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Romper Room Gang: Hip Hop and Posses in the Bay
January 14th, 2009See a preview of the Romper Room Gang episode.
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""Most of our “American Gangster” shows haven’t featured hip hop or a lot of music. It’s been hard to clear music for a crime show. With the Romper Room story we were able to mix hip hop, a bank robbery crew and a tragic murder, because we found a story where all these elements intersected. The late Mac Dre never became a national star, but in the Bay Area he is a legendary figure, both for his music and his affiliation with a crew of boyhood friends who robbed scores of Bay Area banks. DJ Vlad, a fixture in hip-hop circles known for his probing videos and the documenting hip-hop happenings, co-produced the Romper Room Gang episode.
“I grew up in the Bay Area. In 2002, a series of good and bad events triggered national exposure to the Bay Area music and lifestyle called ‘Hyphy’. E-40 released the song ‘Tell Me When to Go’. MTV did a special on the Bay called ‘My Block’ and Mac Dre died,” Vlad recently told me. “When I saw my hometown getting all that love, I picked up a camera and started documenting the various players involved in the movement – Mistah Fab, Keak da Sneak and Thizz Nation. This footage eventually turned into the movie ‘Ghostride the Whip’, which was released in July 2007 from Image Entertainment. During this filming, I spent a lot of time with Thizz Nation members J-Diggs and Stretch, and from their interviews the life and death story of Mac Dre was formed.”
“The main focus is on Mac Dre’s crew – The Romper Room Gang. The Romper Room gang had robbed over 50 banks in California. Most of them had gone to jail, and some were still locked up. The main hurdle we faced was getting the Romper Room members to talk about the robberies. Most didn’t want to. In fact, in the middle of our first day of filming they all showed up to the set, stopped the filming, and had a three-hour meeting on whether or not they want to give their story away for free. Eventually, it was agreed that J-Diggs and Coolio da Undadogg would be the spokesmen for the crew and the project continued.”
The Romper Room story — a blend of hip hop, posse affiliation and the Bay Area — is the most youthful “American Gangster” to date.
bay area !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rip mac dre
your missed cuddy.
Its about time dey show some kind of recognition to the yay!!! Mac dre we miss ya blood!!! RIP!!! FREE HUSALAH!!
Aint Nutthin Free Outhere YaDada Whoa RIP MD
mac dre needs a movie too
we know whats up down here in tx
T. I.p mac dre. The game is thick!
that BIG VLS SUR13 gang
Long live Mac Dre, Pac, Biggie, Big L, and all others.
Mac Dre was killed for no reason.. He was gettin out of that lifestyle. Mac Dre is THEE greatest the ever hit the Bay besides Tupac.. R.I.P to Mac Dre. Richmond CA knows u is the one who gave the Bay life.. Yeee!!!!
MUCH LUVV!!!! TO THE RAP PIONEER WHO STARTED VALLEJO!! MAC DRE IS DEARLY MISSED THROUGH THE HOODS OF THE BAY AREA ROUGH RIDER HOODS OF SACRAMENTO. HE WAS LOVED THROUGH AND THROUGH. HAD WE KEPT HIM HERE IN HOME COURT HE STILL WOULD BE KEEPING US THIZZING WITH THE HIGH OF REAL LIFE MUSIC. AND THE TRUTH OF IT ALL TODAY. PEOPLE LIKE HIM PAC BIGGIE AND OTHER RAP PIONEERS GAVE US TRUTH. HE IS DEARLY MISSED AND WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. TO THE ROMPER ROOM CREW KEEP TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS AND YOUR FAMILY AND OUT THE LIMELIGHTS OF TROUBLE. YOUR BOY WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED. AS WELL AS LOVED. THATS COMING FROM A TRUE FAN N SACRAMENTO DEL PASO HEIGHTS BABE!!!
Rip MAC DRE. U R Missed…
r.i.p mac dre who put northern cali on the map we miss u dre the best rapper hands down u kept it treal cuddy in we will never 4 get u much love 4rm g parkway we still ghost ridin r whips
TO THE DIPTEST PIMP TO EVA SPIT… IF YOU DON’T KNOW MAC DRE IS THE NAME…MISS YOU CUTHOAT…WE GONE KEEP IT LIT FO U.
