Ep. 009 — It Ain't Easy

"It's just status." -Buddy About: In pockets of America, like those in Oakland and throughout the East Bay of Northern California, the status quo of driving a vehicle is proudly rejected. Take a look at some of the rides out here and you'll immediately get the sense that a car is more than just a car. Who are these people and what caused them to decorate Detroit-produced relics with candy-like paint, oversized rims and a sound-system that can probably be heard from Space? Show Notes: [00:45] "Keep It on the Real" by 3X Krazy [01:05] The 1985 Chevrolet Caprice Classic [02:40] "_Jamlet" by Coolzey [04:30] "Cirrus Transit" by Blue Dot Sessions [04:40] A 1960s era Cougar and Mustang [04:55] And scrapers [05:00] A donk, box and bubble Here's a Jalopnik article he wrote about the culture [05:55] Raphael Orlove (@RaphaelOrlove) [06:50] Slabs on swangas (The Houston Chronicle, 2013) [08:20] A little backstory on Burley's (Oakland North, 2008) [08:40] The Ford Falcon and its relevance to Oakland (SF Gate, 2005) [09:30] "Cirrus" by Blue Dot Sessions [11:00] The Cadillac Fleetwood and Eldorado [14:40] "Pusherman" by Curtis Mayfield [15:00] The trailer to Superfly [15:35] The problem with Fat Freddy [16:30] Trailers to Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song and Shaft [16:35] Highly recommended documentary on the subject of Blaxpoitation [16:40] "White Filament" by Blue Dot Sessions [17:00] "Wanna Be a Baller" by Lil' Troy [17:35] "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang [17:40] "Let Me Ride" by Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg On the "Hyphy movement" (Center for Investigative Reporting, 2013) [18:50] "Tell Me When to Go" by E-40 [19:20] "I Do the Dummy Retarded" by E-40 [20:07] "Fast Like a Nascar" by Kafani feat. Keak the Sneak [20:08] "Muscle Cars" by E-40 [20:20] "Ghost Ride the Whip" by Mistah F.A.B. [21:36] Beeda Weeda (@RealBeedaWeeda) [22:10] "Turfs Up" by Beeda Weeda [24:45] "Temporal Slip" by Blue Dot Sessions [26:21] "Distill" by Blue Dot Sessions Deeper reading on the culture (KQED, 2015) [30:05] Sideshow on the Golden Gate Bridge (KRON, 2014) [32:10] Ruben Flores of A1 Springs [33:00] "Threads and Veils" by Blue Dot Sessions [34:55] Vogues [36:20] The East Bay Chevs [37:30] "Stale Case" by Blue Dot Sessions