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Bay Area Beats: local rapper DaVinci paints a picture of his Fillmore

San Francisco rapper DaVinci says it was hard to ignore the gentrification in his neighborhood when he was growing up. He’s from the Fillmore District, which has been in phases of decline, redevelopment, and change since the 1960’s. In the past decade, the Fillmore has undergone a surge of economic activity that’s changed the face of the famous jazz quarter of the city once again. In this installment of Bay Area Beats, DaVinci shares how growing up in the Fillmore influenced his music.

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This story originally aired in 2010.

DaVinci recently appeared on the KALW program Liner Notes. Click here to hear that conversation. 

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