May 2012
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 31 - SamRaw
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WHO: SamRaw WHAT: MC WHERE: Stockton/North Carolina - Facebook - Twitter
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 30 - Juicy The...
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WHO: Juicy The Emissary WHAT: Producer/Rapper/Musician WHERE: TX, CA Web - Twitter - Facebook
I met Juicy through the Rec League fellas and I’m glad I did. This guy really makes some great music. He is passionate about music. Learning to play guitar as a kid, he eventually went to study music at school at UNT.
Here is a blurb from his website about us page:
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8Questions with Aja
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WHO: Aja Coop WHAT: Publicist/Entrepreneur WHERE: Norther CA - Twitter - Facebook - Web
We needed to get some more female influence for this blog and the lady rappers aren’t taking the bait. What’s up with that?
Ok, I’m over it.
I met Aja through Rod at DopeOnly.com. Aja expressed interest in trying the jerky so I decided to get some answers out of the...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 29 - AC Slappin...
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WHO: AC WHAT: Rapper/Producer WHERE: SF Bay Area - Web - Twitter
AC is a rapper/producer from the SF Bay Area. He’s got a series called “Slappin in The Trunk” with a ton of mix tapes. This guy is always grinding!
Check him out “Rockin The Bay”:
AC dropped by the AllinRadio.com Studios for an interview and in the process set a new record for the...
March 2012
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 28 - DJ Eons One
[[MORE]] WHO: DJ Eons One WHAT: DJ/Producer (Grand Invincible) WHERE: West Bay - Twitter - Web - Bandcamp
DJ Eons One makes beats for Grand Invincible among other things.
My personal opinion is that if you really like hip hop, once you hear the beats this guy makes, his music will be on your regular rotation.
Lots of music coming from DJ Eons One, like the Grand Invincible albums...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 27 - Qm
WHO: QM WHAT: MC/Producer/Drinker WHERE: SF - Twitter - Facebook - Bandcamp - Web
Does the Rec League ever end? They are deep with skills!
The Multi Talented Qm is up next and this guy has a smooth style that is infectious!
He teams up with Richie Cunning on this track, Tequila off the Happy Hour album:
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February 2012
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 26 - Woodstock
WHO: Woodstock WHAT: Producer WHERE: SF Bay - Facebook
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Pete is a producer for the Crown City Rockers who has also made music for artist like sOul, Raashan Ahmad, Moe Pope and More.
Before we get to his questions check out a couple videos.
This first is “I Am You” by sOul. Video is directed by March the 5th produced by Woodstock
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The next one is a remix of the title...
January 2012
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Through The Lens - Scene 3 - Justin Berger
WHO: Justin Berger WHAT: Film, Video, Web WHERE: SF BAY - Twitter - Facebook - Blog
Justin Berger makes Videos. Lots of Videos! He’s worked with DJ Shadow, Z-Trip, BMW, DJ Premier and Epitaph Records just to name a few.
He’s been making music videos for a while. Here is one from early 2008, “Funky Hit Records” by Lyrics Born
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One of his most recent videos...
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Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 25 - 4Two7
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WHO: 4Two7 WHAT: MC/DJ/Producer WHERE: SF BAY AREA - Twitter - Facebook - Web - YouTube
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We did our first video interview with MC 4Two7!
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Thanks for playin 4Two7
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 14 - Young Dru
WHO: Young Dru WHAT: MC/CEO WHERE: SF Bay Area - Twitter - Facebook - Fortune Over Fame
Young Dru, is a rapper from Vallejo. Owner of Fortune Over Fame clothing line, T Shirts, Hoodies and limited edition diamond watches, He also creates some pretty dope music.
Here is Young Dru’s latest official video “Rewind”:
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I met him through Pody Mouf, Hip Hop Chronicles Chapter...
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8Questions with DC
WHO: DJ DC WHAT: Radio Personality/DJ/Host WHERE: 106 KMEL Twitter
On air personality, DC, from 106 KMEL FM Radio in the SF Bay Area, was cool enough to hit us up with an 8Questions interview!
To get familiar with DC lets check out a couple of his interviews
Back Stage at the KMEL Holiday House of Soul Concert Series with Keri Hilson
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Here is one in studio with Diggy Simmons:
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December 2011
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 23 - Equipto
WHO: Equipto WHAT: MC - Bay Area Legend WHERE: SF - The Globe - Twitter - Facebook - ReverbNation - iTunes
A solo MC, member of Bored Stiff and CEO of Solidarty Records, Equipto has become a legend in the SF Bay area. He has a large discography and has recorded music with Andre Nikatina, E-40, Turf Talk and his main man “Soul Of the City” Mike Marshall, just to name a few!
