United Music Scene

Bay Area emcee Imerald Brown just dropped the Enigma album today. The 15 track project rides as a cohesive unit being produced in entirely by Seattle producer Cole Holland. The Oakland born artist explores numerous sounds on Enigma. She isn’t scared to be vulnerable in the musical content or beat selection, choosing to rap, sing, and manipulate words over keyboard heavy beats. Holland finds sounds and patterns that are remnant of... Continue Reading...

Steph Curry pulled up to da hood one deep, hopped out & Turnt Up! 

Song: "Regardless" Release: 8/20/17 Artists: Bing Bing featuring Suntonio Bandanaz Album: Beautiful Struggle 2.0 OPEN WOUNDS (FALL/WINTER 2018) When one thinks of West Coast Hip Hop, let's be honest, okay, cities like Portland and Seattle don't really come to mind. The Bay Area is so much in a lane of their own that folks don't really think of San Francisco or Oakland when referring to West Coast Hip Hop...or even Gangsta Rap for that matter. And if you're a Born & Raised Angeleno, even people from surrounding counties like San Bernardino and Riverside are seen as excluded from the origins of West Coast rap. Now, with all due respect to the Pacific Northwest, they've had their own scene for decades! But, who considers the Pacific Northwest apart of urban "West Coast" culture? Sir-Mix-A-Lot wasn't Eazy E. So, while the World turned their ears to Los Angeles, Compton, and Long Beach over the past 20-30 years, cities like Seattle & Port...

The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY) was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean. It is located 25 miles northeast of San Francisco in Vallejo, California . The Napa River goes through the Mare Island Strait  and separates the peninsula shipyard ( Mare Island, California ) from the main portion of the city of Vallejo. MINSY made a name for itself as the premier US West Coast submarine port as well as serving as the controlling force in San Francisco Bay Area shipbuilding efforts during World War II. The base closed in 1996 and has gone through several redevelopment phases. It was registered as a California Historical Landmark in 1960, and parts of it were declared a  National Historic Landmark District in 1975. Learn More...

Alcatraz Island is located in San Francisco Bay , 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco , California , United States . The small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse , a military fortification, a military prison (1868), and a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. Beginning in November 1969, the island was occupied for more than 19 months by a group of Native Americans from San Francisco who were part of a wave of Native  activism across the nation with public protests through the 1970s. In 1972, Alcatraz became part of a national recreation area and received designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. Today, the island's facilities are managed by the National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area ; it is open to tours. Visitors can reach the island by ferry ride from Pier 33, near Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco . Hornblower Cruises and Events, operating under the name Alcatraz Cruises, is the official...

Listen // Download Mistah Wilson touches on "Ethnic Bias" within Pasadena-based media outlets, shout outs to DENA artists, and an exclusive interview with Oakland rapper Young PAY$O on WilsonBlock100 Radio...