{{short description|American hip hop group}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Trunk Boiz | image = | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Oakland, California]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[hyphy]]||[[West Coast hip hop]]}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Kehlani]]|[[Too Short]]|[[E-40]]|[[Mistah FAB]]}} }}
The '''Trunk Boiz'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/datrunkboiz|title = TRUNK BOIZ | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos}}</ref> are a rap group from [[Oakland, California]]. The collective consists primarily of the artists F.A. Tha Jefe and B*Janky, but has included other artists, producers, dancers and more over the years. They were one of the first rap groups to attain commercial success from the burgeoning [[scraper bike]] scene of the Bay Area of California.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://momentummag.com/scraper-bikes-made-in-oakland/ | title=Scraper Bikes - Made in Oakland | date=July 2009 }}</ref> Their first hit, Scraper Bike,<ref>{{Citation|title=SCRAPER BIKE|date=2007-04-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQGLNPJ9VCE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/hQGLNPJ9VCE |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-06-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref> introduced mainstream America to [[scraper bike]]s, a distinct type of bicycle (inspired by the [[Scraper (car)|scraper]] car style) ridden in [[Oakland, California]], specifically [[East Oakland]], and became one of the earliest internet viral videos, with the YouTube video "Scraper Bike" racking up millions of views by September 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94318161|title=Scraper Bike Fever Spreads, Thanks To YouTube|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-06-21|language=en}}</ref> [[National Public Radio]] discussed the phenomenon on both ''Weekend Edition'' and [[California Report]], stating that Scraper Bike "attracted a cult following," with the video having "spawned what is becoming a worldwide movement, even as it changed the lives of the young men who customized the bikes and made the video."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94318161|title=Scraper Bike Fever Spreads, Thanks To YouTube|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-06-21|language=en}}</ref> After their first hit they saw further local success with their 2010 Bay Area classic "Cupcake No Fillin", which they later appeared on a remix of from up-and-coming Oakland artist Seiji Oda in 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976638/seiji-oda-ethereal-blap-cupcake-no-fillin-human-nature | title=On ‘Human + Nature,’ Seiji Oda Spreads Peace, Love and Ethereal Blap | date=May 2025 }}</ref> The Trunk Boiz performed with [[Kehlani]] at her sold-out show at [[Fox Oakland Theatre]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thizzler.com/blog/2016/12/16/tzlr-news-trunk-boiz-reunite-at-kehlanis-concert-g-eazy-take.html|title=TZLR News: Trunk Boiz reunite at Kehlani's concert, G-Eazy takes over Oakland for a night and more! {{!}} Thizzler|date=2016-12-16|work=Thizzler On The Roof|access-date=2018-06-21|language=en-US}}</ref>
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