No Jumper

Locksmith talks about his early days in the battle scene, the Bay Area, his place in the industry, and much more! 00:00 Intro 1:11 - Growing up in the 80s and 90s in Richmond, CA 3:01 - Growing up poor with a black mom and middle eastern dad 13:13 - Locksmith’s older sister was a conscious rapper 20:05 - Locksmith lost an Unsigned Hype article in The Source to Eminem 24:35 - How Locksmith accidentally entered his first battle and got the name Locksmith 30:32 - Going on The Wake Up Show with Sway 35:50 - Winning the KMEO Battles for 4 weeks straight 39:05 - How Locksmith made it to MTV Battles in 2003 44:02 - Locksmith remembers losing to Reignman in the finals of MTV Battles in 2003 50:15 - Lush battled the fake Locksmith 51:45 - Experiencing fame for the first time after the MTV Battle 52:25 - How Locksmith connected with E-A-Ski to produce his first radio hit “What Is It” 58:42 - Remembering the New Bay Movement Show at Sweet Jimmy’s in 2003 with Mistah Fab, Balance, J Dandridge, etc. 1:02:10 - Locksmith sa