San Quinn: Messy Marv, Offers From Master P, 2pac, Mac Dre, E-40, World Record For Most Features

History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 37: San Quinn is a legendary rapper from San Francisco's Fillmore District. This year marks his 30-year anniversary in rap, having dropped his first album "Don't Cross Me" in 1993 at the age of 15. Since then, Quinn has navigated street politics, addiction, and the ups and downs of the industry. He's collaborated with some of the most legendary rappers in the Bay Area and beyond and held a world record for the most feature appearances by an artist under the age of 21. This interview goes in-depth to the stories behind Quinn's incredible career which is still in motion to this day.
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0:00 Introduction
1:55 Growing up in Fillmoe and Lakeview
5:10 Peter Lee & the Turf Wars
7:08 Seeing Cougnut rap for the first time
9:11 Starting to rap at age 12
12:27 Dropping first album at 15
15:08 The crack game
16:33 "The SFC" with JT The Bigga Figga & RBL Posse
19:30 2pac and Richie Rich getting jumped in San Francisco
22:11 Master P trying to sign Quinn
26:45 Dropping "Live N Direct" in high school
28:49 Mac Dre & The Rompalation
30:25 Dropping "The Hustle Continues" through Priority Records
33:17 Relationship with Sean Price
34:43 Staying out of street politics
37:22 Meeting Messy Marv
39:33 Explosive Mode album
44:15 Differences between rap and reality
45:46 Goldtoes and 17 Reasons
49:19 Holding the world record for most features
51:09 Leaving Get Low Records
53:30 Andre Nickatina & "Ayo For Yayo"
57:40 Dealing with addiction
1:00:22 E-40
1:02:03 Done Deal Records
1:06:52 Cellski
1:07:57 Success from "The Rock" album
1:09:23 The hyphy movement
1:11:15 Differences with Messy Marv
1:19:27 Highlights from 30 years in the game

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