Rap & Hip-Hop in the Inland Empire & Southern California!

Rock the Bells 2012 was announced on Tuesday, May 15th and already there’s a huge buzz going on. But when you consider how many amazing artists that Guerilla Union managed to line up, it makes sense. This year Rock the Bells is going to be a Two Day event and will feature some hip hop [...]

POWER 106, Where Hip Hop lives, proudly announces the lineup for Powerhouse 2012. Once again the live Hip Hop event of the summer, Powerhouse 2012 will feature a massive lineup – everything from West Coast artists Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and YG, to chart topping artists, J.Cole, Young Jeezy, T.I. plus breakout star TYGA [...]

Rapper Kendrick Lamar and R&B artist Musiq Soulchild will be co-headliners at the 2012 Spring Splash Music Festival at the University of California, Riverside. Sponsored by the Associated Students Program Board (ASPB), the concert is scheduled from 2 to 7 p.m. on Saturday April 28, 2012. With pop duo Capital Cities and local up-and-comers The [...]

I wasn't sure what to think about Paid Dues 2012. The debate that kept running through my mind was whether it was going to be great and amazing, or amazing and great. Well, it turns out that both were true and Paid Dues 2012 turned out to be one of the ultimate musical experiences ever. [...]

Hopefully you’re getting excited about the upcoming Paid Dues Festival on April 7th! Well just in case you weren’t excited enough, Guerrilla Union has decided to have an amazing sweepstakes that will give someone and a friend the ultimate Paid Dues Festival Experience! Details to enter are available on their website and the winner will [...]

San Bernardino was packed with some of the best artists celebrating Southern California's music and medical canibus culture at the National Orange Show Events Center on March 3, 2012. [...]

Coachella 2012 promises to twice the size of Coachella 2011, with the lineup now announced! [...]

Heat Music Festival 2012 is coming to UC Riverside on March 3 with a lineup featuring The Airborne Toxic Event, Mac Miller, Major Lazer, Chiddy Bang, Iration, Karmin, Fei-Fei and Secret Panda Society! [...]

One of the best things about having The Barn at UCR in the Inland Empire is the number of events they have. Located on the beautiful campus of UCR, they host anything from top notch musical guests ranging from Mos Def to Against Me!, to political talks with folks like Cornell West and Reza Aslan. [...]

Every town has its popular watering hole, and Killarney's fills that spot in Riverside and Temecula, with some of the largest events, widest beer selection, tasty pub food and crowded dance floors in the Inland Empire. [...]

Reggae, hip-hop, punk and blues will collide as Ocean Beach San Diego's Slightly Stoopid invades the Fox Pomona Theater on Jan. 14, 2012. [...]

LMFAO brought their wildly popular electro hop music to San Manuel Casino in Highland (San Bernardino) on Thurdsay, October 13, 2011, joined by Jeremih. Photos now online. [...]

“A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation” - live at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, October 15- will feature special performances by Lady Gaga, Usher, and a rare acoustic performance by The Edge and Bono. And you can be there to join them! [...]

Attending a concert or other event at the Fox Theater in Pomona is an experience in itself, with great bars, views, seating and entertainment. [...]

Famous Afro-Peruvian rapper and activist Immortal Technique will be performing live at the intimate Glasshouse in Pomona on November 20, 2011. [...]

One of the best things about having The Barn at UCR in the Inland Empire is the number of events they have. Located on the beautiful campus of UCR, they host anything from top notch musical guests ranging from Mos Def to Against Me!, to political talks with folks like Cornell West and Reza Aslan. [...]

For those who love to stay out late, there are places to go dancing around Riverside and San Bernardino every night of the week. [...]

In it's second year, Pacific Festival: OC is a promising addition with the capacity to grow. [...]

Rage Against the Machine, Goldenvoice (the brains behind the ever awesome Coachella Arts and Music Festival), and KROQ have announced L.A. Rising at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 30, 2011. This huge, full-day concert features Rage Against the Machine, Muse, Rise Against, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Immortal Technique, and El Gran Silencio. [...]

Jay-Z and Kanye West have announced the blockbuster rap event of the year as the duo performs live at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday, December 12 and newly added on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. The original announcement comes along with a date for their new album, Watch the Throne. [...]

What do Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Steven Tyler, Black Eyed Peas, Kenny Chesney, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Jane's Addiction, Nicki Ninaj, John Mayer, David Guetta, Rascal Flatts, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Sublime with Rome, Usher and Sting have in common? They'll all be playing at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 23 and 24, [...]

Spring Gathering 2011 went off without a hitch on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the National Orange Show Fairgrounds in San Bernardino. Peforming in an indoor stage, the crowd went wild for Snoop Dogg and the performance by Mixmaster Mike that had Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker providing the beats, as well as Cypress Hill. [...]

This year marks the 25h Anniversary of the free summer concert series at Cal State San Bernardino, with big bands, latin music, surft rock, and an Eagle tribute band. [...]

Boost Mobile in Association with Guerilla Union have announced Rock The Bells 2011 at the San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore (San Bernardino) on August 20, 2011. Headliners will include Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Cypress Hill, Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star, Raekwon & Ghostface and more. The GU Pre-sale Starts June 3, [...]

Ice Cube, Wiz Khalifa, Lupe Fiasco as well as T-Pain are scheduled to perform at Power 106's summer hip-hop concert at Honda Center- Powerhouse 2011. [...]

Rap star Snoop Dogg will take over Orange County on August 13 when he performs at Pacific Festival: OC in Irvine. [...]

Photo review from Spring Splash at UCR, April 30, 2011. [...]

San Bernardino played host to the sixth annual Paid Dues Festival, the largest Independent hip-hop concert in Southern California. With three stages, there was no shortage of entertainment options throughout the day to keep the many thousands of fans from throughout the West Coast and beyond excited. [...]

KROQ’s Epicenter 2010 brought a 55,000 fans from Los Angeles, Orange County and Inland Empire crowd together at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana (billed as “Just 35 minutes east of Downtown LA”). More precisely, the event was held a top a long asphalt parking lot adjacent to the speedway, which combined with the triple-digit heat [...]