So like I said, 4 mixes this weekend. Here is number two. It’s appropriate that I made this mix cause the Giants just won the world series and the Bay deserves some recognition right now. So let’s give it up for the Giants cause its been a long time coming. But let’s get back to the music,
Lately, I have only been keeping up with Bay Area hip hop through friends, blogs, and the homie, Dex Beats, but I have been surprised with all the new talent that is coming out of the Bay right now. Some of it for the lyrical content and some of it for the mainstream sound that could put the Bay back on the map. Whatever it is, I hope more up and coming artists put more quality music out.
1. Beetiki – Pass U Twice
2. J Stalin – Neighborhood Stars feat. Too Short & Mistah F.A.B.
3. Roach Gigz – Pop Off
4. Willie Joe – Smokin Hot Freestyle
5. Erk tha Jerk – Perfect Mistake
6. Nio the Gift – Grateful
7. Jern Eye – Cali feat. Spank Pops & J Billion
8. Khafre – The Same
9. Rey Resurreccion – Spaceships
10. Bailey – Black & Orange
11. Nio the Gift – Angels & Demons
12. Mistah F.A.B. – Get Away
13. E-40 – He’s A Gangsta feat. Messy Marv, the Jacka, Kaveo
14. Alexander Spit – Ashes
15. The Jealous Guys – Down
16. The Jacka & Ampichino – No Tears
17. Jay Anthony – You Don’t Know Me Man
1. Ya Boy – 16′s Wit Me
2. N2Deep – Back to the Hotel
3. Rappin’ 4-Tay – Playaz Club
4. Mac Dre – Too Hard 4 the Fuckin’ Radio
5. The Whoridas – Talkin’ Bout Bank
6. Messy Marv – That’s What’s Up
7. Keak Da Sneak – White T-Shirt, Blue Jeans, & Nikes
8. IMP (Ill Mannered Posse) – Shining Star
9. Messy Marv & San Quinn – How I Came Up
10. Zion I – Temperature feat. Talib Kweli
11. Hieroglyphics (Del the Funkee Homosapien, Casual, Souls of Mischief, & Pep Love) – Dune Methane
12. Casual & San Quinn – Fresh 2 Def
13. Heroes in the City of Dope (Zion I & The Grouch) – Trains & Planes
14. Latyrx (Lateef the Truth Speaker & Lyrics Born) – Lady Don’t Tek No
15. Total Devastation – Many Clouds of Smoke
16. Dre Dog (now known as Andre Nickatina) – Smoke Dope & Raps
17. Messy Marv & San Quinn – Pop Yo Collar feat. E-40
18. San Quinn – So Young feat. Mike Marshall
19. Keak Da Sneak – Town Business feat. B.A.
20. 3XKrazy – Keep It on the Real
21. JT tha Bigga Figga – Game Recognize Game feat. Mac Mall
22. 415 – Groupie Ass Bitch
23. The Coup – Fat Cats, Bigga Fish
24. San Quinn – Rockin’ Up Work (Brand New, Produced by Dex Beats)
1. Frontline Now You Know (Mashup)
2. Keak Da Sneak – Superhyphie (Mashup)
3. Frontline – Bang It
4. Keak Da Sneak – Club Talk feat. E-40 & E-A-Ski
5. Nump – I Got Grapes
6. The Pack – Vans (Remix) feat. Mistah FAB & Too Short
7. Mistah FAB – Super Sick Wid It feat. Turf Talk & E-40
8. E-40 – U & Dat feat. T-Pain (Mashup)
9. E-40 – White Girl feat. Juelz Santana & Bun B
10. The Team – Hyphy Juice
11. E-40 – Tell Me When to Go
12. Bailey & J. Valentine – U C It
13. Too Short – Blow the Whistle
14. Dem Hoodstarz – Grown Man (Remix) feat. San Quinn & Mistah FAB
15. Big Rich – That’s Da Business
16. Ya Boy – On Fire
17. Snoop Dogg – Candy feat. E-40, MC Eiht, Goldie Loc, & tha Dogg Pound
18. The Federation – Hyphy (Remix) feat. San Quinn, Keak Da Sneak, & E-40
19. DJ Shadow – Turf Dancin’ feat. the Federation & Animaniaks
20. The A’z – Yadadamean
21. The Federation – Get Naked U Beezy
22. The Federation – I Wear my Stunna Glasses at Night
23. Mistah FAB – Ghost Ride It
24. E-40 – Go Hard or go Home
25. Bailey & J. Valentine – Fuck yo Couch
26. Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz – Snap ya Fingers feat. E-40 & Sean Paul
27. Mistah FAB – Stupid, Dumb, & Hyphy
1. San Quinn – Come on in
2. Cellski – Livin’ in the Bay
3. Too Short – In the Trunk
4. The Jacka – The Bay
5. Mac Mall – Sic Wid Tis
6. E-40 – One Love
7. E-40 – Sydewayz
8. The Luniz – Playa Hata
9. Richie Rich – Let’s Ride
10. Frontline – Time 4 Business
11. RBL (Ruthless by Law) Posse – Bounce 2 This
12. GRP (Gangsta Rhyme Posse) – On da Unda
13. Messy Marv & San Quinn – Money over Bitches feat. Sky Balla
14. San Quinn – Butterfly (By my Side)
15. The Coup – Me & Jesus the Pimp in a ’79 Granada Last Night
16. Mac Dre – California Livin’
17. 11/5 – Garcia Vegas
18. RBL (Ruthless by Law) Posse – Don’t Give Me No Bammer Weed
19. 415 – Sideshow
20. Andre Nickatina – Crack Raider Razor
Shout outs:
Thanks to DJ Phatrick for lacing me with the Coup songs I needed for this mix.
Thanks to Dex Beats for hooking me up with the new San Quinn track.
R.I.P. Mac Dre, Coughnut of I.M.P., Mr. Cee of RBL Posse, & Hitman.
Wrap Up:
I actually got exicted about doing this mix and I had too much. So that is why I added the power mix so I could put it all out there. I had a lot of fun making this mix and my girlfriend was also happy to hear those Bay tracks again after all this time.
I stayed up until 4AM last night finishing the podcast after recording the vocals at Dumlao’s pad between 9:30P and 11:30P but I am very happy with the result. I actually had to add a last minute San Quinn track this morning after I got it from Dex Beats so I could lace y’all with new shit and put you on to Dex Beats’ work. The podcasts and power mixes are just going to get better and better from here on and most importantly our creativity will continue to grow and become more interesting to more people.
Keep following The Come Up Crew Podcast as we give you guys mixes highlighting the music of different regions, artist spotlights, and a let’s not forget all the other genres we will be touching, RnB, electro, B’More, Funk, Soul, house, downtempo, and more. Our first podcast topic request was a “sample vs. sampled” mix. This means we will be mixing tracks together like Ice Cube’s “Today was a Good Day” with Isley Brother’s “Footsteps in the Dark.” Look foward to that one.
Where are these rappers/rap groups/singers from?
San Francisco
San Quinn
Ya Boy
Messy Marv
Rappin’ 4-Tay
JT tha Bigga Figga
Dre Dog/Andre Nickatina
11/5
RBl Posse
GRP
IMP
Cellski
Sky Balla
Bailey
J Valentine
Total Devastation
Oakland
Keak Da Sneak
3XKrazy
The Whoridas
Zion I
Hieroglyphics
Casual
Heroes in the City of Dope
Latyrx (Lyrics Born from El Cerrito)
415
Richie Rich
Too Short
The Luniz
The Coup
The Team
Mistah FAB
The A’z
Vallejo
Mac Dre
Mac Mall
E-40
Turf Talk
Berkeley
The Pack
Mike Marshall
Richmond, CA
Frontline
Pittsburg, CA
The Jacka
Fairfield
The Federation
Alameda
Nump
Quick Bay Area Rap Facts:
-Oakland rapper Del the Funkee Homosapien is Ice Cube’s cousin.
-Fillmore rapper Ya Boy signed with The Game not to long ago and has lost some street cred for hanging with and writing for Kevin Federline
-Oakland duo the Whoridas were signed by Saafir’s label when they were making radio quality hits back in the day
-Oakland rapper Saafir is originally from Fresno and came up with Digital Underground as a dancer just lile 2PAC. He is also an actor, he played Kane’s cousin, in “Menace II Society,” who got shot in the head in the car jacking scene.
