CULTURE CONTENT

TRKRNR - No Summer Days (feat. Trailer Limon) [Official Music Video]

March 21, 2019 • Amanda Beane • anderson .paak • ASTU • Austan Found • AWGE • beyonce • Biz Markie • blackmoon • colemine records • da beatminerz • Dragon School • Earmilk • Evidence • jay z • lord finesse • Pablo Circa • Stimulate • TRKRNR

A Film By: Amanda Beane & Pablo Circa Shot in Oakland, CA. "Summer may be approaching, but TRKRNR wants you to know that they always bring the heat regardless of the season. The Richmond, California duo (pronounced “track runner”) are premiering a new video today for their dreamy single “No Summer Days.” TRKRNR joined forces with fellow Bay Area artist Trailer Limon (of the San Francisco group The Pendletons) for the track that will be released along with the tune “Stimulate” on March 22. The new video aptly reflects the collaboration as it celebrates the Bay Area’s diverse culture and...

Video: Nimsins "Pray For Me"

March 4, 2019 • 2 chainz • 36 Chambers • A$AP MOB • A$AP Rocky • A-Plus • anderson .paak • AON Preme • art • bay area • Benny The Butcher • blackmoon • Blues • boot camp clik • brookkly • Buffalo • california • Cava Menzies • chicago • Conway the Machine • def jam • detroit • dj muggs • Dragon School • East Oakland • Fantastic Negrito • Firing Squad • Fresh Prince • funk • gangstarr • GetBenny • Grieselda • Hieroglyphics • Hip Hop • hiphop • Iceland • Icelandic • iLL Camille • Jay Electronica • Jazzy Jeff • Keese Sama • Kool G Rap • krs one • Lil Fame • Lo-Fiction • lord finesse • Nash Npire • nimsins • pharaohe Monche • production • san francisco • Street art • Too Short • transistor sound studio • wu tang clan

Nimsins drops the first of a 5 video series from his latest release "It's Been a Long Time Since I cried" EP. Produced by @J.Goldtomb and Directed by @ericBui. Listen to the EP in it's entirety HERE. Oakland art at it's finest. Tune in.

Nimsins "It’s Been A Long Time Since I Cried- 6 Track EP

February 28, 2019 • 2 chainz • 36 Chambers • 36 Trap Houses • A$AP Rocky • A-Plus • anderson .paak • art • ATL • Austan Found • AWGE • bay area • Beezy love Bands • Benny The Butcher • big Krit • blackmoon • boot camp clik • colemine records • da beatminerz • def jam • detroit • dj muggs • DJ Platurn • DJ Premier • Dragon School • East Oakland • Evidence • Fantastic Negrito • funk • GetBenny • Graff • Hip Hop • JAke one • Jazzy Jeff • Kendrick Lamar • Lo-Fiction • lowrider • Mach-Hommy • monophonics • nimsins • Oakland Faders • Odd Fututre • philly • Please don't be dead

East Oakland's Lo-Fiction representer Nimsins releases the audio portion of "It’s Been A Long Time Since I Cried", describe by Nimsins as "an audio-visual journey into my psyche." Earlier this month the Lo-Fiction crew dropped visuals for "Nike Check" described in an KQED piece by OG Penn as " illustrates the permanent pursuit of the purse." Official release statement: Inspired By The Hyper-Masculinity and Misogyny instilled in Young Black Boys Primarily. Although it’s just as prominent in all boys of color. This Ep is an ode to all the people out there who struggle with their emotions, repression, depression,...

Video: Fantastic Negrito "A Boy Named Andrew" (Directed by Freddy Macdonald)

February 13, 2019 • 36 Chambers • 36 Trap Houses • A$AP Rocky • A-Plus • anderson .paak • AON Preme • art • Beezy love Bands • beyonce • Biz Markie • blackmoon • Blues • boot camp clik • cee lo green • chicago • Chow Mane • Conway the Machine • DJ Platurn • Fantastic Negrito • Fresh Prince • GetBenny • Graff • Grammy • Grieselda • Gucci • oakland • Please don't be dead • The Last Days of Oakland

Fantastic Negrito presents new visuals for his Grammy Award winning Best Contemporary Blues Album "Please Don't Be Dead" (his first Grammy for 2016's "The Last Days of Oakland"). "A Boy Named Andrew" takes the viewer through a series of Negrito's tour/concert performances as well as back stage footage, a day in the life of the artist bringing a different angle on contemporary Blues. Oakland represented to the fullest, tune in. On the release, Negrito states, “I was ‘A Boy Named Andrew.’ I grew up in foster care feeling like an outsider, and I wanted to write a song about it –...

Video: Lo-Fiction "Nike Check" (Shot by Eric Bui)

February 13, 2019

Peep "Nike Check' new visuals from the Oakland collective Lo-Fiction. Lo-Fiction brings back that crew vibe that the Bay Area has always been known for, siting Hieroglyphics, Hobo Junction, Mystik Journeymen and many more. The Lo-Fiction crew consists of Nimsins, Keese Sama, Giahni, Chris, Esosa, Jafari, and SemCity. Words form Lo-Fiction's Nimsins: "Nike Check is an anthem for everybody chasing a bag. Whether it's finances, peace of mind, solutions to a problem, etc. Those are all different bags, and we all chasing at least one of 'em". Shot by filmmaker Eric Bur. Expect more from the Lo-Fiction crew including collabs with Drums &...