The Bay Area has had a great year, from the Warriors being the NBA Champions, and still being unstoppable, to being able to host the Superbowl; we've got a lot to look forward. But what we're really winning at is the music that we have been putting out the past few years. The Bay Area has been a place of good music for a while now, especially hip hop and R&B. Starting in the '90s to the mid-2000s -- when the Hyphy Movement exploded -- up until now, hip hop has reigned supreme on the East Bay and other parts in the Yay Area. So let's take a look back at the hip hop which has come from the Yay Area!
1. E-40 (Vallejo), "Choices" (2014).
Here is the Warriors remix.
2. Rayven Justice (Oakland), "Hit or Nah" (2014).
3. Netta Brielle (Oakland), "3xKrazy" (2014).
4. Nef the Pharaoh (Vallejo) "Big Tymin'" (2015).
5. Sage the Gemini (Fairfield) "Red Nose" (2013).
The woman at the beginning talking on the phone is my cousin.
6. Adrian Marcel (Oakland) "2AM" ft. Sage The Gemini (2013).
7. Bobby Brackins (Oakland) "My Jam" ft. Zendaya (Oakland) and Elijah Blake (2015).
8. Keyshia Cole (Oakland) "Heaven Sent" (2007).
9. Too Short (Oakland) "Blow the Whistle" (2006).
10. Keek Da Sneak (Oakland) "That's My Word" (2005).
Keek Da Sneak created the term hyphy in 1994.
11. E-40 (Oakland) "Tell Me When To Go" (2005).
12. The Pack (Berkeley) "Vans" (2006).
13. Mac Dre (Oakland) "Not My Job" (2004).
14. Luniz (Oakland) "I Got 5 On It" (1995).
15. Raphael Saadiq (Oakland) "Get Involved" feat Q-Tip (1999).
He's, technically, an R&B singer, but I really like this song.
