Itâs not often you see Big Sad 1900 perform. Really, he only has five or less shows under his belt. It doesnât matter. When the West LA artist comes out to perform, he brings the whole city with him. Maybe the whole West, because halfway through the show he acknowledges someone from the crowd traveling all the way from Portland. Although Big Sad has only been making music since 2019, he has garnered a strong following that has brought more than a million YouTube views on his song âGang Membersâ and all his collaborations with Baby Stone Gorillas.
The La Cienega-rapper celebrates his latest album Die A Legend on Wednesday at The Observatory OC in Santa Ana. It had been two years since the 1900 Records leader performed near his city. During sound check, Home Grown Radio was able to meet up with the LA artist and ask him about how he was feeling and preparing before his show.
Tony: It has been about two years since youâve been back here?
Big Sad 1900: “Yeah. It has been about 2 years since I have performed a show. Yup.”
How does it feel to be back?
B: “It feel good. It feel regular, I ainât gonna lie. This sh- like natural to me. Itâs just like a natural thing.”
Is there a song you are looking forward to performing tonight?
“Yea, fosho. ‘Too Many Times’. “
What about the song?
“Just what Iâm talking about in there, real deep. I remember when I was writing this song and how I was feeling when I was writing. You feel me? To be able to go on stage and perform it, I remember the emotions I had when I was writing. Itâs dope to go out there and see people go word for word.”
You recently dropped an album Die A Legend. Coolest thing about the album is the way you end it. You end it with a voicemail from your pops. Why was it important for you to do that?
“My pops be asking me, let me get on a song. So I was like sh- this a perfect time. You feel me? I slept in the studio prolly like three weeks straight. So I was able to get all the calls in. I got homies calling from prison. Who ever was calling me at the time and tappin in with me during the album, I just put them on there. “
I saw you were on Letting The Record Reflect last night. Some one you kept bringing up was Bad Bunny, so I got to ask you. Whatâs your favorite Bad Bunny song?
“You want to know something crazy, I really donât even got a favorite Bad Bunny song.I ainât gonna lie to you. Iâm more just inspired by. One day I was on instagram, and stumbled across some big venue and they got it poppin, turnt up. That sh- just inspired me, you know what Iâm saying.”
How are you preparing for tonightâs show?
“Some water, you know what Iâm sayin. Kids stay in school! I might smoke a little. I try not to do too much before the show. Iâm going off of just the energy from the crowd.”
What does Home Grown mean to you?
“Home grown mean to me man, a m-f- thatâs really from here. Born and raised. You ainât just fly in and start claiming this shit man. You from this sh- born and raised. You home grown, you know what Iâm saying. You see how the leaf is here? We here and we ainât going no where. Thatâs what home grown mean to me. The community, sh- like that. Hell yea.”
The young 19-year old YungC Joke, started the night making his presence felt performing with Uce Lee. The momentum was carried by 1900 Records’s Blue Flag 1900 and Cypressâs DJ set with West Coast hits.
When Big Sad hit the stage closer to 10pm, the wave of excitement had been built and the headliner soaked all of it in with a big smile.
Throughout the night, Sad brought out special guests including Killa Fonte, Toohda Band$, YS, Beauxx, and closing with Baby Stone Gorillas. Itâs undeniable that when the Baby Stones and 1900 Records collaborate, the music will make the crowd sing word for word.
As he embraced the crowd from left to right using every part of the stage with friends, it looked like it felt home. A natural thing.Â