Hiero-Day-in-Oakland-on-Monday-Sept.-6-2022.004-Estefany-Gonzalez.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd at Hiero Day in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">A\u003c/span> Los Rakas banner hung above the crowd last Friday night as the Grammy-nominated duo took the stage at the New Parish. It had been two years since Raka Dun and Raka Rich last performed in Oakland, and they were ready for the hometown love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The show celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the release of Los Rakas’ first project, \u003ca href=\"https://losrakas.bandcamp.com/album/chancletas-y-camisetas-bordada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003ci>Chancletas Y Camisetas Bordada\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, which features the anthem “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHsncI2j2fk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soy Raka\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902918\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902918\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich wears a turquoise jogging suit and a hat as he performs in front of a crowd at New Parish in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at the New Parish in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los Rakas were joined onstage with performances from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/babygas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baby Gas,\u003c/a> who celebrated a birthday over the weekend; \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cocopeila/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coco Peila\u003c/a>, who recently “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIx_7KJV_1Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pretty Girls\u003c/a>“; and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allhailtheqing/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qing Qi\u003c/a>, who was joined by members of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/putangclanofficial/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pu-Tang Clan\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were also a bunch of folks in the crowd who’ve followed \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/losrakas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a> since before their debut EP. I’m one of them. After meeting Dun and Rico in 2004 through the nonprofit Youth Movement Records, I’ve followed their career, captured photos of them, and watched them grow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two hungry young creatives I met almost two decades ago, who stood out as Oakland-based Afro-Latino hip-hop artists, have grown to leverage their identity and become widely accepted and appreciated in the Bay Area and beyond. Now in their mid-30s, the hip-hop veterans are even seeing their influence on a new generation coming up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902919\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902919\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Dun and Do D.A.T. pose for a photo during a performance at SF State (circa 2005). \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun and Do D.A.T. pose for a photo during a performance at SF State, circa 2005. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">L\u003c/span>os Rakas’ story goes further back than the early 2000s. It starts with their family’s roots in Panama, and involves the support of the artistic community of the greater Oakland-Bay Area. Along the way, they’ve been featured on the soundtrack to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/news/fifa-14-soundtrack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FIFA 14\u003c/a>, appeared on the popular podcast \u003ci>Loud\u003c/i>, had multiple songs reach the top iTunes charts, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11546388/culture-cue-los-rakas-what-does-it-mean-to-bring-the-raka-party-to-the-white-house\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">performed at the White House\u003c/a>, and met Mýa on the red carpet for the Grammys—a career highlight for Rico, who watched her videos on the California Music Channel as a kid. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before traveling the world and letting audiences know “Soy Raka,” they got their start in music working under the tutelage of two late Bay Area luminaries. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902920\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902920\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich performing at the Life is Living festival in West Oakland (circa 2013). \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at the Life is Living festival in West Oakland, circa 2013. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You remember who was the first artist who gave us a chance in the Bay Area?” Dun asks Rico during a three-way phone call a few weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Jacka,” says Rico, citing a studio session which led to the track “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ldBrEyTn9M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gangsta\u003c/a>.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raka Dun says to think back a little further. “It was Zion-I.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lot of artists embraced Los Rakas in their early days, despite being somewhat of an anomaly—Black men who speak Spanish as their first language. But it was Zion-I, Dun says, who put them front and center. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time Zion-I would perform,” says Raka Dun, “they’d throw us on the stage at the end to freestyle. A lot of people were recognizing us because of that. Zion-I, Steve, Zumbi was our first big collaboration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902921\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902921\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"The late Baba Zumbi of Zion-I with Raka Rich and Raka Dun at a video shoot for 'Human Being,' in 2012. \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The late Baba Zumbi of Zion-I with Raka Rich and Raka Dun at a video shoot for ‘Human Being’ in 2012. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los Rakas’ first tour was with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thegrouch/\">The Grouch\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brotheraliisblind/\">Brother Ali\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/therealeligh/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eligh\u003c/a>. They soon learned that tour time wasn’t a party—it was work. And their job wasn’t just performing, it was getting to know people and selling merchandise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, their logo is arguably more popular than their music. “Sometimes people would miss our shows because we were the opener,” says Raka Dun. “But they’d buy the merch.