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 22 - Proe
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WHO: PROE WHAT: MC - Producer - Bouncer - Semi Crazy Person - Rec League WHERE: Santa Cruz - SF - Twitter - Facebook - Bandcamp - iTunes
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Proe has a unique sound. I fucking love it. He can throw down some serious shit talkin raps. This one is a classic in my book.
Tiger Blood on My Jean Shorts:
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He saves raps like that for mix tapes and switches it up big...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 21 - Luke Sick
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WHO: LUKE SICK WHAT: MC - Half of Grand Invincible WHERE: West Bay Area - Twitter - Facebook - Bandcamp - iTunes
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Luke Sick is a pretty sick MC. No foolin!
Part of Sacred Hoop and 1/2 of Grand Invincible(with DJ Eons One), Luke spits some dope raps!
Here is a track from his Sacred Hoop days, Oak Tree:
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Dude is reppin’ Redwood City and the West Bay big time. The album...
November 2011
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 20 - Rob Rush
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WHO: Rob Rush WHAT: MC/Producer/Web Dude and crazy all around talent WHERE: Reppin SF/Santa Cruz - Twitter - YouTube - Web - Facebook - R2T2
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Web guy, music guy, video guy and takes his shirt off at shows guy are just a few ways to describe Mr Rob Rush. I met Rob after doing interviews with Richie Cunning and Grip Grand when I sent an email asking if he was the Rec League Mastermind....
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 19 - Rap Monster
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WHO: Rap Monster aka Lil’ Dee WHAT: Rapper/Scary Person WHERE: Columbus GA - RapMonster - Twitter - Youtube - Lil Dee Radio
Lil Dee also known as Rap Monster is an MC from Columbus Georgia who may comes across as pretty extreme when you meet him on Twitter. Some even label him as racist. Those people are idiots. He says some crazy stuff about race and religion stirring up quite...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 18 - Haji P
WHO: HAJI P WHAT: MC - Blogger - Undercover Comedian - Rec League Where: Santa Cruz/SF/NC - Twitter - Facebook - Bandcamp - iTunes
Haji P is a funny dude. Funny in person, funny on the internet and funny in his music. His album “Neighborhood Kid” with DJ MF Shalem is a good example of his humor.
This track from Neighborhood Kid rules! Rob Rush HAHAHA.
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 17 - Otayo Dubb
WHO: Otayo Dubb WHAT: MC WHERE: Oakland - Twitter - Facebook - Bandcamp - iTunes
Otayo Dubb is a good MC who I met through Equipto (interviewing coming soon!)!! He had an album come out in 2010 called So Opinionated which you should grab, FOR FREE! One of my favorite tracks is #8 “What Works”, take a listen:
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Laugh Tracks - Episode Two - OJ Patterson
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WHO: OJ Patterson WHAT: Stand Up Comedian WHERE: San Francisco - Web - Twitter - Facebook
Where do I begin? My great friend OJ and I go way back. Lots of memories, me and this guy. We have to go all the way back to August 1, 2011 when I was given OJ’s name as a referral for 8Questions. He replied to my random email and we became close hanging out on twitter. Ok.. well, I...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 16 - Yukmouth
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WHO: Yukmouth WHAT: Hip Hop - Rapper - CEO Smoke A Lot Records WHERE: Oakland, Los Angeles, CA - The Web - Twitter - Facebook
Yukmouth is a Grammy nominated rapper from East Oakland California. He sells a lot of records! You may remember the jam “I Got 5 On It” from when he was in Luniz. If not, lets take a trip back to 1995. This track was bumpin all over the place!
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October 2011
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 15 - Lateef The...
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WHO: Lateef The Truthspeaker WHAT: MC - 1/2 of the legendary Latyrx - Founding Member Quannum Projects WHERE: Oakland and Everywhere - Facebook - Twitter - iTunes
Lateef The Truth Speaker is a good guy and a great musician. I’ve been a fan of his stuff for quite a while. My first exposure was the song Lady Don’t Tek No:
Listening to that one song led me to...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 14 - DJ MF Shalem
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WHO: DJ MF Shalem WHAT: DJ/Producer of some seriously great music! WHERE: From New Hampshire to THE Bay! Twitter - Facebook - SoundCloud
I really like this guys music. He is on a quite a few of the tracks I can’t stop listening too. One of my current favorites and show casing a non stop flow from my man Grip Grand is 96 Tears. Seriously this track is bad ass!
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 13 - Pudge
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WHO: Pudge (Fab Deuce Crew) WHAT: Hip Hop - Rec-League WHERE: Denton Texas - Tumblr - Facebook - Twitter - iTunes - MySpace
Pudge, from the Fab Deuce Crew in Denton, TX throws down some good rhymes! I found Pudge through RoutineFly.com and learned that Fab Deuce reps the Rec League in the Big State of Texas!
“This” is the first track I heard with Pudge and got hooked on...
The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 12 - Ren Da Heat...
