History 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. Dregs' vast knowledge of Bay Area culture is supplemented by guests who tell their own unique stories of participating in these worlds. As a companion to Dregs' viral 60-second video breakdowns on social media, this podcast will further enlighten listeners on important pieces of history that helped make the Bay Area such a renowned hub for creativity and innovation.

History of the Bay is a music podcast hosted by Dregs One, with 157 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dregs One hosts History of the Bay, a music show with 157 episodes published.

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  Episode #155

  NEON Shares 40 Years Of SF Graffiti History & Photos

  Aug 5, 20262h 19m

  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 Playlist: https://fanlink.tv/historyofthebay-playlist Join the Patreon for exclusive access: https://patreon.com/dregsone -- 00:00 Growing up in SF 07:29 Intro to graff 16:13 Cholo writing 18:47 First tags 25:27 Late 80s graffiti 41:09 First pieces 57:08 Fights, chases, & racking 1:01:18 Painting around the Bay 1:09:38 BA Crew 1:22:09 Converse commercial 1:26:18 Misk & Apex 1:37:31 Distributing MTN paint 1:53:57 Splitting with MTN

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  History of the Bay

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

  Jul 22, 202637 min

  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 the festival's 30th anniversary, we bring together voices who helped shape that history: Susan Cervantes, founder of Precita Eyes Muralists; Omen2, Nate1 and Flame of MPC Crew; Agana of TDK crew; and host Dregs One. Videography by Vivid KZ @avividlife -- Essential Bay Area Rap Playlist: https://fanlink.tv/historyofthebay-playlist--Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/dregsone -- 0:00 Susan Cervantes 6:52 Klame 11:43 Agana 14:31 Nate1 16:55 Omen 21:34 Community service 25:53 Building towards the future

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  History of the Bay

  How Death & Prison Derailed Bay Area Hip-Hop

  Jul 9, 202623 min

  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 there are so many rappers who haven't had the spotlight. Many fans have wondered why the Bay seems so slept on, and never achieved the same level of success as other regions. One reason is that so many artists - including our BIGGEST superstars - have been held back by death, prison, and other consequences of the streets. This is a deep dive into some of the tragic circumstances that have derailed Bay Area rap. -- Essential Bay Area Rap Playlist: https://fanlink.tv/historyofthebay-podcast -- Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/dregsone -- 0:00 Intro2:19 Rapper deaths9:33 Rappers doing time17:15 Addiction & mental health20:03 Conclusion

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  I Performed At The Biggest Concert Of The Hyphy Movement

  Jul 7, 202632 min

  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 Hyphy concert with Andre Nickatina, Yukmouth, San Quinn, The Jacka, Dru Down, and more.--Essential Bay Area Rap Playlist: https://fanlink.tv/historyofthebay-podcast -- Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/dregsone

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  Episode #153

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

  Jun 25, 20261h 7m

  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 top-ranked amateur boxer out of Oakland. They have a new docuseries out now on Oakland boxers and their fathers called "Sons of the Sweet Science." --Essential Bay Area Rap Playlist: https://fanlink.tv/historyofthebay-playlist--Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dregsone--For promo opportunities on the podcast, e-mail info@historyofthebay.com--Online Store: https://dregsone.myshopify.com --Follow Dregs One:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UNuCcJlRb8ImMc5haZHXF?si=poJT0BYUS-qCfpEzAX7mlAInstagram: https://instagram.com/dregs_oneTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@dregs_oneTwitter: https://twitter.com/dregs_oneFacebook: https://facebook.com/dregsone415

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