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The duo’s logo was partially inspired by the \u003ca href=\"https://uproxx.com/music/hieroglyphics-logo-underground-hip-hop/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hiero logo\u003c/a>, which they saw everywhere. To develop it, they met with a guy named Daniel Walker at \u003ca href=\"http://filthydripped.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filthy Dripped\u003c/a> in Berkeley and worked through various iterations, ultimately incorporating Oakland, Panama and a little bit of Mexico. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902922\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902922\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"A fan flicks a lighter during Raka Dun's performance at the New Parish on Friday evening. \" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan flicks a lighter during Raka Dun’s performance at the New Parish on Sept. 10, 2021. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Rico suggested adding the smile to cancel the stereotype about Rakas being from the hood and being angry,” says Dun. Just like their name reclaims the term “Raka” (short for “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11546388/culture-cue-los-rakas-what-does-it-mean-to-bring-the-raka-party-to-the-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rakataka\u003c/a>,” a derogatory term for someone from the ghetto), the duo wanted to work the same energy into their logo. “Just because you’re from the ghetto doesn’t mean that you’re always angry,” says Rico. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside the character’s huge smile is one tiny gold tooth that symbolizes a gigantic cultural connection. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902975\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo-160x141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"141\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13902975\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo-160x141.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Rakas’ logo.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s a Panamanian thing,” says Dun of the singular gold tooth. “My mom had one, my dad had one, Rico’s mom… Rico’s dad had eight!” he says with a laugh, before Rico picks up where Dun left off. “My grandpa had one, my grandma had one, my great grandmother had two, like Turk, from Cash Money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the duo met Tupac’s brother, Mopreme Shakur, he told them that he got his singular gold tooth in Panama. As West Coast American rap fans from the Latin American country, their minds were blown. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reflecting life in the Bay Area during the early years of the 21st century, the group added glasses without the lenses as a nod to Mac Dre. And the final addition: a hat with the ear flaps. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We chose that because it was this Mexican program called \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229889/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Chavo Del Ocho\u003c/a>,” says Rico, noting how the main character would don similar headwear. “So when I came out here to the states and I saw those hats, I’d cop them every time.” When Rico and Dun went back to Panama to promote their single “Mi Barrio,” everyone asked him about the hat, so it was looped in the image of Los Rakas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902923\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902923\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich (center in the grey hoodie) stands with a number of young artists outside of East Oakland's Youth Uprising (circa 2005). \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich (at center, in the grey hoodie) stands with a number of young artists outside of East Oakland’s Youth Uprising, circa 2005. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span>n many ways the logo speaks to Los Rakas’ balanced identity while beating the pavement and hitting stages with bilingual lyrics about both politics and partying—and performing in front of crowds who largely only speak English. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent episode of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101885060/loud-podcast-highlights-the-history-of-reggaeton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED Forum\u003c/a>, the duo discussed the popularity of reggaeton and its origins rooted in the children of Jamaican laborers working on the Panama Canal. They also mentioned that English speaking crowds in the states take to their music despite the language barrier, with the prevailing sentiment being “I don’t know what they’re saying, but it sounds good.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico tells me that he’s proud of that. After all, he and Dun, blood cousins born in Panama who moved to the states separately during their adolescence, grew up listening to all kinds of music in languages they didn’t speak, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902924\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-160x249.jpg\" alt=\"The Los Rakas medallion sits on Raka Duns white shirt as he performs at the Life Is Living Festival in West Oakland circa 2013)\" width=\"160\" height=\"249\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13902924\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-160x249.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-800x1247.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-1020x1590.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-768x1197.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-986x1536.jpg 986w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-1314x2048.jpg 1314w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389.jpg 1388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun performs at the Life Is Living Festival in West Oakland, circa 2013. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When they started on this musical journey, Rico says Oakland’s hip-hop community wasn’t feeling Spanish music. Raka Dun says they had to adapt, especially because they were working with the likes of The Jacka, J. Stalin, and Zumbi from Zion-I.