![]() "I swear, it's like I tried to stay away from it." "That Q-Tip feels so good! I'm sorry if that was rude," he says. He tilts his head and looks at the ceiling. He's so down to earth, he'll grab a cotton swab on a table and stick it in his ear during an interview. But Mistah F.A.B., whose name is an acronym for Money Is Something to Always Have - FaEva After Bread, is nothing but down to earth. is set to break into the national scene, taking hyphy to the masses with his CD "Yellow Bus Rydah," due from Atlantic records this winter. He has been chatting with Mayor-elect Ron Dellums about youth issues, including making a push for safe, regulated car-stunt events as an alternative to the illegal and dangerous late-night sideshows. Another day he could be attending Oakland City Council meetings, speaking at the Commonwealth Club or visiting cancer patients at Children's Hospital. One night you might find him at Youth Uprising, in the middle of a turf-dancing circle, $200 cash for the winner in his hand, hooting and cheering the teenage competitors on. is one of the young rappers who are defining hyphy, the Bay Area's hyper hip-hop sound that encourages kids to "go dumb," or lose their inhibitions. The 24-year-old rapper is practically ubiquitous in Oakland, a self-appointed hyphy spokesman. That's why he's so well respected throughout Oakland." That's why people who know him well like that, because he speaks truth in his lyrics. "He goes by what he is, and he shows that through his lyrics. "He's not a rapper that tells fiction, or tries to betray somebody," says 17-year-old NBTween, an aspiring R&B singer. They talk in his ear, and as he cocks his head and nods, he's the picture of patience. Lea Suzuki Show More Show LessĪt the end of the program, the kids flock to F.A.B. where he and audience members spoke on the topic of non-violence on Sunday August 13, 2006. appears at KMEL broadcast at 8711 MacArthur Blvd. and Laz, 15, shake hands during break in the KMEL broadcast. Lea Suzuki Show More Show Less 5 of6 hyphyxx_034_ls.JPG From left: Mistah F.A.B. **(themselves) cq.Ĭhassidy Lewis, 17, of Oakland gets her photo taken with a cell phone with Mistah F.A.B. Photo by Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle Laz said he was "trying to get him (his cousin) off the streets." and that "This street stuff is not what we need." Mistah F.A.B. McLory and Laz, both of Oakland, talk during the KMEL broadcast. 3 of6 4 of6 hyphyxx_012_ls.JPG From left: A.N. ![]()
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