Episode 9 of Built from Skratch is now in the deck. Keep in mind we are cranking out a new episode each week, and it only gets better. In this episode, we travel to Oakland, CA to visit revolutionary Brooklyn transplant Sabac Red. Sabac has been in the game for a grip, and has seen it all. A member of the now defunct supergroup Non Phixion, he’s seen the world thru this hiphop shit. A true hiphop diplomat, historian, and activist, Sabac Red can be found working with today’s inner city kids helping them improve their chances in today’s cold cold world. The rest of time he’s on the road or in the studio, working on future classics. It’s music with a message.

Jason Mateo is an internationally recognized poet, performer, arts organizer, and activist. Mateo’s proudest achievement has been working for Youth Speaks – a San Francisco-based literary art non-profit, where he is Program Director. Through Youth Speaks, Mateo has visited hundreds of schools throughout the country, profoundly affecting thousands of High School students by encouraging voice, leadership, and creative energy.

Finally we have the illmatic hiphop barber shop the San Mateo Zoo. You want hiphop culture? You want an ill fade or a line-up? You wanna cop some dope indie 12″s you can’t and won’t find anywhere? You want sneakers? Then come out and visit Shane Nesbitt and his crew at this dope spot in the Bay’s Peninsula. This all in one hiphop hotspot is becoming a Bay Area landmark. Come on thru!