Michael Colen “The History of Sacramento Rap: 1982-2009″
Discussion and Book Signing
Sacramento’s greatest commodity isn’t the Kings, trees, the
Farm-To-Fork Festival, or being the capitol of California. Around
the world, Sacramento is most known for its rap music. Sac’s rich
35-year rap history is admired far beyond our borders. With
Mozzy’s success and X-Raided’s prison release, Sac rap is bigger
than ever!
The History Of Sacramento Rap, The Rise And Fall takes an in
depth look at the controversial history of our Sacramento rap
culture. Did you know Def Jam almost signed Sac’s first rap group
in the ’80’s? Did you know Dr. Dre scratched on the first
released Sac rap song around the same time? Do you know why
Brotha Lynch left Black Market Records? Do you know what lead to
Sac rap’s 2009 fall? Learn yo history!