Founded by Ghazi Shami, the independent powerhouse is opening its archives to the public, showcasing platinum plaques, awards, rare posters, and memorabilia that trace both the label’s evolution and the Bay Area’s cultural rise. The exhibit highlights EMPIRE’s journey from a San Francisco startup to a global force, all while staying rooted in independent ownership and artist-first values.

With the city buzzing from Super Bowl energy, the timing couldn’t be sharper. As visitors from around the world pour into the Bay, EMPIRE is making sure the region’s music legacy gets its moment in the spotlight.

Open during Super Bowl week at One Montgomery, the pop-up stands as a celebration of local influence, longevity, and independent power done right!

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LaRussell calls GEO “a breath of fresh air,” highlighting her joy, natural stage presence, and ability to make the harp feel alive and contemporary. With deep roots in San Francisco’s music scene and a dedication to innovation, GEO is breaking expectations, celebrating her Filipino heritage, and carrying Bay culture forward with pride!

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The evening served as a powerful reminder of the festival’s ongoing commitment to nurturing homegrown talent while giving back to the community that makes it all possible. Relive the magic and stay updated on future events by following @floresfilmfestival on Instagram for photos, highlights, and announcements about Year 5!

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Since Prop 64 passed seems like some people showed how happy they were in different ways.

Last night in Los Angeles, an “artist” vandalized the Hollywood land marked and got it to read, Hollyweed to start the year.

According to LAPD’s Security Services, a security camera footage showed “a ‘lone individual’ climbing up Mount Lee, scaling the sign using the built-in ladders and hanging tarpaulins over the sign’s O’s to change them to E’s” at around midnight on Saturday, the LA Times reports.

So now that weed will soon be legal in California it is safe to say the prank was quite interesting.

The Hollywood sign was changed to say Hollyweed today pic.twitter.com/NSWmbgz9aP

— Tommy Chong (@tommychong) January 1, 2017

https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/815736625229598720

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Dope Era sits down with G-Eazy and find out how it feels for G-Eazy to do something in the same community he grew up in.

Speaks on his new ideas, pop up shop, giving back and feeling great about selling out shows!

Shot & Edited By: Ryan Horstkotte of Ambassador Productionz

Music By: Mistah FAB feat Raekwon, Carl Thomas & G-Eazy “Pretty Girls”

Album: Son of A Pimp 2

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Meek feels as tho the rap game is drawing comparisons between himself and Drake. He then goes on tho say Kendrick & J. Cole are true MCs in their own right.

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This isn’t the first time Meek Mill became salty at another rapper for not promoting his album on twitter. He also took shots at his label partner, Wale for not making his twitter Avi the cover of Meek’s last project. In addition, Rick Ross took twitter to state his opinion on the matter.

However controversial Meek Mill is feeling, Drake has only showed support for his music, as well as all the other major artists in Rick Ross’s Maybach Music label. The fans feel as tho Drake will only respond through his music, which he has clearly made a pattern of after enduring slander from another artist in his field of work. The whole world currently has eyes on him.

-@BariWorld

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The loss hit Gibbs hard, who posted his condolences on social media and stated that his Mar. 6 performance at the New Parish in Oakland will be dedicated to the memory of Newton.

The Jacka may have been an unsung hip-hop figure nationally, but his output was widely respected among Bay Area fans, a point made clear by the outpouring of condolences that emerged on social media. He first gained notoriety as a member of the Mob Figaz, and later pursued a solo career that made him one of the Bay’s standout rappers.

“It feels like a part of you disappeared and is gone for no reason,” Gibbs explained to Noisey. “Jack wasn’t the type of guy you had a problem with. So to see somebody take his life is totally shocking and tragic.”

Hailing from Gary, Indiana, best known musically as the hometown of Michael Jackson and his family, Gibbs emerged from a place far removed from the hip-hop radar. To pursue a career, he moved to Los Angeles roughly a decade ago and began making mixtapes. In 2010, he was named one of the Top 10 Freshman by XXL magazine, a list that seems prophetic today; he shared the cover alongside new-school heavyweights J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean.

With an uncompromising perspective that speaks truth to the struggle of the streets, one might think Gibbs wouldn’t be universally enjoyed by hip-hop listeners. After all, his sound isn’t — and has never been — Top 40-friendly.

But accessibility has never been Gibbs’s aim. Instead, his catalog is filled with authentic tales of at-risk life and the challenge, despite such setbacks, to succeed.

After a continuous release of mixtapes in the ensuing years, including the 2012 collaboration The Devil’s Palace with L.A.-based producer the Alchemist, he recently connected with celebrated production icon Madlib. Their pairing led to his highest-profile release to date, 2014’s Piñata.

“The things I rap about are 100-percent real,” Gibbs said, in reference to his Gary upbringing, while speaking with Ali Shaheed Muhammad for NPR’s Microphone Check. “But at the same time, I don’t rap about those things to tear my city down. I give you the reality of what it is and what I been through and how it is living in those conditions in Gary, Ind. … I’m trying to shed light on it so that possibly… we can figure out something to reverse that deterioration process.”

Freddie Gibbs performs Friday, Mar. 6, at the New Parish in Oakland. For more information, visit thenewparish.com.

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