History of the Bay: Young Lay

Young Lay has one of the craziest stories in Bay Area rap. From his beginnings in North Vallejo's Lofas neighborhood, Lay developed his talent early and immediately attracted a deal from producer Khayree's Young Black Brotha Records, who put out Mac Dre's first albums. Collaborating with 2pac, Mac Mall and Ray Luv, Lay started work on the classic album, "Black 'N Dangerous." Along the way, Lay recorded the gold single "All About My Fetti" for the New Jersey Drive soundtrack. But his promising career faced terrible setbacks. After being shot in the head and coming out of a coma, Lay went through physical therapy to get back to rapping only to be devastated by his girlfriend being killed and their infant son being kidnapped. Lay ended up in prison where he was interviewed on the TV show "Unsolved Mysteries" about his son's abduction. When most people would have given up, Lay kept his faith and eventually reunited with his son. Since coming home from prison, Lay has stayed focused on taking care of himself and his family. He just dropped a book, "Revelaytionz," and is working on new music and a documentary. Recently, the new era of Vallejo rappers, LaRussel and DaBoii, paid homage to his classic track with their song "All About Fetti."