Friday, June 7th 2013 – The 209 IndieFest is an annual Hip-Hop concert that features local artists from Modesto, Stockton, Tracy, Merced, and other places in the 209. The event was started by and has been put on by Modesto… Read More ›
Central Valley Hip-Hop 
RHHR’s 4 Year Anniversary!
Inspired by groups such as Public Enemy, dead prez, and The Coup, artists like 2Pac, Mos-Def (now Yasiin Bey), Paris, and Immortal Technique, journalists and writers like Davey-D and Michael Eric Dyson, books like Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,… Read More ›
Interview with Stockton’s BROke the eMcee
RHHR has been taking a break the last few months to regroup and reorganize, but we had to set aside some time to chat with one of the 209′s top MCs, Stockton’s Broke. Enjoy what he had to say, check out all his videos,… Read More ›
Sont-Himself: Hip-Hop Musica Forever
Tell the people who you are and where you come from? I go by the alias Sont Himself. I was born Santiago Uvina Jr. in Merced, Cali. and raised in Modesto, Cali. I’ve been living in Modesto since I was… Read More ›
RHHR’s Favorite Hip-Hop “Rolas” from the 209
Seek One (formerly Koshae, Los Banos) – American Prospect “never liked my school teachers, I always thought they were prejudice, had a youngster on a path to collectin dead presidents, we’re in crises, corporations rollin their dices, controllin us with… Read More ›
Have a Sticker? Go to Jail!
The Story of “PJ”……. Imagine relaxing in your apartment after work with your family to hear a knock at the door. Upon answering it, you learn that it’s the local police department and they have a warrant to search your… Read More ›
Urban Illustrators and Hellafornia Cothing
When you think of Atwater you probably don’t think of the big Hip-Hop scene, but there is one place that has been keeping it alive in the small town North of Merced. When you walk in the first thing you… Read More ›
Modesto’s “Cypher in the Park”
Hip-Hop is like the plant-life sprouting up in between the cracks of pavement. No matter what rules and regulations have been put into place, no matter how many cops are on the street, no matter how broke people become, Hip-Hop… Read More ›
Hip-Hop is Dead (on the radio)
KWIN & Hot 104.7: A Case Study “the radio feeds young america hysteria, thru your stereo, now they wanna cop a new whip, jewelry, and a pair of those brand new sneakers from their favorite rap crew…corporations clap to your… Read More ›
The Renaissance Man: AGENT 85 of Juggernaut Records
RHHR: Introduce yourself. A85: My name is Bruce Bowers, CEO of Juggernaut Records, LLC and then some. I use the moniker Agent 85 when I’m doing music and art. But I don’t mind being known as both. RHHR: Who’s… Read More ›