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, being in the Bay, they weren’t getting too many reggaeton beats; this, again, was in the thick of the Hyphy era. “We had to hop on whatever we could hop on,” says Rico. “That’s how we became \u003ci>Los Rakas\u003c/i>.” The combination of Panamanian influence and Bay Area energy made them unique. And it resonated with people. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’d have people that’d come up to us, rap the whole verse, and be like, ‘I don’t even speak Spanish. I’m learning Spanish through your music,’” says Rico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago the group got \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LosRakas/status/1423347834133237762/photo/1\">a message\u003c/a> from a fan who said he used to watch YouTube videos of them as a kid. Over a decade later he was rejoicing in the fact that they’re still rocking. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tweet, it makes me feel good, man,” says Dun. “That’s what we do it for. That’s the type of message that keeps us motivated. This dude saying that we changed his life, he’s giving us the flowers. We do this first of all because we love it. And then it’s for the people, we want to make sure we give the people good music just like our favorite artists gave us timeless music. And sometimes this shit gets hard. We’re artists who don’t have the numbers, we got the respect, we’ve influenced lots of artists, but we don’t have millions of streams on our music, so stuff like that keeps us really motivated. We’re getting to the people.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico adds that they see the success of similar music today, and they know they played a significant part in pioneering the sound that’s popular right now. “To see how far it’s gotten, it’s bittersweet,” says Rico, thinking about how the pioneers of rap aren’t living how they should be living, given what they’ve done for the culture. “We been out here for 16 years. Grinding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the grind doesn’t stop. Now it’s time to cultivate the next generation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxXSOxEV49s\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxXSOxEV49s\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span>n the time since their 2019 album, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/losrakas/sets/manes-de-negocio-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manes De Negocio\u003c/a>, \u003c/em>the duo have released a series of solo tracks. The list includes Raka Dun’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbtnB57D5Lg&feature=emb_title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Como Yo\u003c/a>” and Raka Rich’s “Comuna 13,” which features an 18 year-old emcee named \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/el_jonky_/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Jonky\u003c/a>, who Rico met during a recent trip to Colombia. “I went out there on a two-week trip, and ended up staying three months,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico says he was hooked by the food and the vibes, and wasn’t looking to do any music. But after meeting El Jonky and his crew, he saw something familiar in the young artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was hungry. He reminded me of a lil Dun-Dun back when he was with the Black Lion Crew,” he says, referencing Raka Dun’s early days as an artist. After hearing El Jonky rap, Rico followed him on social media and eventually hit him up to stop by the studio. It was a big move for both parties—as Rico points out, studio time in the poverty-stricken community is a rarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in a way, after 17 years, working with El Jonky proved to be a full-circle moment. To be able to make that happen for a younger version of themselves shows Los Rakas’ status as young OGs in the game—giving back to the African diaspora, like Panama and Oakland gave to them.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"headline": "10 Years of 'Soy Raka': A Look Back With Panamanian Hip-Hop Duo Los Rakas",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">A\u003c/span> Los Rakas banner hung above the crowd last Friday night as the Grammy-nominated duo took the stage at the New Parish. It had been two years since Raka Dun and Raka Rich last performed in Oakland, and they were ready for the hometown love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The show celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the release of Los Rakas’ first project, \u003ca href=\"https://losrakas.bandcamp.com/album/chancletas-y-camisetas-bordada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003ci>Chancletas Y Camisetas Bordada\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, which features the anthem “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHsncI2j2fk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soy Raka\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902918\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902918\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich wears a turquoise jogging suit and a hat as he performs in front of a crowd at New Parish in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at the New Parish in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los Rakas were joined onstage with performances from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/babygas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baby Gas,\u003c/a> who celebrated a birthday over the weekend; \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cocopeila/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coco Peila\u003c/a>, who recently “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIx_7KJV_1Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pretty Girls\u003c/a>“; and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allhailtheqing/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qing Qi\u003c/a>, who was joined by members of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/putangclanofficial/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pu-Tang Clan\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were also a bunch of folks in the crowd who’ve followed \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/losrakas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a> since before their debut EP. I’m one of them. After meeting Dun and Rico in 2004 through the nonprofit Youth Movement Records, I’ve followed their career, captured photos of them, and watched them grow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two hungry young creatives I met almost two decades ago, who stood out as Oakland-based Afro-Latino hip-hop artists, have grown to leverage their identity and become widely accepted and appreciated in the Bay Area and beyond. Now in their mid-30s, the hip-hop veterans are even seeing their influence on a new generation coming up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902919\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902919\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Dun and Do D.A.T. pose for a photo during a performance at SF State (circa 2005). \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun and Do D.A.T. pose for a photo during a performance at SF State, circa 2005. