As a young nigga who grew up all around the Bayarea (Oakland, Vallejo, San Leandro and Hayward) and got family everywhere from those 4 places (some involved with the music scenes itself) plus San Francisco, Sacramento, San Lorenzo and San Jose - I would like to show some of my favs of the time that aren't as known, as the, most known, you know?

og Hyphy era to kick it off

• The Federation

And of course their classic hit

• San Quinn

• Traxamillion

• D-Lo

90s Bay "gangster"

• The Luniz (one of my favs ever in Rap period, sad they only have one full album but it's so high level)

N of course their one major hit

• Mac Mall (also one of my dad's favs)

• Spice 1

• Richie Rich

Bayarea 90s "conscious" Rap

• Paris

• Hieroglyphics (homies and collaborators with Souls of Mischief that some of y'all may know through Kanye, they are also Bayarea "conscious" rappers)

• The Coup

• Del tha Funkee Homosapien (cousin of ice cube, affiliated with Hieroglyphics and the lead man of the Deltron 3030 group of the 2000s)

drake the motto

Unfortunately the song didn't age well and is kinda wack

In the 323 makin slaps you hear me

Bayarea weed Rap from various eras:

• Nump with E40 and The Federation

• RBL Posse

• Rappin' 4 Tay

• Andre Nickatina

LaRussel and Ovrkast been the ones frfr

N Larry June

No pack mention

Lol

2010s era:

• P-Lo

• SOBxRBE (y'all prob know them the most)

And of course

• Cherushii (she does House music and Rap)

• Loverance

and the hit record you might of heard

Literally the most known Bayarea people to internet dweebs

Here's a forever classic tho

Zion1 so real u kno ball

Saving him for my "other 2000s Bay Rap outside of Hyphy" post

That s*** one of the most nostalgic s***s for me of all time hella bad man 🤧😮‍💨

rest in peace mac dre ima do it for the bay - drake

That line and the video the only Bayarea related things about that song tbh lmao

Then a few years later steals Rappin' 4 Tays 90s verse as his own then gets sued and had to pay him a few 100grand

Love hate relationship with him tbh in the bay, but he did used to come thru the bay heavy during Comeback Season and So Far Gone

My older brother had a CD rip of CS that was passed out at a promo event in the bay for Drake and no one knew he was

I didn't make the connection to CS till TML - cool lil full circle

That's a lotta talent