Raiders Bring Trojan Great Back Home: Palmer to Oakland

Somewhere, Al Davis is smiling. Over the last two weeks, Raiders Nation has been on a emotional rollercoaster. After suffering the loss of their owner and NFL pioneer Al Davis, the Raiders marched into Houston and walked out with a last second victory thanks to a Michael Huff interception in the end zone. The very next week, the Raiders returned to Oakland to pay tribute to Davis in their first home game since his death against the Cleveland Browns. In the mix of celebrating the life of Al Davis, Jason Campbell, the Raiders starting quarterback, separated his shoulder on a scramble and will miss anywhere from 4-10 weeks.

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Terrell Thomas

Gun Violence and Hip-Hop in Oakland

Gun violence is no longer prone to a certain race, gender, or age in Oakland, California. On August 8, 2011, an afternoon at the store with his family turned into a nightmare for 3-year-old, Carlos Fernando Nava. A stray bullet fired during a drive-by shooting killed the young boy, who was pronounced dead at Children’s Hospital Oakland. The gunfire also struck two intended victims, who both survived the bullets dispersed on the 6400 block of International.

The death of this child, who had no connection to the young men who were shot, became the 67th homicide of Oakland this year, which has now increased to 83 homicides after the death of two people in arson case on September 11, 2011. Many cases that are currently being investigated are left unsolved.

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Sarah

Mistah Fab Talks The N-Word w/ V-Nasty

This is an interesting conversation. A young lady, who happens to be white and the sister of one of the industry’s newest controversial artists, Kreayshawn, uses the N-Word frequently and is catching a lot of heat for doing so. Her name is V-Nasty if you haven’t been following this story from its origin. Peep The Video

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DJWillieShakes

#NewMusicTuesday: Mistah F.A.B. “Ups & Downs”

Mistah F.A.B. paints a picture of a scenario that most artists treat as taboo. The majority of the time the artists reflects on the “ups” as opposed to the “downs.” As one the Bay’s front runners, F.A.B. is the best person to bring the message to us coming from the Book of Life, Chapter True, Verse Real!

KEEP IT MOVING FOR MUSIC

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DJWillieShakes

[Police Brutality] Save the Date: A People’s Hearing on Racism & Police Violence

In the words of our LA homie, Kali Akuno…

In the two years since Oscar Grant was killed, Oakland and Bay Area police have continued their reign of violence against our communities. This People’s Hearing on Racism and Police Violence will finally be a chance for our communities to speak out on these issues. GET YOUR INVITATION INSIDE!!!

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DJWillieShakes