History of the Bay

Sunnydale OG L-Chedda On Turf Wars, SF Rap Origins, TearItOff

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 a

NYC to SF with CYCLE IMOK

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 befor

NEON Shares 40 Years Of SF Graffiti History & Photos

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. Ne

30 Years Of Graffiti In SF's Mission District: Precita Eyes

For 30 years, the Precita Eyes Urban Youth Arts Festival has held down the graffiti community in San Francisco's Mission district. In this panel discussion recorded at th

How Death & Prison Derailed Bay Area Hip-Hop

The Bay Area is a region with undeniable talent, but it hasn't become a permanent hip-hop power center. We've had plenty of artists with hits and worldwide acclaim, but t

I Performed At The Biggest Concert Of The Hyphy Movement

Dregs One, rapper graffiti writer and & host of History of the Bay Podcast discusses his first performance ever - 2006 at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma for the Super Hy

From Producing For Tony! Toni! Tone! to Training Oakland Boxers

This week's special guests are Tommy McElroy - co-producer of hits for En Vogue, Club Nouveau and more - and filmmaker Renee Moncada. Their son Tommy McElroy, Jr. is a to

KeezyTV of Haven Court

Sitting down with designer, YouTuber and Bay Area rap fan KeezyTV to talk about how he started his Haven Court streetwear brand, new fashion trends, and how hip-hop nosta

Lil Kayla Interview

Lil Kayla is a rapper from San Francisco's Sunnydale projects. She broke out during the SoundCloud era along with other rappers from her neighborhood like Lil Yase and Ya

History of the Bay: Rappin' 4-Tay

Rappin' 4-Tay is a pioneering rapper from San Francisco's Fillmore District. After being discovered by Too Short and joining the Dangerous Crew, 4-Tay became a local supe

History of the Bay: Renos HTK

Renos HTK is a graffiti writer from the Bay Area Peninsula who's been down with the culture since the 80's. Growing up with a passion for art and skateboarding, graffiti

History of the Bay: Yukmouth

Yukmouth is a legendary rapper from East Oakland and one half of the Luniz. He grew up in the 65 Village where his entire family was involved in the dope game, and rap be

History of the Bay: DaBoyDame

DaBoyDame is a pillar of the Bay Area music industry. From burning mix CDs in Oakland to having his own college radio show in Atlanta, he helped break major records and b

History of the Bay: Casual (2.0)

Casual returns for his second episode on the podcast, where we discuss his new album and dive deeper into the group dynamic of Hieroglyphics crew. We also discuss Cas' in

History of the Bay: Philthy Rich (2.0)

Philthy Rich is celebrating 20 years in the rap game and the release of his newest album "T$GO: The Motion Files." On his second episode of History of the Bay, he gives a

History of the Bay: Shad Viciouz (3.0)

Shad Viciouz fka Shadow is a founding member of Woodie's East Co Co Records. In his third appearance on History of the Bay, Shad shares more stories from Woodie's history

History of the Bay: David Gonzales aka The Homie King

David Gonzales is an artist from Richmond, California who grew up in his local lowrider and Chicano arts scene. Starting with his own t-shirts and comic strips, he create

History of the Bay: Shortkut

History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 142: Shortkut is a legendary DJ from Daly City. He's a member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz with Qbert, Mix Master Mike, Apollo and more; and a

History of the Bay: D-Moe

D-Moe is a founding member of the Get Low Playaz along with JT The Bigga Figga, San Quinn, and Seff The Gaffla. Born and raised in San Francisco’s Fillmoe, he joined the

History of the Bay: Atoms

Atoms is a longtime graffiti writer who started painting in San Francisco while in high school and eventually built an art career in New York City. He's a member of the l