Dregs One is documenting — and making

Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. When Oakland rap star Kamaiyah sat down to be interviewed by San Francisco rapper and graffiti artist Dregs One on his “History of the Bay” podcast last month, she appeared instantly at ease. She’s generally camera-shy and private, but here, she was engaged and open — much more inclined to share details about her life. Dregs One noted the contrast. He had watched a few interviews to prepare for their conversation, he said, and she appeared “standoffish” in some of them. Why the difference? “It’s the energy,” Kamaiyah explained. She was responding positively to his naturally inquisitive approach and deep, intimate knowledge of Bay Area hip-hop culture — the result of living it his whole life. Dregs One interviews Kamaiyah for his podcast, ‘History of the Bay.’ Credit: Courtesy of Dregs One Want the latest on the Mission and San Francisco? Sign up for our free daily newsletter below. This Saturday, Oct. 19, that energy and knowledge will yet again be the driving forces behind the second annual History of the Bay Day, a daylong celebration of Bay Area hip-hop at the...