East Bay rap legend Spice 1 was shot in the chest while he slept in his car in front of his parents’ home in Hayward Monday at 9AM. He is currently recovering in the hospital, but remains in critical condition. He told police he had been asleep for about 30 minutes when he noticed a white or Hispanic male standing next to his car. After being shot, he walked into the house and called 911. Spice 1’s 1994 album
And Mesh’s 120 Minutes continues.
Locals Minipop just released this excellent video for the song “Like I Do”, directed by Andrew Huang.
Snoop Dogg’s Sensual Seduction video… seen on Yo! Awww Damn Raps.
Found this video of Bay Area rapper Turf Talk on Judge Joe Brown via Max Sidman. Below is an interview with Turf Talk that we ran last summer.
Hyphy or Not, Here He Comes
Turf Talk on success and the exploding hyphy movement
By Corey Bloom. Photo by Amanda Lopez.
The day before the following interview took place, Turf Talk appeared where few rappers have been before, the cover of the USA Today. Joined by his cousins E-40 and Droop-E, the statement was clear: This is the future, these individuals will take the spotlight and bring attention back to Bay Area rap after nearly a decade of nation-wide neglect.
After stepping on the field two years ago with his debut, The Street Novelist, Turf is preparing to release his sophomore effort, The West Coast Vaccine, on June 28th. With the majority of the production taken on by the “King of the Hyphy Sound,” Rick Rock (Federation, Jay-Z), as well as joints from the King of Crunk Lil’ Jon, The West Coast Vaccine is shaping up to be bigger than Balco’s Silverback. Timing couldn’t be better; as labels continue to lurk and watch the Bay’s “hyphy” movement, and attention from media outlets continues to soar, it’s Turf’s chance to establish himself as one of the most versatile, charismatic and potent spitters in the Bay. So talented, so gangsta, deserving and hard working—that’s Turf Talk.
With your debut The Street Novelist there were a lot of songs that people wouldn’t really expect from a Bay Area rapper coming up under this Hyphy movement. Are you gonna stay with that for the West Coast Vaccine?
Yeah, this next one is gonna really shock people. I really opened up on this one, some songs don’t even sound like me. I got some more stories, more songs for the ladies. I got a lot of songs on this one people wouldn’t expect.
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A week and a half ago, Radiohead broadcast a live Webcast in which they played some of their own songs, along with covers of The Smiths, Joy Division/New Order and Bjork. The videos are on YouTube now; below are a couple of the covers.
Radiohead covering Joy Division/New Order’s “Ceremony”.
Radiohead covering The Smiths’ “The Headmaster Ritual”.
Nicole Atkins made her “network television debut” on The Late Show with David Letterman the other night, singing “The Way It Is” off her album Neptune City, which I won’t be buying. I’m pretty sure Dave is in love with her based on his reaction after the song. She’s also in this gross commercial for American Express: Guess what. We’re headling. I could fly you here.
And, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings just released this video for the title track of their new album, 100 Days, 100 Nights. They return to Bimbo’s on December 5th. The video was directed by Adam Elias Buncher using two vintage TV cameras bought on E-Bay for $50 dollars each.
KQED’s Gallery Crawl is a monthly video series that takes a look at Bay Area galleries and the art within them. In the latest episode, artist/narrator Jeannene Przyblyski examines San Francisco street art, from commissioned pieces like Claus Oldenburg’s & Coosje van Bruggen’s hideous “Cupid’s Span” by the Bay Bridge to works by Sirron Norris and Andrew Schoultz, as well as what Przbylski calls “non-permissioned” works: illegal graffiti, stencils and wheat pasted posters. Przybylski is a professor at San Francisco Art Institute, and it shows in her narration, which comes off as a freshman year “Street Art 101″ introductory lecture. Still, it is always good to see San Francisco street art get coverage, and, as an added bonus, the video features music from The Mall’s Adam Cimino.
Barry Bonds posted this message on his Web site today saying the Giants told him he won’t be returning. It’s sad, but as much as I loved watching him play, that’s $18 million that should come in handy next year. Does this mean we’re really getting that young team we were promised last year? And, since Barry says in the message that he will play somewhere next year, I wonder what team he’ll end up with. Oakland, I mean Fremont? He does say he wants a World Series ring, so maybe Anaheim?
Dear Fans,
This journal will be one of my last entries as a San Francisco Giant. Yesterday, I was told by the Giants that they will not be bringing me back for the 2008 season. During the conversation with Peter Magowan I was told that my play this year far exceeded any expectations the Giants had, but that the organization decided this year would be my last season in San Francisco…. read the rest.
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