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">L\u003c/span>os Rakas’ story goes further back than the early 2000s. It starts with their family’s roots in Panama, and involves the support of the artistic community of the greater Oakland-Bay Area. Along the way, they’ve been featured on the soundtrack to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/news/fifa-14-soundtrack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FIFA 14\u003c/a>, appeared on the popular podcast \u003ci>Loud\u003c/i>, had multiple songs reach the top iTunes charts, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11546388/culture-cue-los-rakas-what-does-it-mean-to-bring-the-raka-party-to-the-white-house\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">performed at the White House\u003c/a>, and met Mýa on the red carpet for the Grammys—a career highlight for Rico, who watched her videos on the California Music Channel as a kid. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before traveling the world and letting audiences know “Soy Raka,” they got their start in music working under the tutelage of two late Bay Area luminaries. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902920\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902920\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich performing at the Life is Living festival in West Oakland (circa 2013). \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at the Life is Living festival in West Oakland, circa 2013. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You remember who was the first artist who gave us a chance in the Bay Area?” Dun asks Rico during a three-way phone call a few weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Jacka,” says Rico, citing a studio session which led to the track “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ldBrEyTn9M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gangsta\u003c/a>.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raka Dun says to think back a little further. “It was Zion-I.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lot of artists embraced Los Rakas in their early days, despite being somewhat of an anomaly—Black men who speak Spanish as their first language. But it was Zion-I, Dun says, who put them front and center. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time Zion-I would perform,” says Raka Dun, “they’d throw us on the stage at the end to freestyle. A lot of people were recognizing us because of that. Zion-I, Steve, Zumbi was our first big collaboration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902921\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902921\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"The late Baba Zumbi of Zion-I with Raka Rich and Raka Dun at a video shoot for 'Human Being,' in 2012. \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The late Baba Zumbi of Zion-I with Raka Rich and Raka Dun at a video shoot for ‘Human Being’ in 2012. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los Rakas’ first tour was with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thegrouch/\">The Grouch\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brotheraliisblind/\">Brother Ali\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/therealeligh/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eligh\u003c/a>. They soon learned that tour time wasn’t a party—it was work. And their job wasn’t just performing, it was getting to know people and selling merchandise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, their logo is arguably more popular than their music. “Sometimes people would miss our shows because we were the opener,” says Raka Dun. “But they’d buy the merch.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The duo’s logo was partially inspired by the \u003ca href=\"https://uproxx.com/music/hieroglyphics-logo-underground-hip-hop/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hiero logo\u003c/a>, which they saw everywhere. To develop it, they met with a guy named Daniel Walker at \u003ca href=\"http://filthydripped.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filthy Dripped\u003c/a> in Berkeley and worked through various iterations, ultimately incorporating Oakland, Panama and a little bit of Mexico. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902922\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902922\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"A fan flicks a lighter during Raka Dun's performance at the New Parish on Friday evening. \" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan flicks a lighter during Raka Dun’s performance at the New Parish on Sept. 10, 2021. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Rico suggested adding the smile to cancel the stereotype about Rakas being from the hood and being angry,” says Dun. Just like their name reclaims the term “Raka” (short for “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11546388/culture-cue-los-rakas-what-does-it-mean-to-bring-the-raka-party-to-the-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rakataka\u003c/a>,” a derogatory term for someone from the ghetto), the duo wanted to work the same energy into their logo. “Just because you’re from the ghetto doesn’t mean that you’re always angry,” says Rico. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside the character’s huge smile is one tiny gold tooth that symbolizes a gigantic cultural connection. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902975\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo-160x141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"141\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13902975\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo-160x141.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Rakas’ logo.