San Quinn | |
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 San Quinn performing in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Quincy Adams Brooks [1] |
| Born | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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Quincy Adams Brooks, known professionally as San Quinn, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. [2] He is the cousin of Messy Marv, Stevie Johnson, and Ya Boy.
Brooks was born in Oakland, and grew up in the Fillmore District of San Francisco since the age of three. [3] He attended George Washington High School. [4]
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 15 years old. [5] In addition to a solo career, Brooks is also a member of the San Francisco rap group Get Low Playaz [6] with JT The Bigga Figga, D-Moe, and Seff Tha Gaffla. [7] One of Brooks' most notable tracks is "Shock the Party", which samples Whodini's "One Love". [8] 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. [9]
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