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. Ahead of a hometown performance, Perico gets personal with Home Grown’s DJ Hed and Chuck Dizzle about a past assassination attempt, how music helped to refocus his life, and the importance of family.