History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 87: The Turf Feinz are a dance crew started in Oakland in the early 2000s that helped push the Bay Area style of turf dancing to the forefront. A famous video of them dancing in the rain in East Oakland went viral in 2009, helping push the group and the turfing style to an international audience. Since then, the Turf Feinz have appeared in videos for E-40, Too Short, Mac Miller, and most recently, Kendrick Lamar's "squabble up." On this episode, members Icecold3000 and Turf Kurry explain the origins and styles of turfing, its connection to the hyphy movement, and the experience of being part of a professional dance crew.
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00:00 Introduction
02:19 Growing up in the Bay
05:23 Turf Feinz current roster
06:32 What is turfing?
12:51 The Turf Feinz look
17:00 History of Bay Area dance styles
26:00 How Icecold & Kurry discovered turfing
30:09 The Hyphy Movement
33:10 The business side
40:36 Hyphy anthems
45:04 Origins of the Turf Feinz
49:17 Dancing in the rain video
57:31 Kendrick “squabble up” video
1:12:28 Future goals
1:22:06 Dregs’ perspective on turfing