JT The Bigga Figga: Meeting Jay-Z, Nas, Master P, Independent Game, Get Low Playaz, Fillmoe History

History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 32: JT The Bigga Figga is a legendary rapper, producer, record label owner, and entrepreneur from San Francisco's Fillmore District. While incarcerated as a juvenile in the early 90s, he decided to enter the emerging independent Bay Area rap scene. Despite successfully self-distributing his first demo tape, JT was rejected by In-A-Minute Records. This pushed him to start his own label, Get Low Records, which quickly became a successful entity to push his own albums as well as projects by the Get Low Playaz (San Quinn, D-Moe and Seff The Gaffla). As JT became better at marketing and promotion, he linked up with Master P during his time in Richmond and took his music nationwide. Over the course of his career, he's linked with industry heavyweights such as Jay-Z and Nas. To this day, JT The Bigga Figga is one of the most respected independent pioneers of Bay Area hip-hop.
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0:00 Intro
1:22 The first time Dregs met JT
5:39 Growing up in Fillmoe
8:58 Hugh-EMC & legacy of Fillmoe rappers
12:44 Rap money
19:02 Getting rejected by In-A-Minute Records
22:20 Making the first tapes
24:51 JT & RBL squashing Fillmoe & HP beef
27:26 Origin of Get Low Playaz
29:45 Independent labels in the Bay
38:14 Independent marketing and promotion
40:39 Linking with Master P
43:00 The Get Low Playaz Album
44:19 Game Recognize Game
48:00 San Quinn, D-Moe & Seff The Gaffla Albums
49:17 Messy Marv
50:12 Getting Nas’ Chain Back
53:20 Connecting with Jay-Z
58:15 The power of prayer
1:02:27 Using social media
1:06:22 Leaving the Bay Area
1:11:15 Creating software
1:14:07 Memories of Cougnut
1:16:00 Trapflix Network

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