"Mistah F.A.B. ("Money Is Something To Always Have - Forever After Bread") moves through Bay Area rap as both participant and connector. Son of a Pimp, sharp with punchlines and unafraid of local specificity, made him an Oakland fixture in 2005. A decade later, Son of a Pimp Part 2 widened the frame: 21 tracks, pulling in heavy hitters from across the country onto a record about loss, survival and fatherhood."
"When it comes to telling tales mined from the dark and bruised chambers of the human heart, Maurice Tani is Bay Area's poet laureate, a gimlet-eyed troubadour with a hat that means business. Returning to the Sound Room with a killer band, he's focusing on his eros-gone-wrong repertoire "Sangnoir: Dark Songs of Romance." What other twangified singer/songwriter could deliver a tune like "Soap & Water," which sounds like a Steely Dan B-side, complete with a perfectly crafted guitar solo,"
Mistah F.A.B. built a Bay Area presence through sharp punchlines, local specificity and the 2005 release Son of a Pimp. Son of a Pimp Part 2 expanded that reach with 21 tracks featuring national collaborators and themes of loss, survival and fatherhood. F.A.B. remains active through freestyles, battle rap, ghostwriting and community work, and has an official Mistah F.A.B. Day in Oakland. Maurice Tani performs dark romantic songs from his Sangnoir repertoire with a seasoned band rooted in jazz, country and American roots, including players Kenny Kehret, Kenny "KO" Owen and Henry Salvia. A one-man theatrical piece draws a connection between Shakespearean rhythms and hip-hop cadence.
Read at East Bay Express | Oakland, Berkeley & Alameda
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