Quincy Adams Brooks, known professionally as San Quinn, is an American
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...
from
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
,
California
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. He is the cousin of
Messy Marv,
Stevie Johnson, and
Ya Boy.
Early life
Brooks was born in
Oakland
Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major West Coast port, Oakland is ...
, and grew up in the
Fillmore District of
San Francisco
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since the age of three. He attended
George Washington High School.
Career
Brooks made his first rap appearance as an
opening act for
2Pac
Tupac Amaru Shakur (; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all tim ...
and
Digital Underground
Digital Underground is an American alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. Its lineup grows with each album and tour.
Digital Underground's leader and mainstay was Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs (also known as Humpty Hump). Shock G forme ...
at the age of 12. He recorded his first album at 15 years old. In addition to a solo career, Brooks is also a member of the San Francisco rap group Get Low Playaz
with
JT The Bigga Figga, D-Moe, and Seff Tha Gaffla. One of Brooks' most notable tracks is "Shock the Party", which
samples Whodini's "
One Love". The video for "Shock the Party" was filmed in the Fillmore district of San Francisco in the now-defunct Buena Vista Plaza East public housing towers, commonly referred to as OC (Outta Control) Housing Projects.
Discography
Studio albums
* 1993: Young Baby Boy (Don't Cross Me)
* 1994: Live N Direct
* 1996: The Hustle Continues
* 2001: The Mighty Quinn
* 2004:
I Give You My Word
* 2006:
The Rock: Pressure Makes Diamonds
* 2008:
From a Boy to a Man
* 2009: The Tonite Show Addressing The Beef
* 2011: The Redemption Of Quincy Brooks Volume 1
* 2011: Can't Take The Ghetto Out A Nigga
* 2011: G.O.D. Guns Oil And Drugs Recession Proof
* 2013: What Goes Around Comes Around: Good Karma
* 2014: Since 17 Reasons
* 2015: The Fillmore Lion
Compilation albums
* 1998: San Quinn Presents 17 Reasons Compilation
* 1998: San Quinn Presents Isolated In The Game
* 2001: 4.5.7. Is The Code
* 2002: Repossessions
* 2003: Mind Motion Presents The Done Deal Party
* 2003: Quinndo Mania The Best Of San Quinn
* 2005: 4.5.7. Is The Code Part 2
* 2006: 4.5.7. Is The Code Part 3
* 2007: Extreme Danger
* 2007: San Quinn Presents The Color Of Money
* 2011: Best Of Frisco Street Show
* 2012: Giants & Elephants Radio Vol. 2 We Own The Streets
* 2014: Street Platinum The Ultimate Album
Collaboration albums
* 1998: Messy Marv & San Quinn - ''
Explosive Mode''
* 2002: The Done Deal Fam - Runs In The Family
* 2006: Assassin & San Quinn - Fillmoe 2 San Jo 2
* 2006: C-Bo & San Quinn - 100 Racks In My Backpack
* 2006: Messy Marv & San Quinn - Explosive Mode 2 Back In Business
* 2006: The Mob Gets Explosive - Explosive Mode 3
* 2007: San Quinn & T-Nutty - A Warrior And A King Lyrical Kingdom
* 2008: JT The Bigga Figga, Messy Marv & San Quinn - Fillmoe Hardheads
* 2008: All City - 41Feva
* 2008: Keak Da Sneak & San Quinn - ''
Welcome to Scokland''
* 2010: San Quinn & E.Klips Da Hustla - Detrimental
* 2010: San Quinn & Loyal-T - Never Say Die
*2010: San Quinn Presents - Miftape Muzik Volume 1
* 2011: San Quinn & Tuf Luv - A Hustler's Hope
* 2012: San Quinn & E.Klips Da Hustla - Detrimental 2 No Mercy
* 2013: Berner & San Quinn - Cookies & Cream
* 2013: San Quinn & Extreme - Red Cups & Poker Chips
* 2015: San Quinn & Sav Abinitio - Money Talks
* 2016: Neighborhood Connection & San Quinn - Spit It From The Lip
* 2016: Berner, Rich Rocka aka Ya Boy & San Quinn - Guilty By Association 2: Criminal Enterprise
with Get Low Playaz
* 1995: Straight Out The Labb
* 1996: What We Known Fo
* 1998: The Package
* 2000: The Family Business
* 2006: In The Streets Of Fillmoe
Mixtapes
* 2007: DJ Juice Presents Bay Area Mixtape Vol. 7 (Hosted By San Quinn)
* 2010: I Never Left
* 2012: The Mighty Vol.1
* 2013: All In The City
Singles
*2020: “Oh La Aye” (featuring
Freeway
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, produced by Monk HTS)
References
External links
*
San Quinn Interview at Dubcnn
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year of birth unknown
African-American male rappers
20th-century American male rappers
Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area
Hip-hop musicians from San Francisco
Living people
Rappers from San Francisco
West Coast hip-hop musicians
Gangsta rappers
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American musicians