Hip Hop
Latest reporting from the Hip Hop desk.
Hip Hop
Latest reporting from the Hip Hop desk.
Hip Hop
Latest reporting from the Hip Hop desk.
Hip Hop
Aminé turns Portland camp memories into New Balance sneaker
Portland rapper Aminé announced his New Balance 'Outdoor School' 992 sneaker, a $220 Made in USA release inspired by his childhood at Oregon's Outdoor School, dropping Oct. 2 as state funding for the program faces a 20% cut.
Hip Hop
Aminé turns Portland camp memories into New Balance sneaker
Portland rapper Aminé announced his New Balance 'Outdoor School' 992 sneaker, a $220 Made in USA release inspired by his childhood at Oregon's Outdoor School, dropping Oct. 2 as state funding for the program faces a 20% cut.
More in Hip Hop
More in Hip Hop
More in Hip Hop
Hip Hop
View MorePortland Hip Hop orgs can grab up to $145K a year in city grants if they move fast
Portland's Office of Arts & Culture opened applications for its redesigned Operating Support Grants, offering eligible nonprofits $25,000 to $145,000 per year in unrestricted funding over two years, with registration closing September 4 and applications due September 11.
Hip Hop
View MoreVince Staples brings punk-rap to Pioneer Courthouse Square with PDX Live series
Long Beach rapper Vince Staples, touring behind his critically acclaimed punk-rap album Cry Baby, is part of the annual PDX Live concert series at Pioneer Courthouse Square, with $64.46 tickets and all-ages access starting Tuesday, August 4.
Hip Hop
View MoreOld Town's hidden back-room rave runs on clown paint and Tuesday nights
Organizer Kiyoki Moon runs Headspace Circus, a weekly clown-themed underground rave hidden behind Republic Cafe in Portland's Old Town Chinatown, filling a gap in the city's shrinking independent venue landscape.
Hip Hop
View MoreBlack Moth Super Rainbow brings vocoder robo sounds to Wonder Ballroom
Black Moth Super Rainbow, the vocoder-driven psychedelic project led by Thomas Fec, plays an all-ages show at Wonder Ballroom in Northeast Portland on Tuesday, July 28, with tickets from $37 to $56.25.
Hip Hop
View MoreTank and the Bangas bring their Grammy-winning New Orleans collective to Revolution Hall this November
Grammy-winning New Orleans collective Tank and the Bangas will play Revolution Hall in Portland's Buckman neighborhood on Wednesday, November 11, as part of The Last Balloon Tour 2026, with tickets available now.
Hip Hop
View MoreOregon Black Pioneers' $10 Albina tours walk the blocks that seeded Portland Hip Hop
Oregon Black Pioneers leads two-hour walking tours of Portland's lower Albina neighborhood every other Saturday through September, highlighting Black landmarks on the same streets where the city's Hip Hop culture originated. The next tour is Saturday, July 25, at 10 a.m.
Hip Hop
View MoreThundercat brings his bass and a 'really bad drug trip' to Crystal Ballroom in November
Two-time Grammy winner Thundercat brings his Distracted AF Tour to Portland's Crystal Ballroom on Thursday, November 19, with tickets from $57 to $198.80 for the all-ages show.
.jpg)
Hip Hop
View MorePDX Hip Hop Week turns 10 with a free show on 82nd Avenue
DJ OG One's PDX Hip Hop Week celebrates its 10th anniversary with a free Hip Hop showcase at Covert Cafe on SE 82nd Avenue on August 11, while St. Johns battle rap legend Illmaculate quietly released a new collaborative album on July 6.
Hip Hop
View MorePortland's Freak Out! drops a debut EP of police sirens, Iggy Pop, and DIY defiance
Portland DJ duo Freak Out! released their debut EP *Punkers* on June 12 via local collective Bed of Roses, blending 1990s electronica, EBM, and punk-dance with samples from *CHiPs* and Iggy Pop.
Rose City Beat
Powered by Surround Sound Media
Copyright © 2026. Rose City Beat. All Rights Reserved.
Rose City Beat
Powered by Surround Sound Media
Copyright © 2026. Rose City Beat. All Rights Reserved.
Rose City Beat
Powered by Surround Sound Media
Copyright © 2026. Rose City Beat. All Rights Reserved.