Stories about Hip-hop

Mercury Soul, Breakbot, Daedelus, Aurora Halal, more. Plus: updates on Elbo Room, SFPD's hip-hop crackdown, and Halloween.

Producers of sixth annual 'Festival of Ideas' revel in unusual juxtapositions and unexpected directions.

Local label honcho Patrick Brown on his eclectic roster, collaborative DIY model, and the lasting influence of Soulja Boy

20+ essential parties for the festish festival week/end. Because who needs sleep when you're flogging to the beat?

Awesome festivals, fantastic concerts, great movies galore, and more must-see nightlife, dance, and visual arts highlights.

BFF.fm's big anniversary bash. Plus: Cholo Goths, Bloody Mary, Derrick Carter, Stereo Argento, Juanita More's Birthday, a Sylvester tribute, more upcoming parties.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Veronica Klaus, the Darts, Waterseed, Karen Solomon's pickling tips, and more to do this week.

The Bay Area DJ and remixer passed away Monday night; his genius drove the local club scene of the 1980s

Local turntablist took 12 painstaking years to find and combine 65+ records from the 1960s-'80s into awesome 'Breaking the Ice' mix.

Local hip-hop artist SCS takes on skyrocketing inequality and political corruption in incendiary new video.