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<\/p>\nThe San Jos\u00e9 producer\u2019s debut album is a cultural time capsule of the hyphy movement in 2006.<\/p>\n
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The late San Jos\u00e9-raised producer Traxamillion left behind a rich archive of music, including his debut album ‘Slapp Addict,’ which celebrates its 20th anniversery this month.\u00a0(Pendarvis Harshaw)<\/p>\n
Traxamillion\u2019s album The Slapp Addict is a Renaissance painting; a still life, depicting a moment in time of oversized white T\u2019s and Gucci Air Forces, dancing a little different to a sound unlike anything hip-hop had heard before.<\/p>\n
As a proper portrayal of the hyphy period, it combines the San Jos\u00e9-raised producer\u2019s canvas of banging beats with lyrics from rap heavyweights in the region. The result is a record that represents hyphy-era royalty \u2014 but the only Regals referenced are Buicks.<\/p>\n
Released in August 2006, the album joined an onslaught from Bay Area hip-hop artists that same year. Vallejo\u2019s E-40 dropped My Ghetto Report Card and Oakland\u2019s Too Short released Blow The Whistle. The Pack came out of Berkeley with the song \u201cVans,\u201d while San Francisco\u2019s Messy Marv had a run of seven back-to-back albums.<\/p>\n
In the midst of it all, Traxamillion delivered one of the most significant and underrated albums of the entire sub-genre that had folks going dumb.<\/p>\n
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\u2018The Slapp Addict\u2019 album cover was styled like a magazine, and numbered \u2018Issue 408\u2019 after San Jos\u00e9\u2019s area code. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s audible time capsule, preserving a slice of culture while serving as a history lesson that you can still gig to, 20 years later. On Saturday, Aug. 22 at Passport Bar & Lounge in Oakland, an event honors the album\u2019s 20th anniversary.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt has so many hits on it,\u201d says Alex Jimenez<\/a>, event co-organizer and Traxamillion\u2019s former assistant, adding that the album is \u201carguably one of the top records for that era.\u201d<\/p>\n Near the top of the project is \u201cWakin Em Up\u201d (feat.\u00a0Dem Hoodstarz and\u00a0Turf Talk), made to be played at a high volume, preferably by an old-school car with a huge sound system. (It pairs well with whistle tips, the kind that go woo early in the morning<\/a>).<\/p>\n The project captures certain people at early stages of their careers. \u201cWe Like the Slapps\u201d features Saeed Crumpler<\/a>, rapping under the name Balance; Crumpler is now a full-time television writer and filmmaker. \u201cClub Stuntin\u201d features Lil B when he was with The Pack, and before he became the Based God.<\/p>\n Some people on the album are no longer with us, like The Jacka, who guests on \u201cFrom the Hood.\u201d There\u2019s also \u201cTop Down\u201d with Zion I; the duo\u2019s lead lyricist, Stephen \u201cZumbi\u201d Gaines<\/a>, was killed five years ago during an altercation with a security guard at a hospital in Berkeley.<\/p>\n The interludes further illustrate the era. In one skit, Rita Forte<\/a> (then known as DJ Backside) calls Traxamillion looking to help deliver his songs to DJs around the nation. In another, someone calls Traxamillion impersonating then-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, frustrated after trying to get in contact with the producer via Myspace.<\/p>\n The album also contains aspects of the time that didn\u2019t age well, namely using the term \u201cretarded\u201d to describe dancing; \u201cYellow Bus\u201d by Mistah F.A.B. is a reminder of that. Meanwhile, Mistah F.A.B.<\/a>\u2019s \u201cSideshow\u201d (which also features\u00a0T<\/a>oo Short<\/a>) has provided a soundtrack to car culture in this region for two decades, featured in street parties, bootleg DVDs and Instagram stories.<\/p>\n And the bass-heavy track \u201cOn Citas\u201d (feat.\u00a0Keak da Sneak), which made kids turf dance at the bus stop back in the day, is now being paired with a popular dance routine on TikTok<\/a> by the next generation.<\/p>\n Jimenez, who has a nine-year-old and 13-year old, reports that \u201cWhen [the song] started trending last year, they came up to me like, \u2018You know Traxamillion is trending?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n And that\u2019s the larger goal, Jimenez tells me \u2014 to \u201creintroduce\u201d Traxamillion\u2019s work.<\/p>\n With appearances from Keak Da Sneak and Turf Talk, Jimenez says the 20th anniversary event will feel like a \u201chyphy reunion.\u201d Co-hosted by Priceless Da ROC<\/a>, with a headlining DJ set from DJ Mind Motion<\/a>, the event will also benefit Traxamillion\u2019s estate.<\/p>\n Traxamillion never stopped reaching new heights. He produced City Girls\u2019 2020 song \u201cBroke N\u2014-s\u201d (feat. Yo Gotti) and E-40\u2019s 2021 track \u201cI Stand On That\u201d (feat. Joyner Lucas and T.I.). Today, 20 years after his debut album and nearly five years after his passing, he\u2019s still moving the people.<\/p>\n \u201cThe people that are coming together,\u201d Jimenez says of the upcoming event, \u201cprobably haven\u2019t been together in the same room in a while. That\u2019s going to be pretty cool to see.\u201d<\/p>\n The Traxamillion \u2018Slapp Addict\u2019 20th Anniversary Day Party takes place Saturday, Aug. 22, at Passport Bar & Lounge (1915 Broadway, Oakland). Tickets and more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Traxamillion.SlappAddict.Booklet.jpg\")
Traxamillion, pictured in 2006 style, from the CD booklet for \u2018The Slapp Addict.\u2019<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Resized_IMG_44541.jpeg\")
Sultan \u2018Traxamillion\u2019 Banks was a producer known for his heavy drums and uptempo sound. He died in January of 2022 from nasopharyngeal cancer. <\/p>\n