You know those custom bicycles that Snoop Dogg and other rappers rode with swagger in countless music videos? The ones that ooze that West Coast style? They all came from one place: Manny's Bike Shop in Compton, Calif. Joe Manny Silva is the godfather of lowrider bicycles.

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