Take a deep breath. Now say every synonym in the English language thinkable for the word swagger. Bay Area emcee J-Billion, or simply "Billion," should be the first word from your lips as you exhale...

Usugrow’s foundation of creating punk rock flyers and designing his own shirts has led him to major collaborations with Vans, Famous Stars and Straps and Upper Playground. I got a chance to merge heads with him in between book signings...

We catch up with Tanya Morgan on the set of their "So Damn Down" video shoot to give you a sneak peak of the music video and find out more about Brooklynati...

The young and ambitious Curt@!ns and his crew blew through 5024SF's Haight Street gallery for a quickstrike interview...

Hollywood Holt--emcee/b-boy/moped gang leader/party rocker extraordinaire--displayed intense energy at the Rickshaw Stop last week for 24Karat Milkcrate's premier event...

It doesn’t seem odd at all to see a non-traditional hip-hop audience selling out San Francisco’s historic Warfield Theatre. It’s the kind of crowd that geeks out to P.O.S.’ “De La Souls” because it pays tribute to both De La Soul and Bouncing Souls...

Exported from Angola to Portugal, Kuduro is spreading like chicken pox at a daycare center to clubs all over the world. It’s most notable ambassadors are Buraka Som Sistema...

Canadian emcee and all around musical virtuoso K-OS returns with his fourth release on Universal Music Canada to make listeners say Yes!...

A homage to the spirit of Ukiyo-e, Seattle-based Jonathan Wakuda Fischer incorporates traditional Japanese woodblock prints, urban stencil art, and a variety of vibrant colors in his latest collection...

On the track “That’s That,” DOOM asks: “Can it be I stayed away too long? Did you miss these rhymes while I was gone?” The answer is...kind of...

We caught up with Keelay in his San Francisco apartment to talk about Ridin' High, his influences and plans for the future. Watch the video...

Kero provides his listeners with a different sound this time around by venturing into synth-driven beats, more up tempo melodies and, yes, he even flips the today's industry must-have Auto-Tune...

1 AM Gallery recently hosted its premier photo exhibition, "Most Finished," featuring the works of Ken Goto, Orly Locquiao, Dylan Maddux and Abe Menor...

David Choe. You gotta love his art, but you gotta hate the guy. Just a little...

It’s clear from the intro that Keelay & Zaire's debut album, Ridin’ High, is going to take you on a west coast, soul-filled, funky journey...

We were originally gonna post a day-to-day report of our adventures at SXSW (South by Sausage West), but obviously that didn't happen. So here’s the rundown of the rest of the week at SXSW, as concise as we could make it…

We knew going in that it would be madness, but linking up with some friends killed the anxiety and nervousness. Check photos from our first day at SXSW...

With Troubadour, Somali-Canadian rapper and musician K’naan creates a heartfelt and, at times, ironically nostalgic and self-deprecating reminder that the Somali experience is more than media-sensationalized genocide...

The Tones are two painfully optimistic emcees stressing the importance of accomplishing goals and handling life’s disappointments and setbacks with poise...

Check out video and photos from The Rise Project...

Zion I is back with their latest offering, The Takeover, another solid release that explores new avenues for the Oakland-based artists...

D.E.E.P.R.O.O.T.E.D is an amalgamation of strings, synthesizers, soulful hooks and smooth rhymes. Think of emcees Mr. Brady and Johaz, singer Brea, and DJ Artistic as a laid back version of the Black Eyed Peas...