Rico 2 Smoove on Dad Sentenced to 17 Years Before Birth, Calls Blacks & Mexicans Judgmental (Part 1)

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Northern California rapper Rico 2 Smoove shares insights about his upbringing in Sacramento as a biracial individual with a Mexican mother and Black father. His father was incarcerated for attempted murder before Rico's birth, resulting in a strained and distant relationship. Rico reflects on the cultural challenges of growing up mixed race, describing a "tug of war" between Black and Mexican communities that often viewed him as neither fully belonging to either group. While acknowledging the Bay Area's general acceptance of mixed cultures, he contrasts it with Sacramento's diverse but still judgmental neighborhoods, especially during his childhood.