HeyJaredHistory of the Bay
San Francisco-based graffiti artist and rapper Dregs One explores the Bay Area's rich culture in rap music, graffiti art, and other important areas of local history.
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Tone Capone: The Legendary Producer's Life Story & Greatest Hits (opens the original)
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Tone Capone, possibly the Bay Area's greatest producer, sadly passed away this month. This video reviews his story and his greatest hits including "I Got 5 On It," "Keep It On The Real" and "It's Going Down", plus his work with Luniz, Scarface, E-40, Mac Dre, and many more. --Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/dregsone--History of the Bay Playlist: https://fanlink.tv/historyofthebay-playlist -- Tone Capone's Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IqPj2Kj2iGcQL8XRmQbX6?si=AuR0IoB
DB Tha General 2.0: Mac Blast, Welcome To The Navy, Youth Uprising Stories (opens the original)
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DB Tha General returns to the History of the Bay Podcast to talk about his recent viral Pokemon outfit, dealing with online trolls, and some rare stories from his early days in music. -- Essential Bay Area Rap Playlist: https://fanlink.tv/historyofthebay-playlist -- Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dregsone -- Online Store: https://dregsone.myshopify.com -- Follow Dregs One: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UNuCcJlRb8ImMc5haZHXF?si=poJT0BYUS-qCfpEzAX7mlA Instagram: https://inst
Sunnydale OG L-Chedda On Turf Wars, SF Rap Origins, TearItOff (opens the original)
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L-Chedda is one of the original rappers from Sunnydale, one of San Francisco’s most notorious projects. He saw the rise of hip-hop in the city, as well as the turf wars and the crack epidemic. Cheddar flipped street money to co-found Butt Naked Records and put out groups from his hood like Down N Dirty Hustlas and Ghetto Soldiers. He caught an out-of-state case in 2006 which resulted in a 6-year prison sentence. Since coming home, Chedda has focused on legitimate careers, pushing his music catal
NYC to SF with CYCLE IMOK (opens the original)
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Cycle has been putting it down in the graffiti world from Connecticut, New York, Washington DC, San Francisco, and back. He got into the skating culture of the 80's before entering the graffiti scene of the tristate area. From there, Cycle's studies as an art student took him to different cities and he continued painting wherever he went. Eventually returning to NYC, he now focuses on his art career but still maintains a passion for his graffiti roots. --Essential Bay Area Rap Playlist: https://
NEON Shares 40 Years Of SF Graffiti History & Photos (opens the original)
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Neon is one of the most respected graffiti writers from San Francisco. He came up inspired by the masterpieces of the 1980s and started pushing his own new wave style. Neon is a founding member of BA crew, and built bridges between Bay Area locals and writers from around the world. He is responsible for building the original Montana spray paint brand and was its first US distributor. This is a great conversation with dozens of photos from Neon's personal conversation. -- Essential Bay Area Rap P
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