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Netta Brielle is an amazing talent. From growing up in the arts and loving to sing she eventually pursued her dream and made things happen. From being signed to Atlantic and managed by Coach K of (Quality Control) to loosing her deal and being back at her moms house Netta has endured a lot.Listen to Netta B tell her story on NO VULTURES

Taj Stansberry is one of musics biggest video directors, He has filmed videos for Nas, Young Jeezy, Rhianna and many others including J Lo which was Youtubes most viewed video at one time. From the highlights to the low lights and now taking on his biggest project to date a movie entitled "Mission Street". Listen to Taj talk about his past and future on NO VULTURES

Clyde Carson is 1/3 of the Hip Hop trio The Team. Listen to Clyde Carson as he tells NO VULTURES how he started rapping, to his time spent in NY and eventually coming back to Oakland to form his group The Team and eventually signing The Game's imprint Black Walls Street

Trackademicks is a very talented producer who has worked with some of the music industries best. From doing the unofficial remix to "Tell Me When to Go" which took his career to another level. From producing 80% of Mistah FAB's Son Of a Pimp album to producing several track on Kamaiyah's "Good night in the Ghetto". Listen to Trackademicks tell his story

Serius Jones is a legend in the world of battle rap. Growing up in New Jersey he eventually start floating around the NY battle scene where he battled all the major battle rappers. Serius eventually would go on to win MTV'S Fight Klub and engaged in a legendary battle with Math Hoffa that lead to a fight and their beef continued for years. Serius ended up signing to Ludacris's imprint Disturbing The Peace. Listen to Serius talk about the ups and downs of his career.

Marcus Thompson is a legendary Bay Area sports writer. From covering high school sports to eventually covering the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors Marcus has had a long career. Being a Warriors insider Marcus was told exclusive info on KD''s injury during the NBA Finals. With all his time spent in journalism Marcus has plenty of stories and shares them here on NO VULTURES

Episode 33 The Laroo Interview by No Vultures

T Luni is one half of the Oakland group Cydal with now deceased group member Eklipze. T Luni tells stories of being in the same crew as The Luniz, 3XKRAZY, Dru Down and others. From getting their hit song "Hollywood" from The Luniz to Eklipze dying listen to T Luni tell the story of Cydal.

V. White of the legendary group The Delinquents has seen it all. From selling his tapes independently with group member G Stack to being signed to Priority and album hitting the top 100 charts. V White talks about everything from Master P trying to sign them to Suge Knight wanting them to be on Death Row, V White gives us a journey through his long storied career.

JR The Minister of Information is a Bay Area journalist that has been around a long time, From his time at KMEL to his time spent in many other countries covering issues of people of color. From 2Pac calling up to KMEL during a show telling him he wanted to talk about rape while having a rape case to being arrested and tried for his protest during the Oscar Grant riots JR is a well versed journalist that has a lot to say.

Haiti Babii is one of the most interesting young rappers in the game. Haiti has been through a lot, from being a stand out athlete to becoming a gang member and eventually being shot by the police. Having his breakout success as a rapper in 2018 Haiti eventually went viral with a freestyle on Bootleg Kev and DJ Head show. His unique style led to Chrissy Teigan and many others to championing Haiti. Listen to him tell his story on NO VULTURES

In the midst of a war between Sacramento native Mozzy and East Oakland Legend Philthy Rich The Mekanix came back to NO VULTURES to spread some positivity and speak about better times.

DB Tha General has been around a long time, From his early days of Starting Bad Mouf ent with fellow Oakland rappers Rico Tha Kidd, DJ Upgrade, Kurt Diggler and Lil Mikey TMB to being on one of Bay Area's best diss songs entitled "Mac Blast"named after a now incarcerated rapper from Oakland and featuring one of Sacramento's biggest artist Lavish D. Listen to DB talk about friendships turning into beefs and helping Mozzy's career by dissing him with his own Sac rival. tune in to this legendary interview.

Hittaz on The Payroll is a group from Oakland C.A. Discovered by legendary rapper Numbskull from the Luniz. Listen to The Hittaz talk about their journey in the music game from their first ablum never officially being released and being bootlegged to having a feud with Yukmouth's group The Regime during The Luniz break up. Listen to the Hittaz tell their story.

Mistah FAB is an Oakland legend. From growing up in North Oakland with his mom a neighborhood legend who knew all the major players to starting his rap career off of sheer will and hustle. Getting signed to loosing his deal and being sued Mistah FAB has had a long carer. Penning songs for B.O.B. , Too $hort and Snoop Dog, to starting his very successful clothing line Dope Era. Listen to FAB tell his story and come up.