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s a Panamanian thing,” says Dun of the singular gold tooth. “My mom had one, my dad had one, Rico’s mom… Rico’s dad had eight!” he says with a laugh, before Rico picks up where Dun left off. “My grandpa had one, my grandma had one, my great grandmother had two, like Turk, from Cash Money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the duo met Tupac’s brother, Mopreme Shakur, he told them that he got his singular gold tooth in Panama. As West Coast American rap fans from the Latin American country, their minds were blown. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reflecting life in the Bay Area during the early years of the 21st century, the group added glasses without the lenses as a nod to Mac Dre. And the final addition: a hat with the ear flaps. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We chose that because it was this Mexican program called \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229889/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Chavo Del Ocho\u003c/a>,” says Rico, noting how the main character would don similar headwear. “So when I came out here to the states and I saw those hats, I’d cop them every time.” When Rico and Dun went back to Panama to promote their single “Mi Barrio,” everyone asked him about the hat, so it was looped in the image of Los Rakas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902923\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902923\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich (center in the grey hoodie) stands with a number of young artists outside of East Oakland's Youth Uprising (circa 2005). \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich (at center, in the grey hoodie) stands with a number of young artists outside of East Oakland’s Youth Uprising, circa 2005. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span>n many ways the logo speaks to Los Rakas’ balanced identity while beating the pavement and hitting stages with bilingual lyrics about both politics and partying—and performing in front of crowds who largely only speak English. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent episode of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101885060/loud-podcast-highlights-the-history-of-reggaeton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED Forum\u003c/a>, the duo discussed the popularity of reggaeton and its origins rooted in the children of Jamaican laborers working on the Panama Canal. They also mentioned that English speaking crowds in the states take to their music despite the language barrier, with the prevailing sentiment being “I don’t know what they’re saying, but it sounds good.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico tells me that he’s proud of that. After all, he and Dun, blood cousins born in Panama who moved to the states separately during their adolescence, grew up listening to all kinds of music in languages they didn’t speak, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902924\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-160x249.jpg\" alt=\"The Los Rakas medallion sits on Raka Duns white shirt as he performs at the Life Is Living Festival in West Oakland circa 2013)\" width=\"160\" height=\"249\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13902924\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-160x249.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-800x1247.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-1020x1590.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-768x1197.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-986x1536.jpg 986w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-1314x2048.jpg 1314w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389.jpg 1388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun performs at the Life Is Living Festival in West Oakland, circa 2013. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When they started on this musical journey, Rico says Oakland’s hip-hop community wasn’t feeling Spanish music. Raka Dun says they had to adapt, especially because they were working with the likes of The Jacka, J. Stalin, and Zumbi from Zion-I.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, being in the Bay, they weren’t getting too many reggaeton beats; this, again, was in the thick of the Hyphy era. “We had to hop on whatever we could hop on,” says Rico. “That’s how we became \u003ci>Los Rakas\u003c/i>.” The combination of Panamanian influence and Bay Area energy made them unique. And it resonated with people. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’d have people that’d come up to us, rap the whole verse, and be like, ‘I don’t even speak Spanish. I’m learning Spanish through your music,’” says Rico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago the group got \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LosRakas/status/1423347834133237762/photo/1\">a message\u003c/a> from a fan who said he used to watch YouTube videos of them as a kid. Over a decade later he was rejoicing in the fact that they’re still rocking. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tweet, it makes me feel good, man,” says Dun. “That’s what we do it for. That’s the type of message that keeps us motivated. This dude saying that we changed his life, he’s giving us the flowers. We do this first of all because we love it. And then it’s for the people, we want to make sure we give the people good music just like our favorite artists gave us timeless music. And sometimes this shit gets hard. We’re artists who don’t have the numbers, we got the respect, we’ve influenced lots of artists, but we don’t have millions of streams on our music, so stuff like that keeps us really motivated. We’re getting to the people.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico adds that they see the success of similar music today, and they know they played a significant part in pioneering the sound that’s popular right now. “To see how far it’s gotten, it’s bittersweet,” says Rico, thinking about how the pioneers of rap aren’t living how they should be living, given what they’ve done for the culture. “We been out here for 16 years. Grinding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the grind doesn’t stop. Now it’s time to cultivate the next generation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxXSOxEV49s\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxXSOxEV49s\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span>n the time since their 2019 album, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/losrakas/sets/manes-de-negocio-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manes De Negocio\u003c/a>, \u003c/em>the duo have released a series of solo tracks. The list includes Raka Dun’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbtnB57D5Lg&feature=emb_title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Como Yo\u003c/a>” and Raka Rich’s “Comuna 13,” which features an 18 year-old emcee named \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/el_jonky_/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Jonky\u003c/a>, who Rico met during a recent trip to Colombia. “I went out there on a two-week trip, and ended up staying three months,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico says he was hooked by the food and the vibes, and wasn’t looking to do any music. But after meeting El Jonky and his crew, he saw something familiar in the young artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was hungry. He reminded me of a lil Dun-Dun back when he was with the Black Lion Crew,” he says, referencing Raka Dun’s early days as an artist. After hearing El Jonky rap, Rico followed him on social media and eventually hit him up to stop by the studio. 