Before Grunge Gallardo and Ambassador Rick became The Spookz, they were making music with King Kong Gotcha in The Opioid Era. Gallardo’s solo video “Sun Talk” arrives through The Spookz Who Sat By The Speaker’s YouTube channel, placing his individual work alongside those continuing partnerships. The relationships were already longstanding when Gallardo spoke to AllHipHop in 2020. He said the three members of The Opioid Era had been making music together for more than a decade, with Gotcha hosting their mixtapes before their work as a trio. Gallardo identified his roots in the Green Run section of Virginia Beach, while Rick came from the Hampton and Newport News area. Their later work as The Spookz brought Lord Jamar into the partnership as executive producer of the 2025 album “The Spookz Who Sat By The Speaker,” with production from Jamar, Ukat and Fonk Starr. Gallardo has maintained a solo catalogue alongside those collaborations, including the 2022 album “Before the Winner Comes the Fall.” “Sun Talk” itself was featured by Ryan Proctor’s Old To The New earlier this year, before the current video upload.
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