{"id":265723,"date":"2020-05-29T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T21:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/ex-inmate-david-jassy-says-mixtape-united-san-quentin-rival-gang-members"},"modified":"2020-05-29T16:17:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T21:17:17","slug":"ex-inmate-david-jassy-says-mixtape-united-san-quentin-rival-gang-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/ex-inmate-david-jassy-says-mixtape-united-san-quentin-rival-gang-members","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Inmate David Jassy Says &#039;Mixtape&#039; United San Quentin Rival Gang Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<article id=\"post-162007\" class=\"post-162007 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-america tag-david-jassy tag-exclusive-tmz-com-music-producer tag-gavin-newsom tag-governor tag-kim-kardashian tag-producer tag-quentin tag-san-quentin-state-prison\" readability=\"24.018802573\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">    \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n    \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"30.1719167112\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"73.7990033223\">\n<section id=\"cb-a6d37b98ccf9b1a2b98457e445f45590\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-bf1ab9ee-67ce-5da8-be35-f61c95cf3603-1486263924-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder\">\n    <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-bf1ab9ee-67ce-5da8-be35-f61c95cf3603-1486263924-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"America...\" alt=\"America...\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ex-Inmate-David-Jassy-Says-039Mixtape039-United-San-Quentin-Rival-Gang-Members.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"media-swipe video-block__media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-07c362ab4b599ea35d9dd2570ccf68c4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Music producer <strong>David Jassy <\/strong>says a magical thing happened while producing a mixtape inside San Quentin State Prison \u2014 rival gang members found common ground in their love for music.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a75094714ce607685760c3e14371a137\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"41\">\n<p>The award-winning producer, and ex-inmate at San Quentin, joined us Friday on \u201cTMZ Live\u201d to download us on his groundbreaking achievement, a 17-track mixtape written, recorded and produced inside one of America\u2019s most notorious prisons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6058a58eccc7c98771f7ab7b94dcf6c7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"David Jassy\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1590786893_157_Ex-Inmate-David-Jassy-Says-039Mixtape039-United-San-Quentin-Rival-Gang-Members.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"David Jassy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9bdb2a76ab7256ccf5d9fb07d68c7bc2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"37\">\n<p>David says the project, dubbed \u201cSan Quentin Mixtape, Vol. 1,\u201d quickly brought together members from rival sets within the highly-segregated prison.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a20c1d412c900721d88d3e57e98f192d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"35\">\n<p>When he started making beats on a keyboard inside his cell, David says he noticed inmates from different gangs congregating outside \u2014 a super rare occurrence for any prison, let alone San Quentin.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d2fad43c9f7fdb4d69b0733d476a3a4c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \"\/>\n<section id=\"cb-76a76350c5a22dd3c37d062a79864be1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>David seized on the opportunity and ran with it \u2026 pairing rival gang members on the same tracks to further boost camaraderie and ease years of tensions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-474b7e7146ed32c70848a573d338fb6d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"39\">\n<p>In the end, David managed to get 17 different inmates to rap about their struggles behind bars without using profanity, while teaching them the ins and outs of the music industry, production and artistry.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c2f86a894a08d1c221b92f518429bd16\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>The end result goes way beyond creating a record \u2014 as David told us the inmates learned valuable skills they can use in the future. In other words \u2026 true prison reform.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d91f9ea6ff725e3ba10806d4383a549d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-869d5bb9-695e-5c1f-8a94-252b4ecdd538-93706921-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder\">\n    <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-869d5bb9-695e-5c1f-8a94-252b4ecdd538-93706921-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Exclusive TMZ.com Music producer\" alt=\"Exclusive TMZ.com Music producer\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kim-Kardashian-Applauds-Ex-Inmate-David-Jassy-for-Mixtape-Produced-in-Prison.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ff54f69f9298d88c7eaea6f0786a8e3d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31.812749004\">\n<p>The mixtape dropped Friday on all streaming platforms \u2026 and as we first reported, David already got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/05\/28\/kim-kardashian-david-jassy-san-quentin-mixtape-surprise-message-congratulations\/\"><strong>a huge shout-out<\/strong><\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kim-kardashian\/\"><strong>Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a>, who had visited him at San Quentin before Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/gavin-newsom\/\"><strong>Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/a> commuted his sentence just a couple months ago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-02bd986cc44ba6b1d96f782ed88b8553\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"35\">\n<p>It\u2019s a pretty cool look behind the music \u2026 and David tells us how the inmates are paying it forward since, legally, they can\u2019t get paid for their work on the record.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/05\/29\/david-jassy-san-quentin-prison-mixtape-united-rival-gang-members\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after --><\/p>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\">Sharing is caring!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gasd_author\"><a 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