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The family requests privacy in this very challenging time while they await further details.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13962689']\u003cem>Steve is survived by three sons, his mother and his brother. He was working on a Zion I reunion tour with longtime producer and collaborator, Amp Live, to honor the legacy of their musical endeavors for their fans.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither Zumbi’s family nor his publicist addressed early reports that he died from complications related to COVID, as initially told to KQED by close friends. Zumbi was said to be hesitant about receiving the COVID vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier Friday, the Los Angeles hip-hop collective Project Blowed \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CSig6tTrDyH/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">posted a statement\u003c/a> from DJ True Justice, a touring DJ for Zion I, saying that Zumbi had been recovering from COVID when “he had a severe asthma attack and his heart stopped. He died in the hospital. They were unable to revive him.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13936095']But Berkeley police, who responded to a physical altercation between a patient and hospital staff shortly after 5am on Friday, are now investigating Zumbi’s death. A spokesperson for the Berkeley Police Department \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Police-investigating-death-of-well-known-Bay-Area-16388574.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">told the \u003cem>San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/em>\u003c/a> that the involved patient was eventually pinned down by hospital security. The spokesperson added that, upon arrival, officers began handcuffing the patient when they determined that he needed immediate medical assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police and hospital staff performed livesaving measures, but the patient was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene, the spokesperson said. 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Over the next decade and a half, the group released nine full-length albums, plus several mixtapes and collaborations. Amp Live left Zion I in 2015, but the two had reunited this year for an anniversary tour together, scheduled for October. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zumbi was known for weaving a spiritual approach into hip-hop, reflected in his searching, mystical lyrics, and in the title of Zion I’s debut album \u003cem>Mind Over Matter\u003c/em>, which \u003cem>The Source\u003c/em> nominated for Independent Album of the Year in 2000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='pop_28324']Yet Zumbi also understood the streets, as evidenced by \u003cem>Heroes in the City of Dope\u003c/em>, Zion I’s hoodwise 2006 collaboration with The Grouch. Stridently creative and uncomfortable in any box, Zumbi strove for blending different musical styles, notably on the widely varied 2008 album \u003cem>The Take Over\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zumbi was no stranger to the social issues in his music. In 2016, he became a victim of the Bay Area’s housing crisis when he was evicted from his Oakland home, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/28324/on-zion-is-tech-a-housing-crisis-turns-personal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">filmed the video for the song “Tech $” inside his house\u003c/a> as his family packed up belongings into moving boxes. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wrote the song out of frustration with trying to find something affordable and being abruptly introduced to skyrocketing rent prices and hordes of people eager to pay,” he told KQED at the time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13901317\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/Zunbi.Videoshoot.Horiz_-800x500.jpg\" alt=\"Zumbi of Zion I performs at the video shoot for 'Human Being,' in 2012.\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13901317\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/Zunbi.Videoshoot.Horiz_-800x500.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/Zunbi.Videoshoot.Horiz_-1020x638.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/Zunbi.Videoshoot.Horiz_-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/Zunbi.Videoshoot.Horiz_-768x480.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/Zunbi.Videoshoot.Horiz_-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/Zunbi.Videoshoot.Horiz_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zumbi of Zion I performs at the video shoot for ‘Human Being,’ in 2012. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Two years later, while wrestling with the deaths of his father, his grandmother and a close friend, Zumbi \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayexpress.com/the-reawakening-of-zion-is-baba-zumbi-2-1/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">told the \u003cem>East Bay Express\u003c/em>\u003c/a> that he found strength in tai chi and inspiration from his family, including his three kids. In the recording studio, he said, he’d had an epiphany that his deceased loved ones were there in spirit, supporting him. “Now I can never deny the fact that I know that the spirit world is always present,” he said, “and I always have to acknowledge it from here on out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zumbi loved the Bay Area so much that he wrote an ode to the region, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMmZuKUzeXE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bay\u003c/a>,” and he performed with, collaborated with, and recorded with countless other Bay Area musicians up until his death. 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