{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 009 \u2014 It Ain't Easy","description":"&quot;It's just status.&quot; -Buddy About: In pockets of America, like those in Oakland and throughout the East Bay of Northern California, the status quo of driving a vehicle is proudly rejected. Take a look at some of the rides out here and you\u2019ll immediately get the sense that a car is more than just a car.  Who are these people and what caused them to decorate Detroit-produced relics with candy-like paint, oversized rims and a sound-system that can probably be heard from Space? Show Notes:  [00:45] \u201cKeep It on the Real\u201d by 3X Krazy [01:05]  The 1985 Chevrolet Caprice Classic [02:40] \u201d_Jamlet\u201d by Coolzey [04:30] \u201dCirrus Transit\u201d by Blue Dot Sessions [04:40] A 1960s era Cougar and Mustang [04:55] And scrapers [05:00]  A donk, box and bubble  Here\u2019s a  Jalopnik article he wrote about the culture   [05:55] Raphael Orlove (@RaphaelOrlove) [06:50]  Slabs on swangas (The Houston Chronicle, 2013) [08:20] A little backstory on  Burley\u2019s &amp;nbsp;(Oakland North, 2008) [08:40]  The Ford Falcon and its relevance to Oakland (SF Gate, 2005) [09:30] \u201cCirrus\u201d by Blue Dot Sessions [11:00] The  Cadillac Fleetwood and Eldorado [14:40] \u201cPusherman\u201d by Curtis Mayfield [15:00] The trailer to Superfly [15:35] The problem with Fat Freddy [16:30] Trailers to Sweet Sweetback\u2019s Badass Song and Shaft [16:35] Highly recommended documentary on the subject of Blaxpoitation [16:40] \u201cWhite Filament\u201d by Blue Dot Sessions &amp;nbsp; [17:00] \u201cWanna Be a Baller\u201d by Lil\u2019 Troy [17:35] \u201cRapper\u2019s Delight\u201d by The Sugarhill Gang [17:40] \u201cLet Me Ride\u201d by Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg  On the \u201cHyphy movement\u201d (Center for Investigative Reporting, 2013)   [18:50] \u201cTell Me When to Go\u201d by E-40 [19:20] \u201cI Do the Dummy Retarded\u201d by E-40 [20:07] \u201cFast Like a Nascar\u201d by Kafani feat. Keak the Sneak [20:08] \u201cMuscle Cars\u201d by E-40 [20:20] \u201cGhost Ride the Whip\u201d by Mistah F.A.B. [21:36] Beeda Weeda (@RealBeedaWeeda) [22:10] \u201cTurfs Up\u201d by Beeda Weeda [24:45] \u201cTemporal Slip\u201d by Blue Dot Sessions [26:21] \u201cDistill\u201d by Blue Dot Sessions   Deeper reading on the culture (KQED, 2015)   [30:05] Sideshow on the Golden Gate Bridge (KRON, 2014) [32:10] Ruben Flores of A1 Springs [33:00] \u201cThreads and Veils\u201d by Blue Dot Sessions [34:55] Vogues [36:20] The East Bay Chevs [37:30] \u201cStale Case\u201d by Blue Dot Sessions  ","author_name":"Some Noise","author_url":"http:\/\/www.thisissomenoise.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4407990\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/20594829"}