History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 123: As a founding member of The Federation, Stresmatic was a key part of the Hyphy Movement and has been involved with hit records from the Bay Area and beyond. Growing up in Fairfield, his love of hip-hop led him to meet Rick Rock and the other members of the Federation. Stresmatic was able to see hyphy’s origins with Mac Dre and Mistah FAB, and helped kick off the movement with The Federation’s song “Hyphy.” He was also part of E-40’s “My Ghetto Report Card” album, and has written and performed hooks for 40, Lil Jon, Snoop Dogg, and many more. To this day Stresmatic continues being creative, releasing new music and content and collaborating with both veteran and up-and-coming artists.
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0:00 Intro
3:31 Growing up in Fairfield
9:10 Getting into music
12:05 Mike Mosely & mobb music
15:05 Fonky Chicken Records
17:47 Being outside
22:05 Rick Rock
25:39 The Federation
28:50 Mac Dre & Thizz
34:50 Keak Da Sneak
38:11 Hyphy
48:26 Stunna glasses
51:56 The end of the hyphy movement
58:15 Working with E-40
1:02:54 Writing hooks
1:10:22 New music
1:14:48 Solo projects
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