-Fillmore rapper/producer JT Tha Bigga Figga worked with The Game to release the “You Know What it is Vol. 1″ mixtape that gained him recognition by Dr. Dre. San Francisco artists like San Quinn did tracks with The Game on that mixtape.
-Fillmore rapper Sky Balla has been grinding in New York for the past few years doing tracks with The Game, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, and more on mixtapes. Find him in some of The Diplomat music videos.
-Hunter’s Point rappers Mr. Cee and Hitman of RBL Posse were both gunned down in their own hoods.
-Lakeview rapper Coughnut of IMP died in a car crash.
-Fillmore rapper Messy Marv jumped out of a fourth floor window while evading authorities and broke both legs.
-Richmond rapper Locksmith of Frontline was the runner up in a MTV rap battle. Reign Man from Philly won.
-Crestside rapper Mac Dre was mudered in Kansas City, MO in a car to car shooting after a rap show.
-Keak Da Sneak coined the term “hyphy” which was a combination of hype and fly. He also coined the term “fa sheezy” which later became Snoop Dogg’s coined term “fa shizzle.”
-Mistah FAB is a dope freestyler.
Since I plan on putting out a podcast soon that features a lot of classic Bay Area rap, I decided to blog about some of the artists that kept the Bay Area rap scene going while the rest of the nation turned their backs on the Bay.
First of all I want to familiarize you all with the cities that some of the key Bay Area artists are from. Since I am from San Francisco, I can get down to the neighborhood on all SF artists.
Bay Area Map
San Francisco Neighborhoods
San Francisco: -Hunter’s Point
RBL (Ruthless By Law) Posse including Black Cee and Mr. Cee (R.I.P.)
Hitman (R.I.P.)
11/5
Guce
-Fillmore
GLP (Get Low Posse) including San Quinn and JT Tha Bigga Figga
Messy Marv
Fully Loaded including Big Rich, J. Bailey, and Don Toriano
Ya Boy
Andre Nickatina (formerlly Dre Dog)
-Lakeview (Ocean View)
IMP (Ill Mannered Posse) including Coughnut (R.I.P.) and C Fresh
Cellski
-Unknown Hood
Paris
Oakland:
415 including Richie Rich, D-Loc, JED, and DJ Darryl
3XKrazy including Keak Da Sneak, Agerman, and B.A.
Too Short
The Luniz including Yukmouth and Numbskull
Dru Down
The Whoridas
Digital Underground
Pooh Man
Saafir the Saucee Nomad of Hobo Junction
Hieroglyphics including Del the Funkee Homosapien, Casual, Souls of Mischief, etc.
The Coup
Conscious Daughters
Vallejo:
The Click including E-40, B Legit, Suga T, and D-Shot
Mac Dre
Mac Mall
Richmond:
Filthy Phil
Santa Rosa:
Ray Luv
Marin City:
2PAC
Hayward:
Spice 1
East Palo Alto:
Totally Insane
I started listening to this music early in middle school and I always liked it. Some of it is mediocre and weak but I love it cause it was what I used to bump back then and it is the kind of music that you and all your friends could just listen to and hella feel. This was apparent when I was at Milk bar on Haight Street in SF when they played Mac Dre’s “Too Hard For The Fucking Radio” and the crowd went wild as they sang along word by word. You won’t get that kind of reaction from a non-major artist in any region in the US except the Bay. We loved Bay music when everyone outside of the region could give a fuck about Bay music and we will love it when everyone outside the region no longer likes Bay music. We are faithful to our artists even though they may have a 1-5 record of hot albums. We buy their CDs to support them and keep their careers alive. The Bay rap scene is the best rap scene in regards to faithful fans that will still like the artist in the same numbers when they fall off.
Although Bay rap fell onto deaf ears in most of the US before hyphy came around, underground Bay Area rap has always been huge in Kansas City where artists would do shows out there on the regular. Mac Dre was killed in a car to car shooting in Kansas City after doing a show which was rumored to be by Kansas city rapper Fat Tone, who was later killed in Las Vegas in the same fashion.
Bay Area rap is like no other in the world. Mobb style, hyphy, or whatever it is, it is very distinct from all other regions. I suggest you get educated…
