This is the thread meant for music originating from the bay area. Feel free to discuss/recommend/rant on any artists or groups FROM the bay.





I'll start it with some of my all time favorite tracks,

Souls of Mischief - '93 Till Inifinty
Luniz - I got 5 on it
Mac Dre - Feelin' Myself
Santana - Black magic Woman

as for a question,

Is Tupac a bay area musician?

 

2 short, e-40, b-legit, etc...

 

mc hammer
green day
rancid
doobie brothers (yeah I said it)

 

tupac is from compton isnt he??? so no, he isnt bay area altho theres a lotta bay area love for tupac.

people love it when i play tupac at parties *im a dj*

-Ave

 

tupac is from oakland.

 

o0o0o ok nvm

-Ave

 

I like the remix of this with Richie Rich, E-40, and Shock G/Humpty Hump. Richie Rich's verse. "Where you from? Oakland. Smokin'."

Richie rich
Sly and the Family Stone
Blackalicious
Lyrics Born
En Vogue <--- Hawt!

 

technically lyrics born is from Davis ... but if we're considering Davis part of the Bay here's a couple more

Lateef
DJ Shadow

 

cant forget yukmouth !

 

i play in the band www.theyellowpress.net

we're bay area based but we're not big/well known outside of the area...except for germany...kids there love us...kinda funny but it's a great place to tour!

 

brother lynch is from sac and some big tymers song are based on the bay area.

 

Del the Funky Homosapien
Hieroglyphics

 

ISP - Q*Bert, Mix Master Mike, D-Styles, Shortkut
Total Devastation
RBL Posse
Hugh E MC
JT the Bigga Figga
Rappin' 4tay
415

 

C-$ferno (AWD 20T)

Trey2s (Trey2s)

 

What about Japan?