| Question in the Form of An Answer: DaVinci & Al Jieh on the History & Misconceptions of Bay Area Rap | January 9, 2013 |
This is Part 3 of my interview with DaVinci and Al Jieh of San Francisco’s SWTBRDS label. In this segment we talk about the history of Bay Area rap, certain misconceptions about it, and how SWTBRDS fits into the overall legacy of the region. As our ride continues we talk more about the close knit […]
| Question in the Form of An Answer (Part II): DaVinci & Al Jieh Talks The Modern Climate & History of San Francisco Rap | January 7, 2013 |
This is Part 2 of my interview with DaVinci and Al Jieh of San Francisco’s SWTBRDS label. In this segment we talk about the history of their label and how its heritage derives from the legendary Fillmore neighborhood where DaVinci grew up. — Alex Piyevsky Previously: Part I of Question in the Form of an […]
| Question in the Form of an Answer Part I: DaVinci & Al Jieh on the Cultural History & Gentrification of San Francisco’s Fillmore District | January 2, 2013 |
Below is my interview with DaVinci and Al Jieh of San Francisco’s quickly rising SWTBRDS label. My original idea was for the guys to take me on a guided tour of the Fillmore, DaVinci’s notorious home neighborhood, cited frequently in his songs as a source of both inspiration and frustration. Instead we ended up driving […]
| The Top 50 Albums of 2012 | December 24, 2012 |
On a Previous Episode of the Passion of the Weiss: The Top 50 Albums of: 2011; 2010; 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 50. House Shoes – Let it Go [Tres] No best album list is complete without something from Detroit. Nowhere else is as no frills and unvarnished. It operates as a palate cleanser to remind […]
| The Top 50 Albums of 2012 (#50-26) | December 20, 2012 |
On a Previous Episode of the Passion of the Weiss: The Top 50 Albums of: 2011; 2010; 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 50. House Shoes – Let it Go [Tres] No best album list is complete without something from Detroit. Nowhere else is as no frills and unvarnished. It operates as a palate cleanser […]
| The Domain of DaVinci | November 9, 2012 |
Someone in the comment section said that DaVinci was boring the last time we wrote about him. I respectfully disagree. As the S.F. turf stalker says in the first bars of this video, he’s just low-key. There’s nothing flashy about the Fillmore rep or the district itself. It’s gritty dimly-lit, well-constructed rap music. Songs like […]
| DaVinci and Block Beataz Can’t Finna Be Stopped | October 26, 2012 |
Tosten Burks rolls that cabbage like an egg roll. This is the collaboration no one was anxiously waiting for, but should have been. The shiny chrome Block Beattaz production and the effortless, measured, playful DaVinci arrogance give each other what both have been missing all along. For Huntsville’s go-to duo: a gruff, hardened voice to […]
| DB Tha General X DaVinci – Know Bout Us | July 16, 2012 |
Sometimes the simplest statement is the most effective. You should probably know about DaVinci and DB Tha General. The latter is frequently called the Boosie of the Bay, mainly due to their shared hardest-8th Grader-ever timbre. And they both rap very well. DB and DaVinci need to do more records together. Via Thizzler
| DaVinci Travels 400 Miles from Home | July 12, 2012 |
The murder rap template has been as well-marked as a chalk outline, but credit DaVinci for the Law & Order Award for dramatic tension. Since his debut, The Day the Turf Stood Still, the Fillmore rapper has understood the power of detail. On “Long Way From Home,” he’s taking trips out of state, to find […]
