Cypress Village, Oakland, California

Coordinates: 37°48′32″N 122°17′27″W / 37.80893°N 122.29075°W / 37.80893; -122.29075
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The Cypress Village housing projects (officially named Peralta Villa Public Housing Community) are a series of housing complexes stretching from 10th Street to 14th Street and Kirkham Way. Cypress is located in between the Acorn neighborhood and Lower Bottoms neighborhood in

Acorn Projects
.

Cypress Village was built by the

J Stalin of the Livewire record label.[5][6]

Due to close proximity, skirmishes between Cypress Village and neighboring Acorn as well as

Lower Bottoms occur frequently. In order to reduce the violence between the two housing projects, in 2003 rappers from both Acorn and Cypress released an underground mixtape titled Acorn & Cypress inspired by other unity rap albums like the Bloods and Crips Bangin' on Wax releases. Since then, West Oakland based rap label Livewire Records founded by J Stalin (who originates from Cypress Village) has signed numerous rappers from both housing units including Acorn resident Shady Nate
.

References

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  3. ISBN 978-0-201-48341-3. Archived from the original
    on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  4. ^ Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross (2004-09-20). "Oakland project: boon or boondoggle? Mandela Parkway may draw builders -- or more troubles". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  5. ^ "Column: Ruling Party". San Francisco Bay Guardian.
  6. ^ Garrett Caples (2007-11-21). "Out of the shadows:Shady Nate, the number two rapper of West Oakland's Livewire crew, emerges as a boss". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-02-25.

37°48′32″N 122°17′27″W / 37.80893°N 122.29075°W / 37.80893; -122.29075