Eric Arnold

Eric Arnold

Contributing Editor, 'That's My Word'

Eric Arnold has covered hip-hop locally and nationally for over 30 years. Formerly the managing editor of 4080 and columnist for The Source, he chronicled hyphy’s rise and fall, co-curated the Oakland Museum of California’s first hip-hop exhibit in 2018 and won a 2022 Northern California Emmy Award for a mini-documentary on Oakland’s Boogaloo dance culture. He is a contributing editor for That’s My Word, KQED's series on the history of Bay Area hip-hop.

By Eric Arnold

Turntablism’s Mightiest Heroes: The Legacy, Impact and Aesthetics of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz

How The Invisibl Skratch Piklz Put San Francisco Turntablism on the DJ Map

A middle aged Black man clutches a microphone and mic stand and smiles on stage. He is wearing a black t-shirt and black baseball cap.

In ‘Can You Dig It?’ Chuck D Narrates a Missing Chapter of Hip-Hop’s History

Opio of Souls of Mischief poses in front of his own likeness, painted as part of a mural in East Oakland.

Let ’Em Know: Oakland’s New Souls of Mischief Mural

Hiero Day 2023 Affirmed Hip-Hop’s Local Essence — and National Gravity

The Bay’s (Overlooked) Contributions to Hip-Hop

How Turf Dancing Came to Define Oakland Street Dance

Goapele: Closer to Hip-Hop Than You Knew

A Hip-Hop-Heavy Blue Note Jazz Festival Celebrates the Spiritual Lineage of Black Music

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