only in the bay could you have had this sort of pan-minroity unity. we don’t have it as much anymore, but we r still definitely more integrated than the rest of america.
black history month.
yellow peril, brown berets, and black panthers protesting outside a courthouse where huey p. newton was being tried. a beautiful example of different cultures coming together for change.
if u havent seen these videos off of mondre’s dream collabo released ep….do so now. ill concepts. i like how they arent full music videos. short and sweet.
Song by http://www.twitter.com/shadyblaze
Video by http://www.twitter.com/ahyveontask
Produced by http://www.twitter.com/nem270
Anyone know the story behind this video? Was this at a video shoot & they were just fuckin around on the break or something? Or was Pac just posted in the neighborhood? And what year was this? This is post-fame I’m assuming.
If this is post-fame-Pac-kickin-it, that’s a scene you wouldn’t find too many super star rappers back then/now. I couldn’t imagine Ross posted in the middle of Little Haiti like that with no body guards n shit.
This is what BART should’ve been. This is an updated image based on the original 1956 BART layout plan.
Do you realize how different the Bay would’ve been if this had happened? If we spent the past 30-40 years interconnected between our neighborhoods, we’d have experienced a far more New York-ish unity. I’d also argue that if we had a fully integrated public transportation system, the Bay would have become far more populated due to access and convenience. Culture and society is both influenced and dictated by things like civil engineering, architecture, and transportation infrastructure. Honestly, I could write a sociological analysis on this shit, but I won’t…or maybe I will…one day.
What I don’t know about is public policy—how can we, the people, lobby to get something like this going again? I’d like to see a fully integrated metro system in the Bay before I die.
Main Attrakionz – AC Ft. ST 2 Lettaz (Prod. By Block Beattaz)
This shit reminds me of some 2012 Alchemist/Mobb Deep with Alabama steez.
MondreMAN [of Main Attrakionz] - Surprise (Marlee B), M A N (Dream Collabo, 2011)
Directed by Brandon Tauszik
Feast or Famine made it on SPIN’s list of top 50 mixtapes of the year (#13). This means a lot to me, obviously, bc this shit was my baby, and it’s like he grew up and won a kung-fu tournament. We spent a lot of time writing, producing, recording, mixing, and mastering this EP. I know, it was only 8 songs, but fuck you…this shit played out like an album. Me, Ammbush, & DaVinci don’t make single songs…we make albums. That’s just our thing. If you like one song in particular, that’s cool, but this was meant to be listened to holistically in one sitting.
Main Attrakionz’s 808s & Dark Grapes II also made the list at #29. Should’ve been a lot higher if you ask me, this was my favorite Green Ova release yet. Biased? Yea, bc Ammbush mixed it and I mastered it, but the music is the best music Squadda and Mondre have created so far in my opinion.
Anyways, San Francisco and Oakland rappers in SPIN Magazine. Mainey.
