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Drake's 'Take Care' bonus track 'Motto,' a hyphy-inspired song featuring his Young Money boss Lil Wayne, has been given the remix treatment. West Coast rappers Snoop Dogg, YG and Nipsey Hussle lend their vocals to the track to give the song some legitimacy...

Bay Area rappers Sleepy D and Big Hongry helped rescue a number of tenants from a burning apartment building in Oakland, Calif. Tuesday afternoon (July 5). According to the San Francisco Examiner, Sleepy D and Big Hongry were watching TV in a top-floor apartment when they smelled smoke and quickly realized the building was on fire...

E-40, the Bay Area's most successful veteran rapper, is hardly slowing down with age. In fact, he's picking up steam. The MC has just announced that he is issuing two brand-new volumes of his 'Revenue Retrievin'' series in the form of separate full-length albums...