Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper.

Tucked below West Oakland's 880 freeway lies a recording studio in an area steeped with Black history. Inside, an organization called the Kingmakers of Oakland recently produced an entire ...

Police in Oakland on Friday confirmed the arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of Wayne Shaw, the brother of famed Bay Area rap legend Too Short, who was killed late last month. The arrest ...

The BriefAn organization dedicated to the academic development of Black youth records a profanity-free hip-hop albumTheir West Oakland studio is located in an historic area once dubbed 'Harlem of the ...

OAKLAND — A suspect has been arrested in the Jan. 29 fatal shooting of rapper Too Short’s older brother, and additional suspects are being sought, police announced Friday. The suspect, 33-year ...

East Bay rap icon Too Short and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong are getting behind the Oakland Ballers. The team ...

Named after the iconic 1987 Oakland hip-hop track from Too Short, “Freaky Tales” is the latest film from Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the husband-and-wife directing team behind “Captain Marvel.” ...