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Discover the Top 30 Hottest Artists to Watch Right Now

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:11 GMT

The world of rap and R&B has always been a vibrant and ever-evolving landscape, constantly birthing new stars and pushing the boundaries of creativity. In this era of musical dynamism, it’s not enough to simply be good; artists need to be extraordinary to capture the hearts and ears of listeners. In this article, we’re going to delve into the realm of rap and R&B and introduce you to the top 30 artists you absolutely need to have on your radar.One of the fascinating aspects of this list is the incredible diversity it offers. From the gritty storytelling that delves into the harsh realities of life to the magnetic charisma that captures hearts and minds, each artist brings their unique style, personality, and voice to the table. Let’s start by exploring the various styles that these artists embody:The StorytellersSome artists have a remarkable ability to weave intricate tales through their lyrics, drawing listeners into the worlds they create. Much like Tupa...

Meet Transitional Moments Artist Pau S. Pescador

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:11 GMT

Pau S. Pescador (she/they) is a trans-nonbinary artist who explores their relationship to the world in playful, psychologically complex interdisciplinary works. Across a foundation of film, photography, and performance, she has always modeled an aggregated, community-immersed sensibility that flourishes in collaboration. At the same time, the richness of the kaleidoscopic psyche in their own inner world has often been the material, setting, and inspiration for their fanciful formulations. Pescador has a big week this week, with a pair of solo projects opening almost simultaneously—each in their own way depicting aspects of identity and ideas about becoming oneself. The Emancipation of P.P. at the Kleefeld Museum is part of a cycle of exhibitions exploring historical and contemporary LGBTQ creative practices. When the Home Becomes Body at Tyler Park Presents is a project of photo-collages documenting and poetically interpreting the process of evolving their physical appearance throug...

Cheers! 7 great new Bay Area beer gardens for Oktoberfest season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:11 GMT

The Bay Area fairly brims with wonderful breweries and taprooms — and each year brings a slew of new temptations. Sipping suds at new beer gardens from Livermore to Gilroy, we’ve  found the combination of twinkle lights, sudsy steins and outdoor settings impossible to resist. You will too.From Alameda’s just-opened Humble Sea to Gilroy’s Bitter TapHouse and Livermore’s Dust Bowl, these seven beer gardens boast all sorts of outdoor offerings — beer, yes, but also cinnamon-sugar pretzel bites, lawn games, airplane sightings and re-imagined shipping containers. (Psst, there’s an eighth on the way too: Hobee’s will be opening a beer garden in San Jose’s historic Germania Hall later this year.)Here’s where to sip some suds outdoors this Oktoberfest season. Prost!Dust Bowl Brewing Co., LivermoreCustomers sit by the fire pit while enjoying their drinks at Dust Bowl Brewing’s new taproom and beer garden in Livermore. (Jose Carlos Fajardo...

Two men fatally shot in Oakland, one during home invasion robbery another at a homeless camp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:11 GMT

OAKLAND — The city recorded its 86th and 87th homicides of the year Sunday evening and Monday morning, with a man being fatally shot during a home-invasion robbery in West Oakland and another man shot to death at a homeless camp in East Oakland, authorities said.The number of homicides is the same that police had investigated last year at this time, authorities said. Police investigated 120 homicides in the city for all of 2022.The names of the men killed were not immediately released by authorities pending confirmation of their identities and notification of their next of kin.The home-invasion robbery shooting happened about 6:08 p.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of 11th Street in West Oakland. Killed was a 57-year-old man who authorities said resided at the home.Authorities said a woman was also at the residence when someone knocked on the door and she went to answer. It was not immediately clear if the woman also lived there or was visiting.When she opened the door, a man burst...

A look back at every iPhone ever

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:11 GMT

By Jennifer Korn and Marie Barbier | CNNNew York — The iPhone redefined the term “cell phone.” Apple’s trademark product revolutionized the mobile phone industry, shifting from flip phones and keyboards to large screens and powerful cameras.With 1.2 billion units reportedly sold, the iPhone is arguably the most popular tech device in the world.With Apple set to unveil the iPhone 15 on Tuesday — chock full of rumored new features like a USB-C charging port, new colors and better battery performance — here is a look back at every iPhone to hit stores.2007: The Original iPhone, a phone with internetApple releases the original iPhone, a much-anticipated device that combines an iPod, phone and what then-company chairman Steve Jobs calls an “internet communicator.”“This is a day I’ve been looking forward to for two-and-a-half years,” Jobs told the crowd when unveiling the new $399 product, a 16 GB phone with a relatively terrible 2.0 megapixel camera and relatively large 3.5” screen.2008:...

