DaBoyDame Shares Industry Game From Def Jam, Motown & CMG

History of the Bay Podcast ep. 147: DaBoyDame is a pillar of the Bay Area music industry. From burning mix CDs in Oakland to having his own college radio show in Atlanta, he helped break major records and became an intern at 106 KMEL. This led Dame to a friendship with Yo Gotti and an A&R position at his label CMG. He has also worked for Motown and DefJam and continues to make waves as a songwriter, DJ, and artist himself. DaBoyDame & Friends with Plies & Keyshia Cole, June 19 in Oakland: https://thefoxoakland.com/events/dabo... Join the Patreon for bonus content:   / dregsone   -- History of the Bay Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZU... Online Store: https://dregsone.myshopify.com Follow Dregs One: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UNuC... Instagram:   / dregs_one   TikTok:   / dregs_one   Twitter:   / dregs_one   Facebook:   / dregsone415   0:00 Dame’s multiple projects 3:06 Growing up in Oakland & making mixes 8:33 College radio in Atlanta 17:32 Breaking records 20:01 Working at KMEL 24:07 Meeting Yo Gotti 27:55 DJs and A&R 30:12 CMG 33:25 Nipsey Hussle 35:20 Important qualities of an A&R 40:26 Kamaiyah & Dej Loaf 49:30 Motown 53:15 Def Jam 59:01 Is there a problem with Bay Area rap? 1:10:07 Music quality & our regional sound 1:16:34 Most important steps for artists 1:19:12 Do major labels still matter? 1:21:16 DaBoyDame & friends #oakland #bayarea #podcast