When it comes to cultural exports of the Bay Area, hyphy is in a league of its own. The subgenre of hip-hop has an up-tempo, hyperactive beat that makes you want to dance. In the early 2000s, artists ...

In Bay Area hip-hop, where San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond and Vallejo reign supreme, a producer from San Jose united the region and became a key architect of one of its most notable musical ...

G Funk crowned Dr. Dre. Crunk made a household name out of Lil Jon. The hardcore Hip-Hop movement resurrected DJ Premier. Whenever a subgenre blows up, there s usually one producer that gets pointed ...

I can't remember the first time I heard a Traxamillion song, but I always knew when it was his. My fellow Bay Area natives agree; for homegrown '90s babies, it seems like he was always there, pumping ...

San Jose hip-hop artist Traxamillion, whose memorable beats greatly helped popularize the Bay Area’s hyphy movement of the early 2000s, has died. The acclaimed producer, who was born Sultan Banks on ...

Bay Area producer Traxamillion, born Sultan Banks, known for his influence in the ‘hyphy movement,’ died on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022 from cancer. He was 43. Bay Area blog “Thizzler On The Roof” is ...

San Jose hip-hop artist Traxamillion, whose memorable beats greatly helped popularize the Bay Area’s hyphy movement of the early 2000s, has died The acclaimed producer, who was born Sultan Banks on ...

“I’m from the bay where we hyphy and go dumb / From the soil where them rappers be gettin’ their lyrics from,” E-40 proclaims on a track from his latest, My Ghetto Report Card. Even if you’ve missed ...

Artist: Various ArtistsTitle: Hyphy HitzRating: 3 StarsReviewed by: Melanie J. Cornish One thing that can be said for TVT Records is that they are a label always willing to take a chance. Having been ...

Running a restaurant isn't easy, but a local food influencer is taking on the challenge. He's opened up a bold new burger joint in West Oakland, paying tribute to Bay Area hip-hop culture. Darion ...