Pac-12 power ratings: Washington, USC, Utah on top (again) as conference occupies one-third of AP top-25 poll

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:11 GMT

Let’s start the weekly power ratings with a brief look at the national rankings.The Pac-12 placed eight teams in the latest AP top-25 poll, three more than the SEC and four more than the Big Ten.It’s the highest total in conference history, besting the previous record of six (set several times). Only the SEC has ever placed at least eight teams in the AP poll.Through two weeks, the Pac-12 is 20-3 against non-conference opponents and 6-3 against Power Five foes.And the conference should be in this same spot next week, too.Of the eight ranked teams, one is idle on Saturday (USC), six are heavy favorites and the eighth, Washington, has a challenging game but is unlikely to drop out of the poll with a loss.All of which means the Pac-12 will enter conference play (Sept. 23) with two-thirds of its teams ranked, setting up a barrage of premier matchups through the heart of the season and College Football Playoff selection process.And then: kaboom!To the power ratings …1. ...

Oakland city leaders hold community safety meeting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:11 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Oakland leaders came together on Saturday to discuss what they are doing to make the city safer. The meeting was open to the public and speakers included Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.There was strong emphasis that less than 1 percent of the city’s population commits crimes, but everyone agreed more has to be done to hold these people accountable. Oakland community members filled Genesis Worship Center to hear how elected leaders are going to try and curb violence in Oakland."We need law enforcement to do their jobs to help deal with these evil people,” said Nate Miley, Alameda County supervisor.Mayor Sheng Thao took to the stage to discuss how she has worked to expand policing in her first eight months in office. "We've increased the number of police officers and community ambassadors. Today we have more officers, actual human officers in uniforms, and community ambassadors than we've had in the last three years,” the m...

9/11 Pentagon Memorial visitor education center will depict how country changed, persevered

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:11 GMT

A rendering of the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center. (Courtesy National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial)Twenty-two years after American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, killing 184 people, leaders of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial are working to build a visitor education center — within sight of the Pentagon — to focus on how the nation persevered and changed.The long-planned 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center is meant to complement the Pentagon Memorial, which was dedicated on Sept. 11, 2008, with a cantilevered bench to honor each victim.The Ground Zero Museum, in New York City, tells the story of the origins of terrorism and the prior terrorist attack at the World Trade Center. The Flight 93 National Memorial provides details of the heroism aboard the plane that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.The website for the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial states: “The 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center will tell a very different story. The...

Senate committee to vote on Wisconsin’s top elections official as Republicans look to fire her

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:11 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate’s elections committee was set to vote Monday on the future of the battleground state’s top elections official, clearing the way for the full Republican-controlled Senate to vote on firing her as soon as Thursday.Democrats have accused GOP leaders of improperly pushing through the confirmation process for nonpartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe after the commission’s three Republicans and three Democrats deadlocked along party lines in a reappointment vote in June.Monday’s vote comes despite objections from the state’s Democratic attorney general and the Legislature’s own nonpartisan attorneys who have said that without a majority vote by the commission to reappoint Wolfe, the Senate cannot go forward with deciding whether to confirm or fire her.In the absence of a majority vote by the commission, a recent Supreme Court ruling appears to allow Wolfe to stay in office indefinite...

Grains mixed, Livstock higher.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:11 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mixed Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sep. lost 35 cents at $5.6150 a bushel; Sep. corn was off .25 cent at $4.70 a bushel; Dec. oats fell .75 cent at $4.9675 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans rose 8 cents at $13.6750 a bushel.Beef and pork higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.Oct. live cattle was up .60 cent at $1.8370 a pound; Sep. feeder cattle rose .05 cent at $2.5532 a pound; Oct. lean hogs gained .47 cent at $.8282 pound.Source