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Bay Area rapper Kavi Picasso has launched a coat drive to benefit homeless communities throughout Richmond, Berkeley, East Oakland, West Oakland, and San Francisco. As part of the holiday season effort, the rapper and his helper elves aim to collect 500 coats, hoodies, and jackets by Sun., Dec. 20 so that they can distribute them Dec. 21-23.
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The music industry is always looking for a new and refreshing kind of energy to evolve in 2021, as creative as the artist that bore his name Kavi Picasso paints an abstract picture woven into a musical field trip. The Picasso Mixtape plays like a soundtrack to a cinematic film reminiscent of SuperFly scored by musical genius Curtis Mayfield.
Read MoreDespite these arguments, the North Richmond Hip-Hop scene is alive well and thriving with a cauldron of often-overlooked talented rappers at its disposal notables like Bla$ta, Waymobanz, Young Los, Way Way Santana, D’Barbie, Kavi Picasso, Butta Mackin, Weez Gotti, and Shakey Lepew to name few. However, currently at the top of the totem pole is Banga with his breakout hit single “Break A Hoe Remix feat. Philty Rich & Lil Yee.”
Read MoreFor years, a mourning Troy Castaneda said she wouldn’t go near her son’s music. But she couldn’t ignore his legacy.
“I woke up one day and I decided to just bring him back,” she said, adding, “He had this huge book of material.”
Johnny Castaneda aka “Johnny Ca$h” was a Richmond resident, a rising hip hop star, and a protege to the slain Mac Dre, when he was fatally shot in Vallejo on March 29, 2007.
The Rich City Native @Ghettorockstar_ has been dropping videos back to back lately. His latest one is called “Project boogie”. This song slaps and Kavi and his crew pull out the dance moves on this one! Check it out now.
