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The Age of Dark Payolanew

Netcasters take it in the pooper from the Copyright Royalty Board -- the FCC certifies the HD Radio scam.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 04-18-2007 | Music

When Did Hip-hop Get So Coked Out?new

A sobering look at cocaine usage in hip-hop.

East Bay Express | Eric K. Arnold | 04-18-2007 | Music

A Soundtrack to a Nonexistent Filmnew

Gutterfly is easily the Lifesavas' best album to date.

East Bay Express | Eric K. Arnold | 04-11-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Lifesavas, Gutterfly: the Original Soundtrack

An All-star Collab on Different Levelsnew

While trainspotters anxiously anticipate upcoming major label releases by Mistah F.A.B. and the Federation, Da Bidness coolly slides in the back door, swaggers up to the bar, and orders a double shot of Patron.

East Bay Express | Eric K. Arnold | 04-11-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Da Bidness, PSD tha Drivah, Keak da Sneak, Messy Marv

Back in Blacknew

Sistas in the Pit have few peers in rock music, but now Iggy Pop's got their back.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 04-11-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Sistas in the Pit

Starbucks' Frappuccino Siren Songsnew

The Antichrist of Globalization signs Paul McCartney but no-names like Ceu and Amy Winehouse get a leg up as well.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 04-11-2007 | Music

Bits and Bullets Over da Baynew

Oakland's Native Guns win MP3.com's "Get Exposed," spray "Stray Bullets" on the street, and keep on grinding.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 03-28-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Native Guns

Not Just a Grumbling OGnew

Set up as a suite, but placing as much emphasis on hard-hitting lyrics as on musical depth, Marsalis' new album dissects and eviscerates the archcapitalist "pimp" mentality he cites as a core value of hip-hop.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 03-28-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Wynton Marsalis, From the Plantation to the Penitentiary