Stone Ramsey is an Oakland OG. Stone has done everything as far as the streets are concerned. Stone would eventually try his hand in the music industry and dropped a compilation titled "International Blunt Fonk' a Bay Area classic. From The ups and downs of the music game and life Stone also authored a book titled YaddaMean Bay Business with Keak Da Sneak. Now co owner of All Bay Magazine Stone is still in the game listen to him talk about his journey.

Tucky Blunt and Bri Moore own The world's first fully Black owned Marijuana dispensary. Bri Moore a ATL native who worked in a Colorado dispensary learned about the equity program in Oakland. Tucky Blunt a Oakland detailer and former weed dealer learned of the equity program because of a case he caught for weed. Listen to their stories about how they ended up being dispensary owners.

Legendary production duo The Mekanix comes through NO VULTURES to talk about their come up in the music game. From 4Rax moving to Oakland from Chicago to Kenny Tweed living and grinding on High ST and Fairfax. 4rax brought his experience from the legendary group Digital Underground and mixed that with Kenny Tweed self taught street production to form their duo and put out the legend as we know him today J. Stalin. Listen to The Mekanix talk about their journey and come up.

Paypa Boy is a San Francisco legend. With his ability to charm and finesse he has been able to become a household name. From eating cereal out of the most hyped sneaker releases, feeding the entire line during Supreme drops to Kanye calling him his nephew Paypa has risen in the world of Hip Hop, fashion and culture. Paypa Boy has embarked on his newest mission to becoming one of Hip Hop's elite along side his young protege 24k Golden. Listen to Paypa talk about his journey from being shot to being on BET.

Brookfield Duece is an Oakland rapper who's been in the industry for more than a decade. Duece sits down with NO VULTURES and talks about his journey. From starting Major Ent. with friends C Major and Ducktape in 2004 to his car being shot up and taking a hiatus from music for seven years. Duece's career is flourishing due to his recent effort with cousin and NBA Allstar Damian Lillard and their song entitled "Dre Grant". Listen to Duece talk about his journey and give us insight on who and what Dre Grant is.

G Stack one half of the legendary Oakland duo The Delinquents talks about his long career with his rap partner V. White. From their first album "The Alleyway" to Master P trying to sign them and eventually signing to Priority. From their classic video shoot at Lake Berryessa and meeting with Suge Knight G stack gives us an intimate look into his career and come up.

Birch Boy Barie talks about everything from how he got started in rap with his friend Ghost (R.I.P.)to his regional hit "Welcome To Oakland" Barie gives NO VULTURES a rare look inside his world from loosing his friends to violence and collaborations with everyone from Philthy Rich to Mozzy, Barie gives the listeners a chance to understand him more in this powerfull interview.

Oakland rapper Kafani breaks down his life on NO VULTURES from his time in the streets hustling to finessing his way through the music industry. Keeping his music in rotation on BET & MTV Jams and other outlets after losing his deal. From being paralyzed after being shot and going to prison at the same time Kafani has been through a lot listen to him talk about it here.

Ant Diddley Dog talks about his life and career with now deceased group member Rappin Ron. The two formed a legendary duo known as Bad N Fluenz who were signed to Too $hort's Dangerous Music. From legendary battles with fellow Oakland group The Luniz to rap beef spilling over into the streets with former crew member MC Pooh Ant's career has been a rollercoaster. No longer doing secular music because of his strong Christian faith and going by the name A. Doulos Ant has had a huge change but maintain's his lyrical fire. Listen to his story on NO VULTURES

Oakland native Da Boy Dame has a solid resume' in the music business from working at KMEL and parlaying that into relationships he has built a solid track record of hits. From giving Yo Gotti one of his biggest hits with "Act Right" and discovering Dej Loaf's hit "Try Me" Dame clearly has an ear for hits. With his new position at Motown and new artist Paris and Murdock he's signed to his imprint Play Too Much Entertainment Dame has a very interesting story and NO VULTURES captures it all.

Lul Doody is a young rapper from Oakland and making moves like a full grown adult. Being influenced by Bow Wow and Lil Wayne Doody spits hard verses that's beyond his years while maintaining a kid image and life. Listen to Lul Doody talk about everything from not cursing to being influenced by N.W.A.

Haiti Babii talks about his life from being born in Oakland and later moving to Stockton, CA where he became part of the gang life. Haiti is one of the most interesting and prolific rappers of the new school. Understanding how his mind works and not submitting to clinical psychologist and their diagnosis’s Haiti Babii is clearly on top of his game.