WHO: Ren Da Heat Monsta WHAT: Hip Hop MC - Founder of Doja Clik WHERE: BAY AREA - Stockton
Twitter - Facebook - Reverbnation - iTunes - Youtube
Ren Da Heat Monsta is an MC and founder of, the Legendary rap group out of Stockton, CA, Doja Clik.
Doja Clik consist of Ren Da Heat Monsta, Antidote, WizardWun, Mr Peebodie and Nasty Trey. His current solo album, Da Mudville King has some...
September 2011
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Through The Lens - Scene 2 - MPEART
WHO: MPEART aka Matthew Ehrmann WHAT: Artist, Painter, Photographer cool dude WHERE: Southern California and all over the globe - WEB
I met Matthew through rapper/MC Grip Grand . He commented on the facebook post and asked “Is that a Jerky Company that interviewed you!!??” I jumped in and gave him the low down. Turns out this guy is a fantastic artist and photographer!
Check...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 11 - Scott Tha...
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WHO: Scott Tha Foo WHAT: Producer/Beat Maker WHERE: SF Bay Area - Twitter - Facebook - Soundcloud - YouTube
Scott Tha Foo is a beat maker out of the SF Bay area, part time playa and funny dude! His productions credits include Maybach Music, MTV, Yukmouth, Stevie Johnson (Buffalo Bills Wide Receiver) and many others.
Check out his latest track with Philthy Rich, Rid’n In...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 10 - Lee Majors
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WHO: Lee Majors WHAT: Hip Hop MC WHERE: Oakland - SF Bay Area - Facebook - Twitter - iTunes
The name Lee Majors may bring conjure up images of The Six Million Dollor Man
or even the infamous T.J. Hooker!
I will tell you that this is not your daddy’s Lee Majors!
Lee Majors is a rapper out of West Oakland that is a non stop worker. As proof he has dropped 5...
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8Questions with Mike Hohler - Radio Producer
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WHO: Mike Hohler WHAT: KNBR Radio Producer, Part Time Play By Play announcer San Jose Giants WHERE: SF BAY AREA
Mike Hohler is the Producer/Board Operator for the Gary Radnich Show and the Fitz and Brooks Show on KNBR 680 AM Radio, The Sports Leader!
We met Mike back in 2008 when we teamed up to do some online radio advertisement. The production crew made a couple radio spots...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 9 - Headnodic
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WHO: Headnodic WHAT: Producer for Crown City Rockers and The Mighty Underdogs - All Around Talented Musician WHERE: Oakland, CA - Web - FaceBook - Twitter - MySpace - iTunes
Headnodic makes some great music! He is a producer for Crown City Rockers, The Mighty Underdogs, Megaphone and Depech Moe just to name a few. I first heard about him when Lateef The Truth Speaker (future...
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WHO: PhillipDrummond aka PhilthyBeats WHAT: Hip Hop - Producer/DJ/Phantom WHERE: Oakland to the Land Down Under Web - Facebook - Twitter - Bandcamp - Youtube - Soundcloud
Who is PhillipDrummond? Most of you may remember him as this guy, from Different Strokes.
You would be wrong in this case. The PhillipDrummond I am referring to is an Oakland, CA based DJ/Producer and part time...
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Laugh Tracks - Episode One - Lydia Popovich
WHO: Lydia Popovich WHAT: Funny Stuff! WHERE: San Francisco Bay Area - Web - Twitter - Facebook
Lydia Popovich is one of the funniest and coolest people I know. I met her through the SoleSides Forum back when she was General Manager of Quannum Projects. I knew she was funny from her Hater Tuesday website and getting to know her on the message board. What I did not know was that she...
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Through The Lens - Scene 1 - Trevor Traynor
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WHO: Trevor Traynor WHAT: Photragraphy, Video and all around awesome EYE CANDY! WHERE: From SF to EVERYWHERE - WEB - Twitter - Facebook
Trevor Traynor is fantastic with the camera. It does not matter what kind. I found him through the guys over at RoutineFly.com and got addicted to his visuals.
Its easy to see why one can get hooked on his photographs, take a look at this shot of...
August 2011
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 7 - AG Cubano
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WHO: A.G Cubano WHAT: Maybach Music Latino’s Premier West Coast Representative WHERE: SF to Miami and Beyond - YouTube - Twitter - iTunes
Palo Alto, California native A.G Cubano and his album, Chase Paper, has his momentum in full effect on both coasts! The album produced and distributed by himself, DJ Prodege and BaySick Clothing along with his videos from SHOTbyVanD got...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 6 - DJ Vajra -...
