At first glance, G Perico (born Jeremy Nash) could read as a caricature of West Coast rap culture: he wears his hair in a jheri curl, dons copious amounts of blue, and his music is a gritty narrative of Los Angeles street life.

Yet there’s much more to the All Blue rapper then he initially presents, as the latest episode of Homegrown proves. Ahead of a hometown performance, Perico gets personal about a past assassination attempt, how music helped to refocus his life, and the importance of family.

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