About this episode
Catch B-Legit at History of the Bay Day, Oct. 19th at the Midway SF with Souls of Mischief, Mob Figaz, Kamaiyah & more - tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/midwaysf/events/history-of-the-bay-113087 -- History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 82: B-Legit is a certified West Coast legend who helped pave the way for Bay Area rap as a member of The Click with his cousins E-40, Suga T, and D-Shot. Growing up in Vallejo's Hillside neighborhood, B-Legit talks about his early days being influenced by the D-Boy culture of the 80s while also discovering hip-hop. While attending Grambling University for a year with E-40, they started rapping and decided to come back to Vallejo and form a group. From there, they created Sick Wid It Records and innovated business strategies to take independent rap music to the next level. This led to a deal with Jive Records and B-Legit has been a fixture in rap music ever since. In this episode he also discusses 2pac, Mac Dre, C-Bo, and many other highlights from his career. -- Sponsored by Christopher's Bakery @christophersbakery420 -- For promo opportunities on the podcast, e-mail: info@historyofthebay.com -- Produced by DEO @deo415, videography by @mvp_kingced --- Hat and hoodie by REBEL 8 https://rebel8.com -- History of the Bay Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZUM4rCv6xfNbvB4r8TVWU?si=9218659b5f4b43aa Online Store: https://dregsone.myshopify.com Follow Dregs One: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UNuCcJlRb8ImMc5haZHXF?si=poJT0BYUS-qCfpEzAX7mlA Instagram: https://instagram.com/dregs_one TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@dregs_one Twitter: https://twitter.com/dregs_one Facebook: https://facebook.com/dregsone415 00:00 Intro 01:39 Growing up in a musical family 04:52 Vallejo in the 70s-80s 08:29 The D-Boy Era 13:49 Grambling University 17:05 MVP “The Kings Men” (first album) 24:09 The Click & mobb music 27:38 Sick Wid It Records 31:17 B-Legit the Savage “Tryin To Get A Buck” 33:33 Sick Wid It deal with Jive Records 38:28 Levitti 39:55 Bay Area rap scene 43:10 “Ghetto Smile” with Daryl Hall 45:33 “City 2 City” 47:30 Working with 2pac 53:49 Mac Dre 58:28 “Hempin Ain’t Easy,” leaving Jive 1:03:27 The Bela Blunt 1:06:17 Longevity