Aug 30, 2024

Photos: LaRussell performs in downtown Vallejo

LaRussell was obviously thrilled to be performing at the August Summer Nights event in his hometown....

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  Aug 27, 2024

7 from the 707: Vallejo’s hottest rappers

Some of them are fresh to the scene and some have been at it for years....

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  Apr 26, 2024

LaRussell: Live from his Vallejo backyard

The Pergola is an all-age festival wrapped into the yard of a one-story, mid-sized bungalow....

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  Mar 18, 2024

Vallejo native DJ Gutta Butta puts his own spin on ‘hyphy’

For Gutta Butta – aka north Vallejo native Essix Dixon – hyphy just means “hype.”...

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  Dec 19, 2023

It’s time to bring live hip-hop back to Vallejo

Local venues and police pressure have largely deplatformed the city’s main cultural export....

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  Dec 06, 2023

gOD-Talking: Musician Bryan C. Simmons talks his new documentary and growing up in Vallejo

Simmons' latest project is the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History documentary gOD-Talk....

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  Oct 20, 2022

Vallejo rapper LaRussell makes Momo’s Café ‘pay what you want’ through end of year

Starting on Oct. 24 and continuing through the end of the year LaRussell will cover the costs for the restaurant....

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