The Baka Boyz

The Baka Boyz, brothers Nick and Eric Vidal, are radio hosts in the San Diego area, heard every weekday morning between 6 to 10 am on XHMORE-FM (Blazin 98.9). The duo first achieved fame on the hip-hop/R&B radio station KPWR (Power 106 FM) in Los Angeles.

The Baka Boyz were originally DJs in Bakersfield, California, before moving south to Los Angeles. [>cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1994-06-18 |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59453660.html?dids=59453660:59453660&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+18%2C+1994&author=CLAUDIA+PUIG&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Boyz+Hip-Hop+to+L.A.+Big+Time+Radio%3A+KPWR+deejays+Nick+and+Eric+Vidal+are+straight+outta+Bakersfield. |title=Boyz Hip-Hop to L.A. Big Time Radio: KPWR deejays Nick and Eric Vidal are straight outta Bakersfield] They first began at Power 106 in 1992 with their show creation, "Friday Nite Flavas". They also developed Power's live mixing "World Famous Roll Call". After achieving high ratings in the morning [cite news |work=Los Angeles Daily News |date=1995-01-07 |title=KLAX knocks Stern on his private parts] and afternoon [cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1998-05-14 |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/29448480.html?dids=29448480:29448480&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+14%2C+1998&author=JUDITH+MICHAELSON&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Radio%3B+Like+Night+and+Day%3B+More+often+than+not%2C+big+ratings+in+the+evening+don't+translate+to+the+morning. |title=Radio; Like Night and Day; More often than not, big ratings in the evening don't translate to the morning] slots at Power for seven years, the duo grew disaffected with Power's move to R&B, at the expense of hip-hop, and left. Shortly after leaving Power 106 in 1999, the duo briefly had an afternoon show on KKBT. [cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1999-08-28 |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/44267358.html?dids=44267358:44267358&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+28%2C+1999&author=STEVE+HOCHMAN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=DJs+Shuffle+Between+Hip-Hop+Stations%3B+Radio%3A+The+Beat+and+Mega100+compete+for+listeners+in+the+Southland's+changing+market. |title=DJs Shuffle Between Hip-Hop Stations; Radio: The Beat and Mega100 compete for listeners in the Southland's changing market] Later, they decided to move north to KMEL in San Francisco. [cite news |work=San Jose Mercury News |date=2001-04-03 |title=Bakersfield nurtured KMEL hip-hop duo] They are hosts of the nationally syndicated "Hip Hop Master Mix", broadcast on over fifty stations nationwide. [cite news |work=Business Wire |date=2005-09-28 |url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-4744151_ITM |title=iLoop Mobile, The Baka Boyz and Education is Freedom Partner with Celebrities to Launch Hurricane Mobile Relief Fund for Kids] [ [http://www.thebakaboyz.com/hiphopmastermix.php Hip-Hop Master Mix station list] ] Finally, the Baka Boyz acted as talent scouts, discovering future LA radio star Big Boy, among others. [cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1997-12-04 |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/23542950.html?dids=23542950:23542950&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+04%2C+1997&author=STEVE+HOCHMAN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=RADIO%3B+Big+Boy+Keeps+Growing%3B+KPWR's+morning+deejay+is+moving+into+television%2C+rap+and+movies. |title=RADIO; Big Boy Keeps Growing; KPWR's morning deejay is moving into television, rap and movies]

They have also produced tracks for various artists. They produced and co-wrote the track "Scandalous" by Psycho Realm on the 1994 Mi Vida Loca original motion picture soundtrack, "Pistol Grip Pump" by Project Blowed rapper Volume 10, and other tracks.

Since starting at WMIB The Beat 103.5 in Miami in March 2003, [>cite news |work=Miami Herald |date=2003-05-06 |title=Hip-hop's air war] they have become the #1 rated morning show in South Florida.fact|date=April 2008

The Baka Boyz moved back to Los Angeles in 2005 to do afternoon hosting at 93.5 KDAY. [cite news |work=Orange County Register |date=2005-11-13 |url=http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/entertainment/atoz/article_764507.php |title=Radio: Stations set to celebrate] They were there until May 2007, when the Baka Boyz moved to Blazin' 98.9 in San Diego to do their morning show there. [ [http://www.blazin989.com/blazin_djs.asp Blazin' DJ's] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.bakotopia.com/home/ViewPost/45626 2008 Bakotopia Inteview with The Baka Boyz]
* [http://www.daveyd.com/fnvaug2.html Hip Hop News: FNV Newsletter, August 2, 1999]
* [http://www.thebakaboyz.com/bakaboyz.php The Baka Boyz website biography]