Welcome to the West Festival Announced for Oakland Arena!

🎤 WELCOME TO THE WEST FESTIVAL📍 Oakland Arena, Oakland, California📆 Saturday, March 28 🌟 Featured Artists:E-40SOBxRBEMozzyBernerFenix FlexinDJ QuikSuga Free more to be announced 🔐 Presale Password: WEST 🎟 Tickets: Available on Ticketmaster The Bay’s legends, today’s hitmakers, and the future of the sound all come together for one massive night in Oakland. SOBxRBE returns to […]

Bay Area Musician, Geo Blends Harp and Hip Hop For Super Bowl!

Bay Area musician, Geo is redefining what a harp can sound like. Blending classical strings with hip-hop, R&B, and Bay hyphy energy, the rising harpist is officially headed to the Super Bowl stage at Levi’s Stadium! She’ll be performing alongside LaRussell and other local artists, bringing pure Bay creativity into one of the biggest entertainment […]

The Jacka, Celebrating a Legend Lost Too Soon 🕊

video credit: ShotbyFresh The Bay continues to celebrate The Jacka’s voice, his vision, and everything he brought to the culture. From his groundbreaking work with Mob Figaz to his solo projects, his music still rides heavy through generations of hip hop fans who know real when they hear it. 🕊️🔥🎤 Even years after his passing, […]

Larussell Heads Bay Area House Band at Super Bowl 60! 🏈

Super Bowl 60 is turning up the volume with true Bay Area talent leading the moment 🔥 @larussell is set to headline the Tailgate experience while assembling the official house band for #SBLX at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026. The performance brings local culture to one of the world’s biggest stages, blending live music, […]

Empire Backs Futuristic Immersive Entertainment Complex on San Francisco Waterfront

Empire, the San Francisco-based music industry powerhouse, has invested in Elevation Sky Park, a groundbreaking $6.5 million immersive entertainment complex planned for the Central Waterfront. The project, developed by Elevation XR, will feature three geodesic domes and a pyramid designed to host a wide array of music, film, and art events. Led by veteran producer […]

Friscasso Announces His Highly Anticipated Album 3 For January 2026

Get ready! Friscasso’s highly anticipated Album 3 arrives January 2026. The buzz is already building with two tracks spinning on radio stations across three states. This project promises to be something special. Featuring an incredible lineup of Bay Area artists including Jacka (of Mob Figaz), Black C, Keak Da Sneak, T-Millz, Mac Mois, Don Chino, […]

Beeda Weeda & Aaron Le Bring “Nasty” to Rolling Loud LA 2025

FESTIVAL MOMENT: Beeda Weeda and Aaron Le just hit the Rolling Loud stage with their new single “Nasty.” The GoPuff set was pure energy with DJ FiveVenoms running the show. It’s clear this one’s built for the crowd. If their festival take is this strong, the studio version is a must-listen! 💥 STREAM “NASTY” — […]

Meet San Francisco Rapper Cryssy Cola

San Francisco, CA Rapper/Actress Cryssy Cola breaks the local music scene with a slew of releases and collaborations ranging from SOBxRBE member Da Boii, Zay Bang, GeePop, Sly Payso, and many more. Her collaboration with SOBxRBE member Da Boii titled “What Come with It” has broke 135k views in less than a year and counting!! […]

Drug Kingpin Alpo Martinez shot and killed in Harlem

This morning, Choke No Joke (@chokenojokeofficial) confirmed that a 55-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting on a Harlem street corner. The victim was struck multiple times in the chest in a hail of bullets fired from a passing vehicle on W. 147th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd. just after 3:20 a.m., cops said. The […]