{"podcast":{"title":"History of the Bay","slug":"history-of-the-bay-5682327","podcast_index_feed_id":5682327,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/b416fb48/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://dregsone.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/30114050/30114050-1709701541981-d30da2bca612b.jpg","author":"Dregs One","episode_count":155,"summary":"San Francisco-based graffiti artist and rapper Dregs One explores the Bay Area's rich culture in rap music, graffiti art, and other important areas of local history. Dregs' vast knowledge of Bay Area culture is supplemented by guests who tell their own unique stories of participating in these worlds. As a companion to Dregs' viral 60-second video breakdowns on social media, this podcast will further enlighten listeners on important pieces of history that helped make the Bay Area such a renowned hub for creativity and innovation.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T02:21:23.642549+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-bay-5682327"},"episode":{"title":"History of the Bay: Chris \"C&H\" Hicks","slug":"history-of-the-bay-chris-c-h-hicks","published_at":"2025-12-03T00:18:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-bay-5682327/history-of-the-bay-chris-c-h-hicks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-bay-5682327","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historyofthebay/episodes/History-of-the-Bay-Chris-CH-Hicks-e3bptou","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO6487015516.mp3","summary":"History of the Bay x Mojo Labs hoodies: https://www.brandonmurio.com/hotb25-hoodie--For promo opportunities on the podcast, e-mail: info@historyofthebay.com--Chris "C&H" Hicks is a hustler turned record executive who discovered and signed Dru Down and the Luniz to their first record deals. Growing up in Oakland during the crack era, Chris saw the music industry as a way out after watching the success of Too $hort and becoming a member of the Dangerous Crew. From behind the scenes, he helped put out hits like "I Got 5 On It" and "Pimp of the Year." He rubbed shoulders with the likes of Suge Knight, Diddy, and Eazy-E and went from independent self-distribution to partnering with major labels.--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/dregsone41500:00 Intro02:18 Growing up in Oakland11:04 Streets of Oakland 19:43 Too $hort & the Dangerous Crew29:01 Signing Dru Down39:12 Luniz 45:37 Fools From The Streets52:40 “I Got 5 On It”1:02:06 Luniz vs Too $hort1:06:11 Luniz split1:10:30 Diddy & Suge1:13:48 Master P1:16:27 New artists; Larussell1:24:05 Smoke Squad","meta_description":"History of the Bay x Mojo Labs hoodies: https://www.brandonmurio.com/hotb25-hoodie--For promo opportunities on the podcast, e-mail: info@historyofthebay.c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5141,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-of-the-bay-5682327/episodes/history-of-the-bay-chris-c-h-hicks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-bay-5682327/history-of-the-bay-chris-c-h-hicks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}