Oakland Archives

NYC: Win Tickets to See Los Rakas Live at SOBs Saturday (11/19)

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Y'all know we are Los Rakas stans around here. Hell, we are actually naturalized citizens of West Rakastan (henceforth I would like to be referred to as 'Raka Stats.' Not re... Read More...

LargeUp Exclusive: Los Rakas “Borracho” + New EP

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Y'all know we have been repping Los Rakas something gargantuan for a minute--and any lingering doubts about them being the leaders of rap's multilingual new school were disp... Read More...

Hombre a Gallis: Los Rakas “Ta Lista” Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photo by Martei Korley Our Panabay dudes Los Rakas just dropped this video for "Ta Lista"--their newest track to leak off the upcoming EP Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada, wh... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Now Things with Los Rakas

A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode - Words by Eddie STATS For our newest edition of Now Things series (see the features on Maluca and Kid Daytona here and here, respectively) we caught up with Panaman via Oakl... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE: DJ Child Presents STRENGTH – A Tribute Mix Livicated to DJ Kool Herc

Words by DJ Gravy via DJ Child To help raise awareness and funds for DJ Kool Herc's current medical situation, Oakland, California's DJ Child, along with Ras Terms and; Safety 1st of Black Diamond Shinin... Read More...

Run Tune: Exclusive interview with DJ Child

Words by DJ Theory DJ Child is the hardest-working man in the reggae biz that you've never heard of--if you rely on mainstream channels for your music discovery, that is. As the mind behind Oakland-based... Read More...

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