History of the Bay

Author: Dregs One

San Francisco-based graffiti artist and rapper Dregs One explores the Bay Area's rich culture in rap music, graffiti art, and other important areas of local history. Dregs' vast knowledge of Bay Area culture is supplemented by guests who tell their own unique stories of participating in these worlds. As a companion to Dregs' viral 60-second video breakdowns on social media, this podcast will further enlighten listeners on important pieces of history that helped make the Bay Area such a renowned hub for creativity and innovation.
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Language: en

Genres: Music, Music Interviews

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NEON Shares 40 Years Of SF Graffiti History & Photos
Episode 155
Wednesday, 5 August, 2026

Neon is one of the most respected graffiti writers from San Francisco. He came up inspired by the masterpieces of the 1980s and started pushing his own new wave style. Neon is a founding member of BA crew, and built bridges between Bay Area locals and writers from around the world. He is responsible for building the original Montana spray paint brand and was its first US distributor. This is a great conversation with dozens of photos from Neon's personal conversation.--Essential Bay Area Rap Playlist: https://fanlink.tv/historyofthebay-playlistJoin the Patreon for exclusive access: https://patreon.com/dregsone--00:00 Growing up in SF07:29 Intro to graff16:13 Cholo writing18:47 First tags25:27 Late 80s graffiti41:09 First pieces57:08 Fights, chases, & racking1:01:18 Painting around the Bay1:09:38 BA Crew1:22:09 Converse commercial1:26:18 Misk & Apex1:37:31 Distributing MTN paint 1:53:57 Splitting with MTN