In the late 80’s and through the 90’s there was a producer in California who was right behind Dr. Dre in quality of beats. While Dre was holding down Compton, Khayree was producing and starting record labels up in Vallejo, CA. He founded Strictly Business Records and Young Black Brotha Records which brought the world artists like Mac Dre, Mac Mall, Ray Luv, Young Lay, and Dubee aka Sugawolf. In this story I was through a brief history of both Strictly Business Records and Young Black Brotha Records.
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Oakland holds a special place in my heart going back to the 80’s through the rap music of Too Short and Bay Area athletes like Mark McGuire, Rickey Henderson, Jose Canseco, Chris Mullen, Tim Hardaway, and Mitch Richmond. The Bay Area always seemed cool to me so I wore A’s gear like I was from Oakland. This story is an ode to Oakland through music and sports.
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