RBR / VALLEJO
TO THE REALEST WHO EVA SPIT IT. MAC DRE YOU INSPIRED US AND WE GONE KEEP LIT FO U. RBR!
Seattle 206
I saw him two weeks before he passed in Seattle..
It was cool to see all them up here
T.I.P Mac Dre. ( thizzelle Washington )
You know Cowboy was an up and coming rapper that wanted a real deal not a bootlegg under ground fake deal. He was inspiration to his younger brothers to have a dream and become somebody or something his life was taken in all this for no reason because he thought his dream was about to happen. May Mac Dre rest in peace and his spirit live on, but what about the innocent that suffered through all of this. Cowboy will live on within our hearts like a legend never forgotten his lyrics will one day soon be heard, to keep his dream and legend true. To all the innocent lives lost to this devastation to destruction may GOD be with their souls
…Dre The lyrical kingpin i’m dealin’ rhymes and got you fiendin’. Cuzz every time you hear the name the rhymes have you kickin’ like base Cocaine.Erotic exotic they call me narcotic cuzz fans get hooked on my funky fresh product.The captain of rappin and im just a mac and smokin’ budah tai and my dollaz are stackin!!! UUUGGGHHH!!! Fa all those true MAC DRE FANS Who been SLUMPIN’ The Solano County Legend since back in the DAYZ… R.I.P.MAC DRE THE COLDEST M.C. TO EVER TOUCH THE MIC…
1HUNIT…Dozsin1.:707
yeah im glad that furly,(mac dre) got recognized on a more than local level but,we not just talkin about an american gangster here. this ,MAN first of all was the most influintial icon of his time. rather any of high society realized it or not. the man had style ,clas and finnese about him self that was un parralelled. i just think its sad that after his passing, now some of the squares and blades as he would call them, is just now realizing that the furly ghost was real. we are still in disbelief that it happened here in kc, when so many of us love, not loved but love him and his music. it lives on through us for sure. any body thats real…… knows tha deal! the thizz camp still shows love to real folks that they know loved furl down here, we cant speak for those down here that wer on the other side, cause those cats must not have been the real deal!!! i’m up…. BIG UP TO J-DIGGS RICH THE FACTOR AND THE JAKA.. FOR KEEPIN IT REAL. FREE MEX !FREE GUNNER! FREE HUSALAH, FREE RA’RON, FREE DION, RAY RAY, RAYMONE, P.T. AND DIRTY!!!!! F—K THE WORLD… WE LOVE FURL !!!
WAT IT DO ONE OF YOUR OWN BAY BOYZ IN THE BILLEN .ONE TIME IN THE NAME OF THIZZ LAMIK YADADA SHOUTS OUT TO THE HOLE NATION OF THIZZ DIGGS FABBI MALL ND ALL THE REST OF THIZZ SPECIAL HALLA TO THE HOMIES DONIN IT BIG OUT IN FRISCO GOLD TOES TONE LOC JIMMY ROSSES AND ALL OF THIZZ LATIN YEE….SO RIP MAC DRE..AND..RIP JOHNY CASH WEL MISS TWO OF THIZZIZ CUT THROGHT CUTTYS ….ONE..
“Ima BAY BOY old skool like da palidioum, u kan catch me at da network associate stadium on dem spinners ghostin and skatin’em, da boys get behind me I’m yokin and shakin’em”…..SIZZLIN….MAC DRE and KEAK!!! THIZZ in PEACE!! YADADADADADAIIIMEAN!!!!
We had much love for Mac Dre here in the KC area so many lives were taken after his death, he gave rap a dance that still live’s on state to state nation to nation. He had a way of reaching out to his audience to have fun enjoy life. It was also mentioned that Fat Tone and A friend Cowboy was murdered because of his death, it was also found out that Cowboy was an innocent victim to all this devastation. You know they never mention his real name, he had a family and a name Jermaine (Cowboy ) Akins. He also left love one’s to hurt for life because of his death, Stop addressing him as just A FRIEND he was a PERSON that left love one’s behind, that will be devastated for life, because of the love that he shared .
