The Trunk Boiz are a rap group from Oakland, California and one of the first rap groups to attain commercial success from the burgeoning
scraper bike scene of the Bay Area of California. They are widely considered to be the best pure lyricists in the rap industry. Their first hit, Scraper Bike, introduced mainstream America to
scraper bikes, a distinct type of bicycle (inspired by the
scraper
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Biology and medicine
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* Scraper (biology), grazer-scraper, a water animal that feeds on stones and other substrates by grazing algae, microorganism and other matter ...
car style) ridden in
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
, specifically
East Oakland
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, and became one of the earliest internet viral videos, with the YouTube video "Scraper Bike" racking up millions of views by September 2008.
National Public Radio
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discussed the phenomenon on both ''Weekend Edition'' and
California Report, stating that Scraper Bike "attracted a cult following," with the video having "spawned what is becoming a worldwide movement, even as it changed the lives of the young men who customized the bikes and made the video." The Trunk Boiz performed with
Kehlani at her sold-out show at
Fox Oakland Theatre
The Fox Oakland Theatre is a 2,800-seat concert hall, a former movie theater, located at 1807 Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland. It originally opened in 1928, running films until 1970. Designed by Weeks and Day, the theatre is listed on the Nat ...
in 2016.
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Hip hop groups from California
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