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Who: DJ Vajra - 2011 USA DMC DJ Champion What: Some Sick Turntable Skills! Where: Venues All Over The Globe Youtube Twitter SoundCloud
At the time of this writing, there is no better DJ in the United States Of America, than DJ Vajra. Earning 1 point shy of a perfect score, DJ Vajra blew away his competitors winning the 2011 US DMC Championship! Its obvious why he’s DJ...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 5 - Grip Grand
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Who: Grip Grand aka Mr. Versatility What: MC from Rec-League with an incredible catalog! Where: California From Broakland to SF to LA
Grip Grand! Mr. Versatility! This guy can rap.
His first album Welcome To Broakland was recorded in his bedroom on a 4track!
You can’t tell by looking at him that he has hulk like rapping powers!
It’s like he is walking around with...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 4 - Boogie The...
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Who: Boogie The Mann What: Fast Rapper - Midnight Cru Deejays-Member Where: The 7’s (look it up)
Boogie The Mann is an MC/Rapper out of Northern California who I found recently through mutual friends. All around cool guy, Boogie The Mann specializes in fast rappin! Check out his latest video Blunt Therapy
Violent Magic is his most recent album release and you find that...
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8Question with...My Kitchen Mentor, Chef Orion...
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Who: Orion Balliet What: Amazing Chef, My Mentor In The Kitchen Where: Currently Fleet Executive Chef Holland America Cruise Line
I love food and I love to cook. My mom taught me how to cook an egg when I was about 5 years old. Fried egg over easy. Good stuff.
I have come a long way from those fried egg days and Chef Orion is responsible.
In 1989 Orion Balliet got his start as...
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The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 3 - Pody Mouf
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Who: Pody Mouf What: Artist/ Song Writer/Certified Trap Star… Where: San Jose, CA - Facebook - Twitter
I met Pody Mouf through some mutual Friends on Facebook. I saw his profile picture and knew right away I wanted to interview him.
What a character.:
Turns out he is a rapper, song writer and all around flamboyant personality. Pody Mouf’s debut album is called...
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8Questions, The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 2 -...
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Who: The Frisco Inferno a.k.a The Son Of The City a.k.a. Richie Cunning What: Some of THE Best hip hop on the planet! Where: San Francisco, CA - Rec League
A friend of mine, whom I greatly respect their musical taste, recommended Night Train, by Richie Cunning, as an album I needed to listen to. Thank you Nivasa, for another amazing recommendation.
Even though Night Train was...
July 2011
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8Questions with...Chef Gleason
Who: Joseph Gleason What: Chef/Restaurateur Where: All Over the USA
If you cannot tell by now, I love food. This venture for 8Questions started as a way to meet Chefs all over and expose them to GreenLight Jerky. This idea was to get feed back from people in the food industry with the ability recognize our awesome flavor profiles! Joseph and I met at badgerandblade.com and were discussing...
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8Questions, The Hip Hop Chronicles - Chapter 1 -...
Who: Lifesavas What: Fantastic Hip Hop Where: Home base Portland Oregon
The hip hop trio, Lifesavas, is Vursatyl (MC), Jumbo The Garbage Man (MC,Producer) and Reverand Shines (DJ,Producer) from Portland Oregon.
I first heard them at a Blackalicious show about 5 years ago. It took 1 listen to their slick style had me hooked and now their albums Spirit In Stone and Gutterfly are always on my...
June 2011
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8Questions with...A Food Pornographer!
Who: Marc Matsumoto What: Writer, Chef, Photographer, Good Human Why: Love for Food, People and Pictures, why else? Where: NoRecipes.com and all over the globe
Marc’s love for food, writing and photography are a perfect blend of culinary, literary and visual skills which manifest themselves on his website norecipes.com for our sensory pleasure. Take a look at any post and you can see...
8Questions with...The Meat Man
WHO: Ryan Farr WHAT: 4505 Meats (owner) WHEN: Thursdays and Saturdays WHERE: Ferry Plaza Farmers Market (San Francisco, CA) WHY: He’s doing swine like it’s never been done! WEB: www.4505meats.com
Ryan Farr is a butcher, teacher, all around cool guy and the maker of some of the best sausages you’ve ever tasted. He also makes THE BEST hot dogs and chicharones I have ever eaten!
I am...
May 2011
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Farm Fresh Produce
I just signed up for my local CSA(Community Supported Agriculture) and we get our first box on Thursday!!
We hooked up with freshedibles.org in French Camp, CA and will be getting a box of veggies each week and a dozen farm fresh eggs! I seriously cannot wait to make my first farm fresh veggie omelet!
The farm, run by Bob and Diane, practices ‘Beyond Organic’ care for all produce using less...
8Questions!
This is my mini blog called 8Questions with…
I like people. I like food. I like technology. I like music. I like shaving with a straight razor. Let’s face it, I like a lot of things.
In order to meet some new humans, I decided to start interviewing people that I find cool, useful, popular, talented, interesting or just straight weird, with 8 random questions to hear a bit about them....