http://www.pushinthebay.com - VERY RARE behind the scenes footage of Young Lay, Ray Luv & Mac Mall circa 1993 at the filming of Bay Area classic, ALL ABOUT MY FETTI music video. This is Part 3 of 3.
Ray Luv, a native of the South Park district of Santa Rosa, California came on the scene of San Francisco Bay Area rap with his 1992 single "Get Ma Money On!" off his "Who Can Be Trusted?" EP. One of the producers of the album was the Khayree. Ray Luv formed a rap group named Strictly Dope with 2Pac in the late 80s. In 1995, he released "Forever Hustlin," which put him on the map locally. Ray Luv was part of the rap scene that grew out of Vallejo, California during the 1990s. Acts such as Mac Mall, Dubee Aka Sugawolf, E-40, Mac Dre, Young Lay and others put Vallejo's rap scene on the map during the 1990s. San Francisco based radio station 106.1 FM KMEL helped these acts get (locally) famous by giving them much deserved air time. Ray Luv is also a part of the group The Link Crew.
Along with better-known rappers like E-40 and 2Pac, Mac Mall was one of several who helped put the Cali Bay Area on the map in the mid- to late '90s as a hotspot in the rap game. He collaborated with many of the Bay Area's best producers -- Ant Banks, Khayree, Michael Mosley, and Rick Rock -- and helped define the scene's identity, particularly with his most successful album, Untouchable (1996), which featured perhaps his best-known song, "Get Right." His career simmered out quickly, however. He returned in 1999 after a three-year absence and few listeners seemed to notice. Mall was no longer on a major label and the Bay Area scene was no longer the hotspot it had been a few years earlier. Given his brief moment in the spotlight and his sudden decline, it was perhaps no surprise when Mall changed his style in 2001, incorporating a surprising amount of spirituality on his Immaculate album.
Lathan Williams began his rapping career in Vallejo, California, and grew to take part in the bay area rap scene that grew up around radio station KMEL, and spawned such artists as E-40, Mac Dre, and the Digital Underground's Shock G and 2Pac, among many others.
Young Lay released his first album in 1996, entitled "Black 'N Dangerous." One of the songs off of the sophomore album, "All About My Fetti," appeared on the soundtrack of the film New Jersy Drive, and became an instant hit.
Several months before the release of his first album, "Black N' Dangerous," Williams was shot at point blank range in the head while sitting in a car. He was comatose for several days, but - remarkably - he survived. Many cited jealousy from street associates as the cause of the shooting, and the shooter was never found.
Then, only a few weeks before the release of the same album, Williams' girlfriend Daphne Boyden was killed in her home, set on fire, and her child with Williams, Le-Zhan, was abducted from the scene. Witnesses said they saw two young women leaving the home with a small bundle in hand. The child was only 25 days old. Because of a series of personal tragedies and mishaps, Young Lay only recorded one more album, "Unsolved Mysteries," dedicated to his missing son Le-Zhan and the deceased mother of the child. Lathan Williams was later tried and convicted for armed robbery, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. He is currently interred at Susanville state prison.
Filmed by Leila Steinberg.
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Dubee Freestyleby angeliorip9255,472 views
yea hes doing just fine yall....remember that 9 out of 10 times the things you read ARE NOT TRUE....if you didnt hear it from YOUNG LAY him self ...it probably didnt happen....No..lay is not dead...as a matter of fact ..hes on his way to my house right now bc were about to "smoke" heheehheh...yea we stay high....things are going okay for him...his son is doing okay...it wouldnt be my place to say anymore about that...as for lathan...hes good...hes doing his thing...i see him almost everyday....
sexyglynnis 9 months ago
That chicks hot. Where's Part 1 & 2?
hunyghan 10 months ago
LAY s good to see you back doing your thing SHOUTOUT TO VALLEJO and R.I.P. to your baby mama LAY that was murdered in 1996 those bitches who was responsible will rot in jail!!!!!!
blacksultan85 1 year ago
I was told by Khayree in an email that Lay will be released from prison in 2010.
jrgsteel 2 years ago
LAY'S BEEN LOCKED UP SINCE 1999,,A 12 YEAR STINT FOR ARMED ROBBERY IN Susanville State prison. Im still researching I was given an address but want to be sure it's valid before I pass it on,,,Lay's been moved a few times.YES HE HAD MAD FLOW!!
mzzvaughan 2 years ago
I read he's been servin' a 12 year sentence on an armed robbery(or bank robbery) charge on the internet. I ain't sure how true it is. Anyone got any info on Lay? I been tryna get updates on that cat. I still listen to Black 'N Dangerous, that fool had flow.
nnjvhvhhgc 3 years ago
no he didn't. He got shot in the head and he hasn't been the same since.
eeEErRaY 3 years ago
So Lay didn't pass away or he did?
RCRhythm 3 years ago