Rich Rocka: Working With Dr. Dre, Signing To Akon & The Game, Ghostwriting For Kevin Federline

History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 47: Formerly known as Ya Boy, Rich Rocka is a critically acclaimed lyricist from San Francisco. Fresh out of high school, one of his first recordings "16s Wit Me" became the number one song on KMEL. From there, Rich released classic mixtapes and albums that got the attention of major labels. He moved to LA and joined The Game's Black Wall Street and later Akon's Konvict Music. During the 2000s Rich was the most-played artist on MySpace and worked with producers like Scott Stretch and Dr. Dre. He has had an impressive career and continues to release projects through his own label, Black Card Music.
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0:00 Intro
1:05 Getting into hip-hop
3:01 What are the qualities of a great MC?
6:40 First recordings with Herm Lewis
8:28 “16s Wit Me”
10:45 Done Deal Entertainment
13:44 Signing to the Game / Black Wall Street
19:54 Working with Dr. Dre
23:00 Ghostwriting for Kevin Federline
25:48 Signing to Akon / Konvict Music
30:11 Being the top artist on MySpace
31:55 Going from “Ya Boy” to “Rich Rocka”
35:51 Mack 10 & Hoo Bangin Records
36:29 Moving back to the Bay
37:42 Starting Black Card Music
41:09 Upcoming goals and projects

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