1991Archival Source
Selling Records From the Trunk
DEMO CONTENT. A scanned (placeholder) newsletter about a self-distribution model.
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Artist Archive
independentDemo contentTrunk Money Collective
Collective · East Oakland, Oakland, CA · 1988–2006
Genres: Hip-Hop · Hyphy
Fictional demo collective selling self-pressed records from car trunks.
Golden Age
Explore this artist through time
Releases in 1991
Trunk Sales (LP)
Scene events
None recorded.
Stories
Selling Records From the Trunk
Biography
Trunk Money Collective is a demo archive entry representing a independent hyphy collective from East Oakland, Oakland. Active from 1988, the entry shows how M-A-A-P will document an artist's origins, recordings, collaborators and community through sourced material.
DEMO CONTENT — fictional artist used to demonstrate the archive.
Origin: East Oakland, Oakland · Aliases: none recorded
Songs
01Sideshow Sunday
02Foothill Boulevard
03Pressed It Myself
Discography
Videos
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Sideshow Sunday (video)
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Interviews
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Conversation with Trunk Money Collective
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Photographs
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Stories
Associated
Influenced by (reverse)
Vallejo Vortex
Labels
Locations
Historical Context
Self-pressed records sold from car trunks; a template for independence. (Golden Age → Digital & Mixtape Era)
Sources & References
- Community Contribution Demo community submission (placeholder record #407)
- Archival Source Placeholder: cassette J-card scan
- Oral History Placeholder: oral history interview