Packed into a gritty, bare-bones music venue on the edge of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York, on a Sunday in July, about 500 fans of Bay Area rapper LaRussell were taken to church. Except there was ...

The Bay Area’s next rap star has forgotten his lyrics. LaRussell stands on a small platform at the front of the Empress Theatre in Vallejo, microphone in one hand, Android phone in the other. His ...

Bay Area Rapper LaRussell has teamed up with local high schoolers to showcase his regional anthem “I’m From The Bay,” releasing a set of music videos during the past week and as recently as this ...

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More than 40 fans of beleaguered Vallejo hip-hop artist LaRussell, facing growing criticism over provacative lyrics in his latest song, showed for a “Rally 4 LaRussell” event in Vallejo on Wednesday.