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Rest Well, Light Sleeper: Saafir, Bay Area Hip-Hop Rapper, Has Died
According to an Instagram post from Xzibit, Bay Area rapper Saafir has died, after reports surfaced that Saafir suffered from health issues.
Outside Lands 2023 Tickets Are On Sale Now, Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters & More Among Headliners
The Outside Lands music festival makes its return to the Bay Area's Golden Gate Park on August 11 through 13. The post Outside Lands 2023 Tickets Are On Sale Now, Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters & More Among Headliners appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Aladdin Chops It Up With Rising Bay Area Rapper Symba For ‘Behind The Mic’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Behind The Mic / #BTM Any Hip-Hop fan that hasn’t heard of Symba and his blistering “Never Go Broke” track is either out of touch or living under a rock. The rising Bay Area star was recently in the Nation’s Capital and chopped it up with Aladdin, The Prince Of The Airwayz, for the media personality’s Behind The Mic series. Symba, who just released his Results Take Time Gangsta Grillz mixtape hosted by DJ Drama, sat down with Aladdin and P Stew for a wide-ranging chat about his early days in the Bay, chasing his hoop dreams, discovering a passion for making music with his longtime friends, and how he came to naming his latest project. The interview took place in the historic H Street corridor in Washington, D.C. at Lydia On H, an Afro -Caribbean eatery co...
Family Of Steve ‘Zumbi’ Gaines Launches Investigation Regarding Death Of Bay Area Star
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Miikka Skaffari / Getty The Hip-Hop world is still reeling from the news that Baba Zumbi, also known as Zumbi of Zion I fame, has died. Now, the family of the artist born Steve Gaines has hired legal representation and is launching an investigation into the mysterious circumstances of Zumbi’s unfortunate passing. By way of a new press release, Hip-Hop Wired has learned that the family of Zumbi has hired Elizabeth Grossman of Law Offices of Elizabeth Grossman, and Lyn Agre of Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP to dig further into the details of his passing. Earlier reports suggested that Zumbi died of COVID-19 complications but the family believes that something is amiss and is demanding answers. “We believe there are witnesses who know firsthand the fac...
Lil Yase Shot & Killed Near Dublin BART Station, Authorities Say
Source: Lil Yase / Instagram Details have emerged regarding the passing of Bay Area rapper Lil Yase. Authorities report that Yase was shot and killed near the Dublin BART station stop over the weekend. Yase, real name Alexander Mark Antonyyo Jr., was in the Dublin area, which sits east of the bay, early Saturday morning where he was reportedly shot according to the Mercury News. Not much is known about the events that lead up to the shooting, nor has any witness account been produced as of yet. The News obtained an interview with one of Yase’s business partners at 420 Productions, a music label distributed by Empire. Justin Miranda said that Yase informed him and friends via text messages that he was on his way in to a scheduled recording session. “That’s the thing that’s really bothering ...
California fires force thousands to flee as governor asks for help
Some of California’s largest ever fires raged across the state Saturday, forcing tens of thousands from their homes as the governor called for international help to fight the blazes. About 12,000 lightning strikes hit across the state in 72 hours, officials said, sparking the fires that left thick smoke blanketing large areas of central and northern California. “We simply haven’t seen anything like this in many, many years,” California governor Gavin Newsom said on Friday. The two largest blazes — dubbed the SCU Lightening Complex and the LNU Lightening Complex — had burned a total of just under 600,000 acres (240,000 hectares) and nearly 500 structures. Wineries in the famed Napa and Sonoma regions, which are still reeling from blazes in recent years, are under threat by the SCU Complex —...
Guapdad 4000 Breaks Down New ‘Platinum Falcon Returns’ EP, Expanding His Artistry & More
Source: Paul Middleton / Warner Music Guapdad 4000 doesn’t appear to be an artist concerned with fitting in with whatever works in today’s frenzied musical climate. In fact, the West Oakland superstar in the making has actually found his footing by defying every convention heaved upon him and that’s especially true with his latest release, Platinum Falcon Returns. Source: Paul Middleton / Warner Music Hip-Hop Wired had the privilege of speaking with the 28-year-old Bay Area native on the eve of the release of his latest EP, Platinum Falcon Returns, which is out Friday (August 14). While April’s The Plantium Falcon Tape Vol. 1 was well-received by way of Guapdad’s tongue-in-cheek cleverness and somber wit, he tells us that he’s aiming to do more with the Platinum Falcon series and expand th...
