San Quinn

San Quinn
San Quinn performing in 2006
San Quinn performing in 2006
Background information
Born
Quincy Adams Brooks

Oakland, California, U.S.
OriginSan Francisco, California, U.S.
GenreHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active1989–present
Labels

Quincy Adams Brooks, known professionally as San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. He is the cousin of Messy Marv (by marriage), Stevie Johnson, and Ya Boy.

Early life

Brooks was born in Oakland, and grew up in the Fillmore District of San Francisco since the age of three. He attended George Washington High School.

Career

Brooks made his first rap appearance as an opening act for 2Pac and Digital Underground at the age of 12. He recorded his first album at 14 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

Compilation albums

Collaboration albums

with Get Low Playaz

Mixtapes

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "ACE Repertory". Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2026-09-04.
  2. ↑ Chazaro, Alan (July 3, 2023). "Dregs One Turns 'History of the Bay' Into an Epic San Francisco Day Party | KQED". www.kqed.org. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ "San Quinn : Rap, Hip-Hop Interview". Riotsound.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Washington (George) High School". Publicschoolreview.com. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "San Quinn Interview (September 2008) : West Coast News Network". Dubcnn.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Quinngorithm: an interview wit' the prolific Frisco lyricist San Quinn". San Francisco Bay View. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Get Low Playaz". Discogs. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "San Quinn's Shock the Party sample of Whodini's One Love - WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Lelchuk, Ilene (June 24, 2011). "They don't call the project Outta Control anymore / Success of renewal using HOPE VI is evident all around". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 20 December 2014.