Under The Bay TV

Episode 30: ST SPITTIN

Em Dub — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:33:01 +0000

Oakland rhymer ST Spittin has been involved in the hip-hop scene for a minute now, but he spent most of his youth in the dance crews The Animaniacs and The Architects. When that got old, he transitioned into rapping and now has released a mixtape called Unclassified, to critical acclaim, and has had songs played on 106.1 KMEL. Em Dub got a chance to meet up with him over at Klips Barbershop in West Oakland and they talked about how he got started in hip-hop, how he got his name, his process for making a song, and more. ST Spittin even spit a written verse and a freestyle completely off the dome for the camera.

Download: ST Spittin - Hustle Money

Download: ST Spittin - Girlfriend

Episode 29: SUNSPOT JONZ

Em Dub — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:39:16 +0000

One of the founders of the Living Legends crew, Sunspot Jonz took a couple minutes to speak with Em Dub about his new albums Fight-Destroy-Rock and Darkside Ov Heaven, how he got into hip-hop, his process for making a song, and more.

Episode 28: BOAC

Em Dub — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:38:50 +0000

Don't be fooled by his youthful looks: BOAC (aka Banging Out All Classics) has been in the game since the beginning. A San Francisco resident who grew up in Marin County, went to school with 2Pac, and is part of the legendary underground crew The Earthlings, BOAC has the skills to pay the bills with both lyrics and beats. Not only that, but he is the founder of Machete Vox records, whose roster includes Z-Man, DNAE Beats, Conceit, and more. Em Dub got a couple minutes to catch up with BOAC over at the Slap Factory, and talked about how he got into hip hop, how he originally got his name, where he's from, and much more. He also spit 2 fiery acapella verses and showed off some unreleased tracks from his highly anticipated upcoming album, Project Roach.

Episode 27: AMMBUSH

Em Dub — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:59:55 +0000

Member of the legendary DJ crew The Oakland Faders, producer/DJ for Street Media, and a key player in the Sweetbreads Collective, Ammbush puts in much more work than your average DJ. Em Dub got a chance to meet up with Ammbush at his home studio in the hills of Oakland and talked about how he got into hip-hop, the record that got him into scratching, and more! He even made a beat from scratch, live and on camera, then he shows off his turntable and rap skills over the instrumental too!

Episode 26: BIG A

Em Dub — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:02:34 +0000

San Francisco's Big A may be new to the scene, but don't get it twizzlered: this Russian emcee and producer brings some heat to the Bay Area rap game. A versatile freestyler, writer and producer, Big A took a few minutes to meet up with Em Dub and talk about how he got into hip-hop, his upcoming mixtape Digital Crack, and more.

Episode 25: DEX BEATS

Em Dub — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:47:23 +0000

One of this year's Bay Area Red Bull Big Tune semi-finalists, Bay Area producer Dex Beats has been making beats for Bay Area rap legends for a long time. He exploded onto the scene with San Quinn's "Rockin Up Work" and has produced for everyone from Mistah F.A.B. to Husalah of the Mob Figaz (most recently with the slap "You Neva Know"). Em Dub got a chance to sit down with Dex Beats at his studio in South San Francisco and talked about how he got his name, his process for making a song, what projects he has coming up, and his favorite beat he's made along with his favorite beat of all time. Check out some of his work and his blog at DexBeats.com!

Episode 24: ROACH GIGZ

Em Dub — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:17:59 +0000

Named one of 106.1 KMEL's Bay Area Freshman 10, Roach Gigz is an up and coming rapper out of San Francisco/Oakland known to gas over dope beats. Em Dub got a chance to catch up with Roach over at BPos Studios in San Francisco and talked about how he got his name, his just-released free mixtape "commercial" Roachy Balboa, his process for making a song, and more! We even got an exclusive look at one of Roach Gigz' new songs that will be on his upcoming album, dropping in September!

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Episode 23: CASUAL

Em Dub — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:25:53 +0000

Hiero ya'll! Hieroglyphics member Casual sat down with Em Dub in the cuts of Oakland and spoke on how he got into hip-hop, the formation of Hieroglyphics, his favorite beat that he ever produced, and more!

Bonus:

Download: Casual - N.A.G.A.S.

Episode 22: QM

Em Dub — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:07:20 +0000

California's resident party animal, QM has a unique style that can only be described as drunk-hop. Em Dub met up with him over at "Casa de QM" and talked about how he got into hip-hop, what the story is behind his upcoming album Happy Hour, his process for making a song, and more. He even rapped a little bit! Check out the album June 18th over at www.routinefly.com!

And don't forget to download QM's new track from Happy Hour, "Lovely Day", exclusively down below! That's gunna be the summer jam '10 no doubt!

Download: QM - Lovely Day (prod. Richie Cunning)

Episode 21: BORED STIFF

Em Dub — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:05:32 +0000

If you haven't heard of Bored Stiff, you must be a sucka. The legendary 12 man Sucka Free crew met up with Em Dub over at John Lennon Studios and talked about a whole bunch of topics, from how they each got into hip-hop, the story behind their new free album Now More Than Ever, what the Stiff means to them, and more. They even put on a 30 minute live performance just for the Thizzler On The Roof fans!

The full show: