{"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: DaBoyDame","slug":"history-of-the-bay-daboydame","published_at":"2026-04-21T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-the-bay-5682327/history-of-the-bay-daboydame","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-DaBoyDame-e3i702b","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO1410881748.mp3","summary":"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","meta_description":"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 maj…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5173,"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-daboydame/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-daboydame.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}