Nef The Pharaoh: Meeting Mac Dre & Kanye West, Signing To E-40, Snoop Dogg, Top 5 Bay Area Rappers

History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 41: Nef The Pharaoh is a rapper from South Vallejo who rose to nationwide fame with his hit single "Big Tymin" in 2015. Influenced by Bay Area rappers like Mac Dre from an early age, Nef ended up signed to E-40's Sick Wid It Records. From there he has toured around the world and dropped multiple projects featuring artists from all over the West Coast and beyond. In 2020, a series of personal tragedies caused him to fall back from music but he has since returned with his new album "4Eva The Pharaoh."
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0:00 Intro
2:17 Growing up in Vallejo
6:29 First exposure to Bay Area rap
11:49 Meeting Mac Dre
15:37 Top 5 Bay Area Rappers
18:44 How Nef got his name
22:33 The making of “Big Tymin"
29:23 Going nationwide
32:18 The Bay to LA connection
34:38 ShooterGang Kony
35:51 Shroom trips
43:23 Bouncing back from personal tragedies
50:52 Big Rich & 1015 Management
54:45 New album “4Eva the Pharaoh”
57:43 The current state of Bay Area music
59:37 Meeting Kanye West
1:03:14 Shoutouts

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