" Oakland, The City Of Hope "

When many people think of Oakland, they think of crime, gangbanging, the Raiders, police brutality, etc.....But their is a whole other side of Oakland that rarely receives any press....The Hip Hop side....

Oakland has a very deep Hip Hop history.....Saafir, Souls Of Mischief, Too Short, Paris, Oakland Faders, Hobo Junction, and too many others to mention have definitely left their mark on Hip Hop history....

And you cant even talk about " D.I.Y " Hip Hop without bringing up Oakland.....Back in the early/mid 90's, you would see all types of cats posted up on Telagraph street slanging dope tapes instead of straight up dope.....

This past weekend I checked out a free Mighty 4 park jam in the heart of the " TOWN ".......Even though this event was attended by hundreds of people, I didn't see one police officer, didn't see any kind of violence, and I didn't see any local media coverage ( they only cover the negative shit I guess ).....

I had a great time.....B Boy circles, live graffiti battles, good food, fly women, sunshine, and to top it off ; my Zulu chapter received an award for putting in work for over a decade.....

Big up to Daze, Paulskee, Bicasso, Kirby Dominant, Bas 1, P, Mannie, G, Dragon, Sars, Santa, Fooderz, Marks, Roach, Reef, Kufu, Dream One's brother, Mel, cats from Fat Lace S.F. ( thanx for the package ) Rock, ,Riddim, Riff, Sha, Nick Name, Monch, Bron, and everyone else that made it out.....

Here are some pics from the event......


PIECE BY STYLE SUPREMACIST " REFA ONERZ ".......( North Starz aint playing kid )..


KIRBY DOMINANT AND BAS 1......That Rapitalism album is still fresh......


F.T.P.........


GOD DAMN, THE COLOR SCHEME ON THIS IS NASTY.....


ME AND MY OLD ROOMATE, " BICASSO- FROM LIVING LEGENDS ".....


GRAFF LEGEND " KATCH ".....HAWAII..


OH SHIT.....




F.T.P ONCE AGAIN.......