Rapper Dezzy Hollow’s new wave of West Coast funk

Episode notes

(Photo: Daniel Speer)

Dezzy Hollow is a rapper and producer that’s a master of modern day West Coast funk. Think in the tradition of DJ Quik, Warren G, DJ Battle Cat and all who came before them. His music has big fat synths, talk boxes, heavy drums. It’s the type of music you put on and the party practically starts itself.

Earlier this year Dezzy released a record called OCEANSIDE. He named the album after his hometown. It’s a city that’s nestled along the California coast in between Los Angeles and San Diego. A lot of Dezzy’s songs are either about Oceanside or reference it in some way.

Dezzy Hollow joins us to talk about the new record and tells us about Oceanside and what he hopes his music can bring to the city. He also chats with us about how he got into making funk music and what makes his sound unique within the genre.

You can buy or stream his new record now, and you can also catch him on tour this summer.

In this episode...

Jesse Thorn

Host

Kevin Ferguson

Senior Producer

Jesus Ambrosio

Producer

Richard Robey

Maximum Fun Producer

Daniel Huecias

Maximum Fun Production Fellow

Daniel Arón Speer

Video Editor

Hannah Moroz

Maximum Fun Production Fellow

Guests

Dezzy Hollow

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