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Off-Ramp

The Unsung Pelon

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Mar 1, 2008
Kenny Lyon produces Chicano Gangster Rap songs for Southland Records and other labels.
Kenny Lyon produces Chicano Gangster Rap songs for Southland Records and other labels.
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Courtesy of Kenny Lyon
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About the Show

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Kenny Lyon is an unlikely pioneer of Chicano Gangster Rap. He's not Chicano or a rapper. But from his studio apartment at the Gaylord, Lyon produces some of the biggest names in LA's Chicano Gangster Rap Scene.

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