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Description of Bay Area

 
The San Francisco Bay Area may not be either the birthplace of hip-hop or its current capitol (that distinction belongs to ATL), but it does have the widest, the most creative and the most criminally overlooked talent base in the nation.
 

Bay Area Key Albums

 
 

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Bay Area Key Artists

 
Ant Banks

A veteran producer/emcee
from Cali, Ant Banks is
known for his Funk-filled
beats and G'd-up lyrics. He's
worked extensively with...

Casual

An Oakland emcee down
with the Hieroglyphics fam,
Casual's fierce flow and
witty battle rhymes have
made him a fan favorite. H...

Digital Underground

A notoriously superfunky
crew from Oakland, Digital
Underground are best
known for their hit single
"The Humpty Dance." Digit...

DJ Shadow

A hugely influential,
genre-blending DJ from
Davis, Calif., Shadow is part
of the NoCal super-crew
known as Quannum. Shad...

E-40

E-40 is the Bay Area's
foremost rap ambassador
and the originator of some
of hip-hop's most popular
slang. Along with Suga-T a...

Hieroglyphics

A lyrically advanced
super-crew from Oakland,
Hiero have been thrashing
wack MC's since the early
1990s. They include Del T...

JT the Bigga Figga

A longtime gangsta rapper
from San Francisco, JT has
been delivering vivid street
stories since the early
1990s. His crew is called G...

Keak Da Sneak

With a unique style and
distinct voice, Keak Da
Sneak is one of the Bay
Area's most cherished
rappers. Keak's mother w...

Luniz

A playa-centric duo out of
Oakland, the Luniz are best
known for their massive
1995 hit "I Got Five On It."
The Luniz are Yukmouth...

Mac Dre

An O.G. Bay Area player,
Mac Dre has been putting
out Funk-filled Gangsta
records since 1989. His
albums include "Young Bl...

San Quinn

A hardcore emcee from San
Francisco, San Quinn is
known for his streetwise
rhymes. San Quinn's first
album, Live N Direct, drop...

Yukmouth

A swift-rhyming emcee out
of Oakland, Ca., Yukmouth
came to fame as a member
of the Luniz. After two
albums together, and one...

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