Growing Up — and Dating — Around Bay Area Pimp Culture | What’s Pimpin’? Ep. 2

In a candid discussion with hosts Maddy Clifford, RyanNicole and Coco Peila, two hip-hop artists from San Francisco and Oakland, Dregs One (‪@Dregs_One‬) and Ian Kelly (‪@iankellyvevo703‬) share how growing up around pimping impacted their views of masculinity and relationships, and shaped the messages they now share in their music. 📖 Chapters: 00:00-6:35 Growing up around pimp culture 6:35-14:09 Why does pop culture glorify pimp culture? 14:09-24:44 “AOB” and how pimp culture impacts relationships 24:44-33:00 Unpacking pimp culture and abuse 33:00-44:36 Is pimp culture always exploitative? 44:36-57:26 How pimp culture shows up in hip-hop More about What’s Pimpin’?, KQED’s new vodcast: Women rappers and activists Maddy Clifford (a.k.a. ‪@MaddyClifford‬), Coco Peila (‪@CocoPeila‬) and RyanNicole ‪@MzRyanNicole‬) — known together as Still I Rise — are taking back the mic. Across three episodes, the hosts facilitate candid discussions about misogynoir and the disproportionate rates of violence Black women face, and how systemic racism and wealth inequality breed desperate conditions where pimp culture thrives. They also get deep, drawing from their personal experiences of moving through an Oakland rap scene that at times espouses both misogynistic and revolutionary ideals. 📖 Read more here 👉 https://bit.ly/WPxDregsOnexIanKelly Watch episode one here 👉 https://bit.ly/WPxEpisode1 🔔 Hit that SUBSCRIBE button! 🔔 https://bit.ly/SubscribeKQEDArts 👍🏽 Join us on Instagram:   / ​   👍🏽 Like us on Facebook:   / kqedarts​   👍🏽 Follow us on Twitter:   / kqedarts   Funding for Still I Rise was provided by Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund. The Fund is a partnership of the City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division, Akonadi Foundation and East Bay Community Foundation. More info here 👉 https://bit.ly/BelongingInOakland #WhatsPimpin #KQED #ThatsMyWordKQED