Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B. posted a tribute to James Robert Dixon Jr., known as "OG Frog," after friends identified him as ...

OAKLAND — The suspect in the killing of a popular youth mentor was allowed to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, then sentenced to life in a mental health hospital, court records show. Daniel ...

Oakland rappers continue to uphold a longstanding tradition of hip-hop that prioritizes community accountability over individual fame. This vital local scene persists even as streaming metrics and ...

Follow the key races and measures across the nine Bay Area counties. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to make sense of the news. Episodes drop Monday, ...

Rapper Kamaiyah celebrated the anniversary of her breakthrough mixtape Saturday by turning Oakland’s Fox Theater into a hometown party with featured performances from local hip hop artists like E-40 ...

TOWN TALES Rapper Philip Bank$ is a third-generation Oakland native and a Morehouse College-trained sociologist. (Photo by Anshil Popli) As a middle-schooler, when most kids woke up to cartoons or ...

OAKLAND — Years after he was sent to prison in a federal gun case, a San Francisco rapper is back in legal hot water over allegations he joined a robbery crew and trafficked a teen girl. Albert ...

Raimondi Park was rocking in a different way even before the first pitch. Thursday night, Oakland rapper Too Short made a special appearance to shoot a music video for his new song "All the Kids on ...

In the Bay Area rap scene you can still find glimpses of the genre alive in its purest form. The region’s hip-hop culture is known for its independence and insular spirit born of a combination of pimp ...