A shot from a quick little photo session on Telegraph, minutes before we hit the stage, with photographer Leo Docuyanan, whose fine work you can find in the darkroom of SF’s Photo Epicenter and online at his blog. More photos from the shoot, as well as video from Hip-hop In The Park, coming soon.

another beautiful Seattle morning and we’re starting our day with a meeting at The 5 Point Cafe.  i guess you could say it’s becoming a tradition. i mean, if you define a tradition as something that’s happened 3 times and you expect it to happen again, then yea, this is a tradition. i’m gonna want [...]

I think it was something like 2003 when I first heard of a Filipino rapper outta LA that called himself Bambu. #post-napster_era He was on this intelligent-West Coast-socially relevant-Pinoy gangbanger-rap tip.  When I first saw his press photos, I remember thinking “hey this guy looks really friendly.” #ironic I guess I was right.  Several months [...]

Washington: We’ve updated our calendar with upcoming shows in Bellingham & Auburn! This Saturday May 8th you can find us at Whatcom Community College and on Friday, May 14th at Green River Community College. For ticket information, visit our Tourdates page. Who’s coming through? *Photo courtesy of 24 Karat Milkcrate, taken at last Saturday’s Hip [...]

Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed “America’s Toughest Sheriff” of Maricopa County, Arizona and open admirer of the Ku Klux Klan, is the architect behind his state’s new Racial Profiling Act (SB1070). He’s been doing his thing for years in AZ, except now he’s shielded from any legal repercussions. Nearly twenty years ago, Public Enemy recorded “By [...]