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- ↑ J. Stalin, Early Morning Shift (album notes), Demolition Man Records
- ↑ Rachel Swan. "MP3 of the Day: J. Stalin's "Banga Dance"". East Bay Express. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
- ↑ Kimberly Chun. "2006 Best Of The Bay: A Vision Of The Future". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Love in these streets: West Oakland". SLASH magazine. March 10, 2007.
- ↑ Minister of Information JR (June 26, 2007). "Purple Mane: an interview wit' G-Stack of the Delinquents". San Francisco Bayview. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
- ↑ Russell Morse (July 10, 2006). "Oakland is the New Oakland; Stem cell research and the Oakland rap revolution". Youth Outlook. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
- ↑ Garrett Caples (November 21, 2007). "Out of the shadows: Shady Nate, the number two rapper of West Oakland's Livewire crew, emerges as a boss". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
- ↑ Garrett Caples. "The post-2Pac pack: Did the death of Tupac Shakur throw Bay Area hip-hop into a tailspin? And is there really a "New Bay" rising?". San Francisco Bay Guardian.
