10.14.2022
Audio: Tales Of The Town – “PARTY WITH THE GANG” ft. G-Eazy, P-Lo, and FREDOBAGZ
Three of Oakland’s Finest Get Down Bay Area-Style in the Latest Slapper From the Tales Of The Town Album, Coming October 21st via EMPIRE
Hosted by Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham of the Hella Black Podcast, Tales Of The Town Details Nearly 100 Years of Oakland History; Episode 4 Focuses on Oakland’s Rich History of Black Music, Including the Jazz and Blues of the City’s 7th Street Strip and More
The Announcement:
The multimedia project Tales Of The Town looks at Oakland’s rich Black history from every angle, telling stories directly from community members via a podcast, an album, and much more. Today, Tales Of The Town teams up with local favorites G-Eazy and P-Lo for “PARTY WITH THE GANG” ft. FREDOBAGZ, a new slapper from the upcoming Tales Of The Town album. Though the three previous singles from the album tackled salient issues facing the community, “PARTY WITH THE GANG” proves that the Black experience in Oakland provides plenty of opportunity for letting loose. Blessed with a bouncy Bay instrumental from P-Lo himself, “PARTY WITH THE GANG” finds some of Oakland’s proudest hedonists talking their smack above a rubbery bassline and distorted vocal samples. The new song is a tribute to decades’ worth of NorCal club hits, complete with call-and-response hooks, wild ad-libs, and over-the-top punchlines.
The new G-Eazy and P-Lo-featuring single arrives shortly after the latest episode of the Tales Of The Town podcast. Episode 4 of Tales Of The Town is the first of a two-part installment about the history of Black music in Oakland, and how that history paved the way for the thriving contemporary Oakland music scene. The episode examines the historic 7th Street Strip, a West Oakland neighborhood that became hotbed of jazz and blues talent in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, and continues with the fascinating story of the Lumpen, the revolutionary band formed by members of The Black Panther Party.
“PARTY WITH THE GANG” is the latest offering from the Tales Of The Town album, an 11-track effort featuring contributions from Bay Area musicians. The upcoming album welcomes a diverse group of artists with a deep connection to The Town, ranging from stars like G-Eazy, to critically acclaimed acts like Rexx Life Raj, street heroes like ALLBLACK , veterans like J Stalin, and many others. Earlier this fall, Tales Of The Town shared “GET DANGEROUS,” a hustler’s anthem by Oakland’s 22nd Jim and San Francisco’s Lil Bean, “F*CK 12” FREESTYLE, an incendiary missive by Guapdad 4000 and LaRussell, and last week, TOTT released “RISEN,” a soulful missive against gentrification by R&B group EluJay and vocalist Jane Handcock. Tales Of The Town arrives on October 21st via EMPIRE.
Hosted by People’s Programs’ co-founders and the co-creators of Hella Black Podcast, Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham, and produced by award winning documentarian and audio engineer, Maya Cueva, Tales Of The Town hopes to give an in-depth overview of what makes Oakland so special, and inspire others to research the fascinating history of their own hometowns.
Proceeds from the Tales Of The Town album will go towards supporting People’s Programs.
Listen to “Tales Of The Town” wherever you get your podcasts
Listen to “PARTY WITH THE GANG”: https://music.empi.re/partywiththegang
Watch the visualizer: https://youtu.be/p9QfQBhAzeY
Pre-save Tales Of The Town: https://music.empi.re/talesofthetown
Subscribe to “Tales Of The Town”: http://linktr.ee/hellablackpod
Tales Of The Town tracklist:
1. 23 IN THE 4TH – Tales of the town & Mani Draper ft. Rexx Life Raj
2. ALL BLACK POWER – ALLBLACK & YMTK ft. Kevin Allen
3. RISE UP – White Dave & Pallavi aka Fijiana
4. GET DANGEROUS – 22nd Jim ft. Lil Bean
5. WE MADE IT – Prada Mack ft. Samaria
6.RISEN – Elujay & Jane Handcock
7. PARTY WITH THE GANG – Tales of the Town ft. G-Eazy, P-Lo, FREDOBAGZ
8. BLACK JACOBINS – Fully Folks & J.Stalin ft. Koran Streets
9. “F*CK 12” FREESTYLE – Tales of the Town ft. LaRussell & Guapdad 4000
10. HOLLA – Shy’an G & Ian Kelly ft. Myl3z
11. TO THE STREETS/ CLIPPED WINGS – ShooterGang Kony & Wantmoren8 ft. Jalil Muntaqim
Please contact Michelle or Annjie for more info.
The Background:
Tales Of The Town is a podcast about Black Oakland. Detailing nearly one hundred years of Oakland history through the people whose families have called Oakland home for generations, the stories of Oaklanders and their experiences in “The Town” are brought to life through a podcast, album, book, and short film.
Tales of The Town explores the first and second Great Migrations that brought Black southerners to Oakland en masse, Oakland’s historic sports teams and players, legendary musicians, the first Black Student Union at Merritt College, houselessness, gentrification, The Huichin Chochenyo Ohlone people, and much more!
Hosted by People’s Programs’ co-founders and the co-creators of Hella Black Podcast, Abbas Muntaqim and Delency Parham, and produced by award winning documentarian and audio engineer, Maya Cueva – the first episode of the podcast was released Tuesday, September 20th.
Abbas and Delency teamed up with artists from all over the Bay Area to produce 11 original songs and put together a Tales of The Town album. Every artist and producer featured on the album donated their voice and production, and all proceeds from the album go towards supporting People’s Programs. The album features music from artists such as Rexx Life Raj, G-Eazy, P-LO, LaRussell, Guapdad4000 and more! The album is set to release October 21st, 2022.
Links:
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“PARTY WITH THE GANG” ft. G-Eazy, P-LO, FREDOBAGZ: https://music.empi.re/partywiththegang
“GET DANGEROUS” by 22nd Jim ft. Lil Bean: https://music.empi.re/getdangerous
Pre-save Tales Of The Town: https://music.empi.re/talesofthetown
“RISEN” ft. Elujay & Jane Handcock: https://music.empi.re/risen
“F*CK 12” FREESTYLE ft. LaRussell & Guapdad 4000: https://music.empi.re/fuck12freestyle