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Our goal for Darkest Before Dawn was to help get the Bay Area into a national light. The name itself came from the idea that the Bay doesn't get a lot of attention - it's in the darkness. But there's so much talent in the music scene here that it's inevitable that the dawn will come soon.

We reached out to SMKA because we felt that collaborating with a producer from outside of the Bay Area was one of the steps needed to make the outside world take notice of what was going on inside of the Bay Area, and they also provided a sound that was very unique and high quality.

We hope you enjoy this album as much as we enjoyed putting it together. If listening to Darkest Before Dawn makes you want to hear more from any of the artists on it, search for their name on Thizzler.com. You'll be able to find all of their music, plus music from other dope Bay Area artists. Shoutout to SMKA, Dex Beats, Tomas Wischerath, Matt Moretti, C4 Belts, and Audible Treats for making it all possible!

Darkest Before Dawn, executive produced by Thizzler On The Roof, is a Bay Area compilation set that features some of the most talented up and coming hip-hop artists in the Bay Area including 9 completely new tracks from 15+ different artists produced exclusively by Atlanta-based production collective SMKA. The project was recorded over 4 months in San Francisco at 37 Hundred Studios and was filmed by Left Lane Films to capture the creative process and conception of each record. Artists on the project include: Mistah F.A.B., Roach Gigz, DaVinci, DB The General, Erk Tha Jerk, iamsu!, Moe Green, Willie Joe, A-1, Young Gully, Shady Blaze, Symba, Zumbi, Richie Cunning, Amaar & Cousin Fik.

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