History of the Bay

Part 2 of 2: After the success of their debut album "Direct From The Backstreets," Totally Insane appeared on Master P's classic "West Coast Bad Boyz" compilation. But as their career was rising, they had to deal with a turf war in their neighborhood that led to their hometown becoming the per capita murder capital of the United States. This, combined with shady business practices from their record label, led Ad Kapone and his partner Mack 10 back to the streets. Both of them served jail terms at

Part 1 of 2: Ad Kapone is one half of the legendary group Totally Insane. Coming out of East Palo Alto, the group had a unique style that helped them establish themselves in the early days of Bay Area hip-hop. Although he started rapping with a larger group of friends, different circumstances led the group to become a duo with Ad Kapone and Mack 10. Once they hooked up with San Francisco producer T.C., they added him to the group and started working on their classic debut album "Direct From The

Young Lay has one of the craziest stories in Bay Area rap. From his beginnings in North Vallejo's Lofas neighborhood, Lay developed his talent early and immediately attracted a deal from producer Khayree's Young Black Brotha Records, who put out Mac Dre's first albums. Collaborating with 2pac, Mac Mall and Ray Luv, Lay started work on the classic album, "Black 'N Dangerous." Along the way, Lay recorded the gold single "All About My Fetti" for the New Jersey Drive soundtrack. But his promising career

Growing up in a musical family and raised in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood, T.C. has been part of the Bay Area rap music scene since the beginning. From time spent DJing with friends, experimenting with samplers, and soaking in hip-hop since it first hit the west coast, T.C. became a self-taught producer and studio engineer. He got his start at the legendary Bankroll Studios in Lakeview before building his own home studio in Hunters Point. His impressive discography includes production for

CMG sits down with Dregs One to talk about how she became part of the legendary Conscious Daughters along with Special One. Her story touches on the beginnings of hip-hop in the Bay Area and how they got started on the independent label Scarface Records, ran by San Francisco rapper Paris. After signing to Priority Records, Conscious Daughters enjoyed the fruits of success: hitting the Billboard Charts, touring the world, and even having a young Jay-Z open up for them. Conscious Daughters also

San Francisco legend Baldhead Rick tells Dregs One about his experience in the Bay Area rap scene after seeing his brother Cougnut rise to fame and his friend Cellski selling tapes in Lakeview, the neighborhood they all grew up in. Baldhead's very first song was with his group UNLV on Master P's classic compilation, West Coast Bad Boyz. From there, Baldhead was featured on hundreds of songs, albums and compilations, including 17 Reasons on Goldtoes' Black-N-Brown Entertainment. Along the way,

Black C sits down with Dregs One to discuss his early days in San Francisco, the rise of turf violence in Hunters Point, and the creation of RBL Posse. From making and selling his own tapes to hitting billboard and signing major label deals, Black C has been through the ups and downs of the rap game. Along the way he tragically lost two group mates, Mr. Cee and Hitman. He's never given up and continued to build RBL's legacy, collaborating with other Bay Area legends such as Cougnut, Dre Dog, Master

Joined by co-producer Scino, Dregs One kicks of the History of the Bay Podcast by answering audience questions on the Bay Area's role in hip-hop, graffiti culture, skateboarding, the rave scene, punk rock, and much more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/support