Oakland Hip Hop duo Los Rakas talks with NO VULTURES about their rise and grind in the music industry. From Raka Dun coming to the U.S. and struggling with his english to Raka Rich making music at Youth Uprising with his former group The Rap Stars who also came to NO VULTURES with him. From creating a local buzz to becoming recognized world wide and nominated for for an award at the 59th annual GrammyAwards Los Rakas takes on their extremely vibrant career.

Legendary Bay Area producer Tone Capone talks about his lengthy producing career. From making the hit "I got 5 On it' for Oakland rap duo The Luniz to "Smile" by Scarface featuring the late great 2PAC. Tone Capone has worked with a plethora of artist including Mac Dre, Devin The Dude, The Jacka, Lloyd Banks, Black Moon and more. Listen to Tone talk about "I got 5 on it" being turned into a scary song for Jordan Peele's thriller "US". Tune in and listen to Tone talk about all the people he has worked with and more.

Sacramento's own Noni Blanco talks about her rise in the rap game. From getting caught singing Lil Kim's lyrics as a kid to going to prison, Noni has had a very interesting life. Her beef with fellow Sacramento rapper Stunna Girl lead to the rappers fighting in county jail. Noni talks about getting her shine in the shadow of fellow Oak Park rapper Mozzy. Listen to Noni Blanco tell her story

Delvin Carter (Dee Nyce) talks about his journey to becoming one of the top independent designers in today's fashion industry. From helping his mom negotiate prices on fabric to customizing sneakers in Queens for everyone from Cormega to Lil Kim. After taking his talents to the U.S. Coast Guard Delvin would land in the Bay where he began his journey to having his own brand and store. Getting his big break designing shorts for Steph Curry and Sneakers for Cam Newton Delvin has gone on to do great things with both his brand and store. Listen to Delvin tell his story on NO VULTURES podcast

As a barber to the stars Brownie Blendz has grown into a major player in the barbering business. From starting off cutting hair in a shop he didn't own to offering athletes free cuts for exposure, Brownie has elevated into the premier barber in The Bay Area. Having a friendship that developed into a brotherhood with NBA Allstar Draymond Green has definitely helped Brownie parlay his career into other opportunities like being a regular on HBO'S The Shop produced by Lebron James. Brownie now owns 8 barbershops called kJ's in the Bay Area and San Joaquin Valley and has a line of hair products named Royal Finish. Listen to Brownie's story as he tells NO VULTURES about the ups and downs of the barbering business.

San Francisco native DJ Black Marc takes NO VULTURES on his journey to becoming a DJ. From growing up in the Notorious Fillmore neighborhood alongside the likes of JT The Bigga Figga, Big Rich, Messy Marv, San Quinn and a host of others Black Mark has seen a lot. From becoming a DJ on a fluke to hosting his own Podcast with co host Shay Diddy entitled the Street Light series DJ Black Mark's story is story of hustle and hard work.

Oakland rapper Philthy Rich has had a lengthy rap career. From selling his own cd's and crack on the streets of Oakland to linking with fellow Bay Area rappers and joining the Oakland collective Live Wire Records including J. Stalin, Stevie Joe, Shady Nate, Lil Blood and others. From Philthy sayin he was "weak" early on to being one of the Bay Area's top artist. Philthy talks about rap beefs from Messy Marv to Mozzy and being "hated" on by Oakland Producer Dame Fame who produced Keak Da Sneaks projects and happened to be from the same block. Relationships with some of Raps biggest artist Philthy takes us on his journey in this NO VULTURES instant classic.

Too $hort's artist DJ Upgrade talks about his come up and how he got to Oakland. From his time with The Mob Squad and Youth Uprising to coming up with Oakland rappers D Lo and DB Tha General. Listen to this interview for some Oakland history.

Stevie Joe is a veteran Oakland rapper that has a lengthy rack record of putting out dope projects. From pressing up his own CD's and selling them hand to hand and meeting Philthy Rich who gave him some game on pressing his CD's to becoming friends with J Stalin and joining the Live Wire family. Listen to Stevie as he takes us on a journey through his career from his uncle and Hall Of Famer Gary Payton not approving of his drug dealing to Marshawn Lynch playing his song in the locker room during the Super Bowl we caught it all on this interview.

Legendary Oakland rapper Poohman talks about his upbringing and career. From his regional hit "Fuckin wit dank" to a role in the classic film 'Menance II Society" or his short stint with Too $hort's Dangerous crew that ended with beef and physical altercations with several crew members including Spice 1. From bank robberies to time in prison Poohman's life plays out like a movie and NO VULTURES captures this story in a compelling interview.

Koran Streets is a rapper/actor out of south Berkeley. He has been a stage actor and can be seen in such films as Licks and Kicks. Koran debut album You Know I got It was ranked 28 amongst 2016's top albums