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Jul 11, 2023
‘LVLZ’ Captures mint.beats at their Freshest
Aquarius season was in full swing when beat maker mint.beats returned home from work exhausted on the eve of their 27th birthday.
Attempting to battle...
May 17, 2023
‘Any Given Bars’ Highlights the Flow of San Jo’
Cold morning air fills Studio X Recording in southwest Oakland, as the film crew begins their setup. Over the next hour, the bustle fills...
Apr 26, 2023
San Jose Tattoo Legend Pinky Yun Inspires New Book
Vehicles blaze down San Carlos Street in both directions near San Jose’s midtown. The commotion easily overpowers the whisper of footsteps from the occasional...
Mar 13, 2023
Nappy Nina Comes to Collect on ‘Mourning Due’
Lying alone atop a white pillow in a vast expanse of desert is the head of Nappy Nina.
Surprisingly not photoshopped, the image captures the...
Nov 16, 2022
Five Years of Dad Bod Rap Pod
Demone Carter looks into his laptop’s built-in webcam as the conference call begins. It’s difficult to tell where his white shirt ends as it...
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Aug 17, 2022
Lacey Bryant Presents Her New 9,450-Square-foot Mural
While walking north on 1st or 2nd Street from downtown San Jose, it’s hard to miss the city’s newest—and likely longest—street mural spanning the...
Aug 3, 2022
Mint.Beats and Gatsby Collaborate on New Album
It all started with a question musician and beat maker mint.beats put on his Instagram story: “Who should I be listening to in the...
Jul 13, 2022
Weezmatic Headlines Slap Box Following New Album
It was late winter 2021 and cool air rushed past Aaron Aquino as he cruised Milpitas on his vintage 1986 Mongoose bicycle. The parking...