# History of the Bay: DaBoyDame

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Podcast: [History of the Bay](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-bay-5682327)
Published: 2026-04-21T15:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/episodes/History-of-the-Bay-DaBoyDame-e3i702b
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DaBoyDame is a pillar of the Bay Area music industry. From burning mix CDs in Oakland to having his own college radio show in Atlanta, he helped break major records and became an intern at 106 KMEL. This led Dame to a friendship with Yo Gotti and an A&R position at his label CMG. He has also worked for Motown and DefJam and continues to make waves as a songwriter, DJ, and artist himself.DaBoyDame & Friends with Plies & Keyshia Cole, June 19 in Oakland: https://thefoxoakland.com/events/daboydame-260619Join the Patreon for bonus content: https://patreon.com/dregsone--History of the Bay Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZUM4rCv6xfNbvB4r8TVWU?si=9218659b5f4b43aaOnline Store: https://dregsone.myshopify.com Follow Dregs One:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UNuCcJlRb8ImMc5haZHXF?si=poJT0BYUS-qCfpEzAX7mlAInstagram: https://instagram.com/dregs_oneTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@dregs_oneTwitter: https://twitter.com/dregs_oneFacebook: https://facebook.com/dregsone415 0:00 Dame’s multiple projects 3:06 Growing up in Oakland & making mixes 8:33 College radio in Atlanta 17:32 Breaking records 20:01 Working at KMEL 24:07 Meeting Yo Gotti 27:55 DJs and A&R 30:12 CMG 33:25 Nipsey Hussle 35:20 Important qualities of an A&R 40:26 Kamaiyah & Dej Loaf 49:30 Motown 53:15 Def Jam 59:01 Is there a problem with Bay Area rap? 1:10:07 Music quality & our regional sound 1:16:34 Most important steps for artists 1:19:12 Do major labels still matter? 1:21:16 DaBoyDame & friends

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