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The Bay Space has at all times held a distinct segment place in hip-hop tradition that stands out from the flashiness of its East Coast contemporaries and grittiness you’d discover in Southern rap. Introducing a warped spin on funk classics that turned identified merely because the “hyphy motion,” the Bay Space helped elevate the artwork of emceeing to eclectic new heights because of artists like E-40, Mac Dre and Mistah F.A.B. amongst others.
Nevertheless, if we’re actually speaking concerning the affect of Bay Space rap, the dialog isn’t even near being legitimate with out the inclusion of Too Quick.
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The Oakland native paid a heat and welcomed go to to The Amanda Seales Present for a dialog that we felt wanted available. After simply popping out of Hip-Hop Historical past Month and the state of generational divide within the recreation general, there was no higher time than now to present a residing legend his flowers whereas he’s nonetheless right here to scent them.
From discussing his career-defining hit single “Blow The Whistle” (seen above) to the hits he’s presently crafting up alongside fellow West Coast rap icons Ice Dice, Snoop Dogg and E-40 because the rap collective Mount Westmore, our time with Too Quick solely additional proved why he nonetheless has such a powerful affect on the sport.
Watch Bay Space rap icon Too Quick chop it up with Amanda, DJ Supreme and TJ under right here on The Amanda Seales Present: