Tag Archives: E-40
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E-40 and Nef the Pharaoh draw hundreds to Vallejo toy giveaway
Naomi receives a bike at Nef the Pharaoh’s toy giveaway at Shiloh Community Church in Vallejo on Dec. 23, 2023. VALLEJO, Calif. — As 8-year-old Mya rolled her new bike through the parking lot of Shiloh Community Church on Saturday, the handlebars with tassels gleaming in the sunlight, she…
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REVIEW: LL Cool J leads legends of hip-hop on F.O.R.C.E. Tour stop at Chase Center
LL Cool J performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 1, 2023. Matt Pang/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — LL Cool J brought out some of the best of old school hip-hop for his F.O.R.C.E. tour stop at Chase Center on Friday. The headliner topped a bill that included…
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SF Giants honor E-40, Bay Area hip-hop at Oracle Park on genre’s 50th anniversary
E-40 throws out the first pitch at a game between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on June 9, 2023. Nate McKinley/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — East Bay rapper E-40 threw out the first pitch and was the star guest at Oracle Park…
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The 20 best hip-hop albums of 2022
The best hip-hop albums of 2022 include Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion, Nas, Vince Staples, Earl Sweatshirt, Locksmith, Pusha T, Lupe Fiasco, Mount Westmore, Denzel Curry, Ho99o9, Freddie Gibbs, Homeboy Sandman, Bob Dylan, Czarface, Black Star, Black Thought and Danger Mouse, Your Old Droog, Open Mike Eagle and Token.…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Mount Westmore delivers the message with ‘Snoop Cube 40 $hort’
Mount Westmore, “Snoop Cube 40 $hort.” What happens when four of California’s most legendary MCs come together to form a hip-hop supergroup for the ages? You get Mount Westmore, featuring Angelenos Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg and the Bay Area’s own Too $hort and E-40. Snoop Cube 40 $hort is…
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REWIND: Bay Area acts that should play Outside Lands next
MC Hammer on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” in Chicago on Aug. 14, 1990. Photo by Paul Natkin/Wire Image. The original plan, before I actually went to Outside Lands last weekend, was to use this weekend’s column to highlight some bands I unexpectedly enjoyed. You know, acts I wasn’t especially…
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BottleRock Day 2: Twenty One Pilots, Mount Westmore, 8 more we loved Saturday
Twenty One Pilots perform at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 28, 2022. Steve Carlson/STAFF. NAPA — Saturday night’s BottleRock Napa offerings presented, perhaps, as challenging a headliner clash as the fest has ever seen. On one stage was one of the most exciting live bands…
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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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ALBUM REVIEW: G-Eazy faces his image on ‘These Things Happen Too’
G-Eazy, “These Things Happen Too.” Everyone has regrets, and G-Eazy holds his share. His fourth LP, These Things Happen Too, finds G-Eazy having to grapple with the fallout of his failed relationships, the toll that drug abuse has taken on him artistically and personally, as well as the self-doubt that he’s…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Gucci Mane leaves a cold impression with ‘Ice Daddy’
Gucci Mane has made a name for himself as a cornerstone of the trap movement that dominated the last decade of hip-hop. His prolific output of albums and mixtapes have earned him success and a large following, but sooner or later you’re bound to hit a snag. Ice Daddy…
