Big Mack: Hunters Point, SF Turf Wars, Working w/ RBL Posse, 11/5, "Cutty Bang"
History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 64: Big Mack is an underground legend in the San Francisco rap scene whose 1995 debut album "A Better Way" is a collector's item that continues to sell units around the world. His family has deep roots in Hunters Point, and Mack saw the turf wars unfold right in front of him. Mack also became deeply immersed in the local hip-hop scene, starting of as a DJ before rapping along with his cousin, Taydatay of 11/5. Signing to Fatt Sak records, he jumped in the rap game and although his career path took a few detours, he continues to rap to this day while now focusing on being a family man.
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0:00 Introduction
2:00 Dregs & Mack were coworkers
4:11 Mack’s family in Hunters Point
7:43 Turf wars
11:20 Early hip hop in SF
15:43 Starting to rap
21:20 Fatt Sak Records
24:43 “A Better Way” album
32:12 Hood politics in rap
36:08 D-Shot, Mobb Deep
39:32 Music distribution
42:08 Cutty Bang
44:55 Next album ft. Too Short
48:26 Major labels
53:01 Career changes
57:15 Dregs & Mack argument at work
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