Tag Archives: Damian Lillard
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Interview: Damian Lillard on the next Dame D.O.L.L.A. album, the viral plane freestyle
Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers dribbles the ball during their game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco on Feb. 28, 2023. Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. NBA superstar, rapper and entrepreneur Damian Lillard has had four hits over the past week, and…
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For the Golden State Warriors and the NBA, music is in the game
DJ D Sharp performs before the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 26, 2021. Steve Carlson/STAFF. Sundays are gospel music days inside the Golden State Warriors’ locker room. While the rest of the week will see a variety…
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Another Coogler rises in Richmond: White Dave ready for the ‘Space Jam’
White Dave, courtesy Anshil Popli. While Richmond rapper White Dave has had his songs featured in soundtracks for weighty and dramatic films like “Black Panther,” “Judas and the Black Messiah” and “Creed,” all three of which were led by his all-star director brother Ryan Coogler (though White Dave notes…
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REWIND: The A’s don’t seem to appreciate Oakland, but we still can
Too $hort performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2019. Shawn Robbins/STAFF. As much as I love my beloved Oakland Athletics, boy oh boy do I hate their ownership. The story to this point: After screwing up their first choice of stadium location…
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ALBUM REVIEW: J. Cole walks a fine line on ‘The Off-Season’
It’s been three years since J. Cole released KOD, his last album, and announced his next project, The Off-Season. Since then, he’s maintained a contentious place in hip-hop in no small part due to thinly veiled criticisms he’s lobbed at other rappers like Kanye West, Lil Pump and Noname on tracks…
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PLAYLIST: Behind the scenes with Roman Gokhman’s year in interviews
Roman Gokhman writes about some of his favorite interviews of the year: Loyal Lobos; Damian Lillard; Allan Rayman; Lindsey Stirling; Brandon Leake; James Hersey; Rufus Wainwright; Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner and Pekka Kuusisto; Vincint; Fantastic Negrito; RAC; Micky Dolenz; Mathilde Froustey; Lisa Loeb; All We Are; and Hailey Whitters.…
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Oakland’s Damian Lillard on how we can be allies to Black people in the Bay Area
Damian Lillard walks arm in arm with other Black Lives Matter protestors on the Morrison Bridge in Portland, Oregon on June 4, 2020. Photos courtesy: Bruce Ely/Trail Blazers. A day prior to getting his first on-court action in more than four months in the Portland Trail Blazers’ first scrimmage…
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Interview: Chris Robinson Brotherhood in tune with Bay Area vibes
Chris Robinson Brotherhood, courtesy. Chris Robinson and his bandmates in the Chris Robinson Brotherhood rolled into Portland with just enough time to grab some eggs and hit Powell’s Books before the former frontman of the Black Crowes and his jam band-leaning brotherhood head to perform. But the obsessive basketball fan is contemplating a…
