![]() The region’s rich history of diverse rappers, entrepreneurs, hustlers and activists has yielded some of the culture’s most important artists, from 2Pac and E-40 to Spice 1 and Too Short. Brown covers the North County.The San Francisco Bay Area, made up of cities like San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland, has long been a melting pot of unique hip hop talent and voices. Take notice, record industry honchos: For today at least, the Bay is in the Area. “People are definitely peeping in to see what’s up. I know a lot of people that are going to be flying in,” she said. “We want to make sure everybody leaves the same way they come, and that’s safe.”įorte said in the wake of E-40’s hit song “Tell Me When to Go,” which she said the president of Warner Brothers Records told her was the most-played hip-hop track on summer radio, the awards show is a pivotal chance to show the music business that the mostly independent local scene is ready for the big time. But he said he is glad the BARS organizers have taken pains to ensure the show runs smoothly. “We’re playing everything by ear,” said Band-Aide, 28, whose act is so polished he doesn’t rehearse anymore. He said Dem Hoodstarz just reached a deal to create a new theme song for the “King of Queens” TV show - which he’d never heard of before, but now calls “pretty funny” - and has a major label recording contract brewing in early 2007. “I guess I feel a sense of a little excitement that it’s in my backyard,” he said. “Please believe the troublemakers are going to be well in order.”īand-Aide, part of the East Palo Alto rap duo Dem Hoodstarz that is on the bill today, said he is juiced the showcase is close to home. “Hopefully, it goes down good, so we can show the people in San Mateo that we can behave,” he said of the BARS show. “I’m with the movement because the movement represents where I come from,” said San Quinn, 28 - real name Quincy Brooks - who has been on the mic since age 14. San Quinn, a pre-hyphy scenester who fairly radiates confidence, said he is a booster for Bay Area rappers of any stripe. On the other hand, one attribute of the local scene that distinguishes it from the feuding among Los Angeles and New York rappers is unity.ĭJ Backside - real name Rita Forte, a rare female disc-spinner in the man’s world of hip-hop - said long before the term “hyphy” took off, rappers from Richmond to East Palo Alto promoted the “new Bay sound.” “Oakland and San Francisco were not having it.” “They’re just not wanting to have the whole Bay Area movement in the clubs, because people just get too hyphy, too wild,” said DJ Backside, 25, of Oakland, an emcee for the awards. He also had to find a venue that was sympathetic to hip-hop, which has gained a certain notoriety for bad behavior at clubs and concert halls. Slated to perform are veteran rappers E-40 and Too Short, and rising stars such as Oakland’s Keak da Sneak and Mistah FAB and the Fillmore’s Big Rich and San Quinn, plus tributes to legendary late rappers Mac Dre and Tupac Shakur.īooyowski put on the first BARS show last year in San Francisco to spotlight the re-emerging local hip-hop scene, which had been out of the limelight since the shooting death of Shakur 10 years ago. event - both a cultural celebration of the hyphy dance, music and fashion phenomenon and a publicity generator for artists looking to step their game up. He said despite the $50 to $100 admission fee, organizers had sold 2,000 tickets by Friday and hoped to lure twice as many people to the 3 to 9 p.m. “We sat down with the police for a while.” It’s really well-maintained,” said Booyowski, 29, still a county resident. ![]() Plenty of big names and up-and-coming rappers will be in the house for the Bay Area Rap Scene Awards, but the event’s creator, Daly City-born “Booyowski,” said he doesn’t expect any of the trouble that sometimes accompanies hip-hop entourages. SAN MATEO - The hyphy bandwagon rolls into San Mateo today, bringing the biggest stars in local urban hip-hop to the suburban setting of the county Expo Center. ![]()
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