If you haven't been paying attention to the new wave of hip-hop and R&B emerging from the Bay Area, Berkeley's Rexx Life Raj and Richmond's Rayana Jay wouldn't be a bad place to start. These two artists both helm from a tribe of like-minded artists (think 1-O.A.K., Drew Banga, Mikos da Gawd) that proudly put on for the Bay while consistently pushing the audible boundaries often associated with Northern California rap and soul, so it's no surprise the pair is set to headline an Anchor Steam-hosted showcase at Rickshaw Stop. Rexx Life Raj's 2016 project, Father Figure, is perhaps the [...]