About this episode
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 -- Part of the legendary Bay Area collective HBK Gang, Kool John is a rapper and trendsetter from Richmond. After meeting Loverance in high school and Iamsu in junior college, John played a role in getting their music heard by premiering them at his epic Shmop Fest parties. Fast forward and the Shmop House became a gathering place for Bay creatives, Kool John started his own Shmop Life brand, and HBK went on to stardom. John tells the entire story in detail, as well as touching on life after surviving a shooting in Oakland and his newest album with P-Lo. -- For promo opportunities on the podcast, e-mail: historyofthebaypodcast@gmail.com -- Produced by DEO @deo415, videography by @mvp_kingced --- 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 01:20 New album with P-Lo 4:50 Life after getting shot 10:27 Growing up in Richmond 13:15 Getting into music 15:13 Shmop Fest 22:43 Starting to rap 27:44 HBK movement 32:44 The Hyphy movement 35:50 Solo career 42:00 Music business