Andy Kawanami and Chuy Gomez (left to right) hosted ‘Hip Hop Friday’ on the California Music Channel in the ’90s. The channel became a crucial outlet for Bay Area rappers on their way to national ...

Too Short may be one of the biggest exports of the Bay Area's hip-hop scene, but he's planning to play one of its smallest music venues. The "Blow the Whistle" rapper is trading packed arenas for the ...

"I just want to show the world this is possible independently and at home within our own region and our own people," the ...

Bay Area rapper P-Lo is the latest celebrity to team up with Square Pie Guys to offer customers his personalized pizza ...

The Budda, a new nightclub backed by East Bay hip-hop talent Budda Mack, is set to open in January in San Francisco.

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, an ongoing KQED series about Bay Area hip-hop history. “I’ll never lose that spirit, but I don’t miss being on the street from morning to night,” ...

CONCORD — Shaun “Shauny B” Smith is an artist and magazine owner who publishes Knocksmith Magazine about twice a year. Having grown up around Pittsburg with a major affliction for rap and hip hop ...

CONCORD, Calif. — Shaun “Shauny B” Smith is an artist and magazine owner who publishes Knocksmith Magazine about twice a year. Having grown up around Pittsburg with a major affliction for rap and hip ...