Mac Dre was And is the best rappers i ever heard from hard core rap in 1990’s to good feeling/real music in 2000. That nig could flow some real music out of his mouth piece! Ain’t no one can compare with him! Thats the mothaf*cken truth!!…
RIP MAC DRE!! Best Rapper Alive in the sence he will never be forgotten.. 14 NORTE shyt BAY shyt
east coast had biggie smalls, 2pac was reppin the hole west coast and mac dre put the bay area on the map. most rappers just rap about it and never lived it, Dre was one of the 1s who lived it and did is time for NOT SNITCHIN’ and took his homies under his wing wen he and all of them were done with their time. 5 year sentance aint no joke. THIZZ IN PEACE MAC DRE and JOHNNY CASH from Money Gang
T.I.P. 2 DA CUTTY FURL U WONT BE FORGOTTN…. MUCH LUV 4RM DA X415 $4N FR4N MI$ION 24TH st LOCO NORTH $IDE!!!! FREE BIG BRA GANGSTA FLEA!!!! “THIS IS A SMASH CUTTHROATs AND X4s FRI$CO VALLEJO ROMPED OUT NORTENO”
T.I.P. 2 DA MAC D.R.E!!!!!!!!!!! BLACK N BROWN IS HOW GET DOWN N NORTHEN CALI YAY AREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T.I.P. MAC DRE may your lyrics live on cuddy!!! To the rest of the Romper Gang keep getting that money and stay loyal to the click THIZZ THIZZ!!! Don’t forget to tip them bottles on DRE DAY!!! MIVL
Anyone know where I can get this on DVD?
RIP 2 Mac Dre Cowboy and Fat Tone! Dre was loved in KC like Cowboy and Tone but we need to respect they memorys insted of broadcastin they death
like a movie and what not. let these KINGS rest and lets refocus on the real task. Get rid a all haters, shake these devils off our backs, get money, and THIZZ! one mo thang man remember they aint the only KINGS fallen in the devils trap 2 ITS TIME TO WAKE UP PEOPLE AND STOP KILLIN EACH OTHA put in some PAC and marinade on that Piiiiiimp NADADA MEAN
1 HUNID
oh yeah i forgot
MIDWEST SIDE!!!!!!!!! THIS STILL KC CALIFONYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh yeah, for the haters and none beleivers of the thizz movement
THIS STILL KC CALIFONYA MIDWEST SIDE THIZZ NATION RIP DRE TONE AND COWBOY C.B.P. 4 LIFE NOW THIZZ, THIZZ, THIZZ, THIZZ, THIZZ,
HEEELLLOOOO WE DO WHAT WE DO WHAT WE DO OUT HERE MANE REAL STREET REAL GUTTER YA FEAL ME MAC DRE BEST RAPPER EVER AND IF U SAY U AINT FEELIN EM MOLLYWHOP URSELF OR CATCH THE LATE TRAIN U BEEZY…. 1
Andre “Mac Minister” Dow has an appeal of his case…. this isn’t said in the American Gangster episode where they feature him as if he just did that. Mac Minister still needs attorney fees. DJ Vlad and everybody involved needs to holla back about how he is conveyed in this story and about some contributions to his legal defense fund. This his brother… holla.
http://www.myspace.com/434cheno434 “i can see you being the next greatest”(check out my music page)
Some advise for the makers of American Gangster please look into Rich Alpo and AZ story. Look into Wayne Perry who was a hitman and also an associate of Rayful Edmond and Alberto Martinez (Alpo) This will be a classic and sad American Gangster story.
R.I.P. Mac Dre.Romp N Peace Cuddie!
THIZZ or DIE THIZZ in PEACE CUDDIE
hello
Does anyone know the song that is played at the end of this documentary? The song where J-Diggs holds up his RIP MAC DRE chain and credits start.
Mac Dre you are very gifted & blessed as a person & a entertainer. One love from the Southwest Oklahoma.
R.I.P DRE!
uqhh VALLEJ0 0n mines..
707 yew breezies
one of the best ever and now finnaly gettin the national stage RIP MAC DRE!! FREE HUS!!!
REST IN PEACE MAC DRE !! FREE HUSALAH FAST! DUCES CUTT!!
mac dre was the truth he kep the pimpin alive ya dig so much respect to furl
i really think we need 2 learn more about how 2days rappers is affecting or younger kids life and stop glorifying whats going on on da blocks n focus on the education or kids is missing out in school. what ever happened 2 da peer mediators and da dare programs what is there not enough school grants or do they just want or kids 2 die out living the drug life
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