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David Ma retweeted
Death Row co-founder Dick Griffey once called the D.O.C. "probably the single most influential person in gangsta rap."
I spoke to the West Coast legend about growing up in West Dallas, writing "We Want Eazy" in 20 minutes, the crash that stole his voice, the secret origins of Death Row, piecing together "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" with Snoop, trading insults with ’Pac in Atlanta, and receiving a Hip Hop Grandmaster Award this weekend from the Paid in Full Foundation.
powmag.net/p/the-doc-intervi…
David Ma retweeted
A 35-year-old SF venue was set to close. Then a music superfan stepped up. sfgate.com/sf-culture/articl…
ALT A 35-year-old SF venue was set to close. Then a music superfan stepped up.
David Ma retweeted
The homie @Dregs_One has a message for some of yall.
FRISCO ‼️
David Ma retweeted
DEM here,
My first solo work in a over a decade 'someday, but not today' is out NOW!
I kindly invite you to run it up
demone.bandcamp.com/album/so… – at San Jose, CA
David Ma retweeted
Today at the magazine we have a truly wonderful piece of hip-hop history: @_djshort's interview with Video Music Box founder Ralph McDaniels, who talks about directing Nas, being stiffed by Russell Simmons, and preserving hip-hop for future generations powmag.net/p/ralph-mcdaniels…
David Ma retweeted
Japanese saxophonist Chika Asamoto (朝本千可) outside Kowloon City
In 1988, Asamoto travelled through Hong Kong for a documentary called “STRAY - Hong Kong: A City of Nonbelievers.”
David Ma retweeted
When we were in Vietnam we went to this cool record shop picked out a bunch of vinyl to buy and the guy at the counter was like nah you can't buy this, you can't buy that.
Which kinda sucked but it's whatever. Their store, their prerogative. Was not a Pretty Woman moment lol – at Sunol-Midtown, CA
David Ma retweeted
The more I think about it, the more I believe that KA really sparked a lane for more introverted rappers. Not that there weren't antecedents, but he really showed you can do it without being a relentless self promoter as long as you build up your community of listeners.
David Ma retweeted
On the making of Brown Sugar
--Discover D’Angelo’s organic sweet soul shook up modern R&B magazine.waxpoetics.com/arti…
#Dangelo
David Ma retweeted
DBRP Lore:
When we were trying to come up with a name for our podcast 9 years ago, Dave started riffing on Ems horrible flow on this song and the name Dad Bod Rap Pod came out.
Both him and Nate thought the name was too goofy to actually use but I knew we had struck gold.
David Ma retweeted
Today at the magazine, Nitish Pahwa attends a minor league baseball game dedicated to the Wu-Tang Clan and finds the country's grossest and most beautiful elements at war powmag.net/p/wu-tang-goes-to…
David Ma retweeted
The Stylus Magazine Archive is back online: every review and feature, 2002–2007, rebuilt in their original design. There are also a few easter eggs worth pointing out...
