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Last updated: Tue Oct 28 2025 08:04:38 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

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Bay Area hip-hop emerged from the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s, characterized by funk-influenced beats, innovative slang, and a distinctly playful yet gritty street sound. The genre pioneered the hyphy movement with its uptempo production, bass-heavy tracks, and celebration of Bay Area culture and hustler mentality. Known for its entrepreneurial independence and regional pride, it developed a unique style separate from both West Coast gangsta rap and Southern hip-hop.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
12		1984	Metallica	Kill Em All	thrash metal
38		1989	Mac Dre	Young Black Brotha	gangsta rap bay area
93		1992	RBL Posse	A Lesson To Be Learned	bay area gangsta rap underground rap west coast rap	underground rap # 19 west coast rap # 74
41		1992	Mac Dre	What's Really Going On?	bay area gangsta rap west coast rap
68		1992	Crimpshrine	Duct Tape Soup	bay area pop punk punk rock
85		1993	Souls of Mischief	93 'til Infinity		oakland # 100
62		1993	The Click	Down And Dirty	bay area gangsta rap underground rap west coast rap
99		1993-10-05	E-40	The Mail Man	bay area brutal death metal brutal deathcore deathcore rap	brutal death metal # 65 brutal deathcore # 87
98		1993-10-26	Too $hort	Get In Where You Fit In	bay area
81		1994	Rappin' 4-Tay	Don't Fight the Feelin	bay area gangsta rap san francisco west coast rap	west coast rap # 30 san francisco # 86
51		1994-09-06	Dru Down	Explicit Game	oakland	g-funk # 26 oakland # 96
91		1994-09-13	Rappin' 4-Tay	Don't Fight The Feelin'	bay area g-funk gangsta rap hip-hop oakland rap san francisco underground rap west coast rap	underground rap # 24 west coast rap # 68 g-funk # 73 san francisco # 94 oakland # 99
40		1994-09-23	Saafir	Boxcar Sessions	bay area oakland	oakland # 87
65		1994-11-22	RBL Posse	Ruthless by Law	gangsta rap	san francisco # 79
35		1995	I.M.P	ILL MANNERED PLAYAZ	bay area gangsta rap hardcore rap underground rap	hardcore rap # 4
100		1995	Luniz	Operation Stackola	gangsta rap rap	gangsta rap # 49
32		1995	I.M.P.	Ill Mannered Playas	bay area gangsta rap hardcore rap underground rap
80		1995-03-14	E-40	In a Major Way	rap
25		1995-04-16	Totally Insane	Direct From The Backstreet	bay area
59		1995-04-19	Dre Dog	I Hate You With a Passion	bay area gangsta rap hardcore rap san francisco underground rap west coast rap	hardcore rap # 22 san francisco # 78
57		1995-04-25	Seagram	Reality Check	bay area gangsta rap oakland	oakland # 89
20		1995-08-08	U.D.I.	Under Da Influence	bay area g-funk gangsta rap hip-hop san francisco underground rap west coast rap	g-funk # 5 san francisco # 58
88		1995-10-10	Souls of Mischief	No Man's Land	bay area oakland underground hip-hop underground rap west coast rap	underground rap # 29 west coast rap # 57 oakland # 97
71		1995-10-24	Ant Banks	Do Or Die	bay area
42		1995-12-05	Spice 1	1990-Sick	bay area
45		1997	Andre Nickatina	Raven in My Eyes	bay area gangsta rap san francisco	san francisco # 70
50		1997	Artemis	Elysian Fields / Desideradi	american american indie bay area british california england english europe san francisco us indie usa	england # 32 american indie # 70 san francisco # 71 us indie # 83
76		1997-05-28	Link 80	17 Reasons...	bay area hardcore hardcore punk punk rock ska ska punk skacore	skacore # 86
13		1998	Artemis	Inner Worlds / Sun Stars	american american indie bay area california san francisco us indie usa west coast underground	san francisco # 50 american indie # 56 us indie # 70 west coast underground # 79
94		1998	Hieroglyphics	Third Eye Vision	bay area hip-hop
22		1998-07-28	Celly Cel	The G Filez	bay area gangsta rap
3		1999-04	CK	Kind of a Big Deal	bay area diy	diy # 46
29		1999-06-23	2Pac	The Here After	bay area gangsta rap west coast rap
82		1999-10-12	American Steel	Rogue's March	bay area
5		1999-11-09	E-40	Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire	bay area hip-hop rap
19		2000-07-18	J Church	One Mississippi	bay area pop punk
27		2000-10-24	Souls of Mischief	Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution
49		2000-11-14	Andre Nickatina	These R the Tales	bay area rap
66		2001-02-14	Artemis	Undone	american american indie bay area california us indie usa west coast underground	american indie # 79 us indie # 91 west coast underground # 94
78		2001-11-06	The Coup	Party Music	hip-hop
73		2002	E-40	Function (feat. YG, IAmSu & Problem) - Single
86		2002-01-22	Andre Nickatina	Hells Kitchen	bay area
87		2002-10-01	Mac Dre	Thizzelle Washington	bay area
11		2002-10-22	Woodie	Life Stories, Vol. 1
95		2003-04-22	Andre Nickatina	Conversation With a Devil	bay area west coast rap	west coast rap # 77 san francisco # 83
79		2003-08	Karmacoda	Evidence	trip-hop	american indie # 92 us indie # 99 west coast underground # 99
89		2003-11-04	Mac Dre	Al Boo Boo	bay area rap san francisco	san francisco # 93
55		2003-11-30	Language Arts Crew	Applied Knowledge	bay area underground rap west coast rap
21		2004	Del Tha Funkee Homosapien	No Need For Alarm	hip-hop
83		2004	Mac Dre	Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics	bay area
97		2004-01-20	Karmacoda	Transitory Mini EP	american american indie bay area california downtempo trip-hop us indie usa west coast underground	usa # 53 california # 69 american indie # 98 us indie # 100 west coast underground # 100
60		2004-12	Waterjuice	Melbaphonics	ambient american american indie bay area california dub electronica west coast underground	american indie # 76 west coast underground # 91
15		2005	Guce	Pure Pressure	gangsta rap	san francisco # 52
90		2005	Andre Nickatina	I Hate You With a Passion	bay area rap
92		2005	Jacka	Money Tree Presents: Campaigning	bay area rap
37		2005-01-25	Messy Marv	Bandanas, Tattoos & Tounge Rings
77		2005-02-11	Artemis	Gravity	american indie bay area california san francisco west coast underground	san francisco # 84 american indie # 89 west coast underground # 97
67		2005-03-15	The Jacka	The Jack Artist	bay area rap
46		2005-04-19	Mistah F.A.B.	Son of a Pimp	bay area hip-hop rap west coast rap
69		2006	Andre Nickatina	Bullet Symphony: Horns and Halos #3	bay area underground rap west coast rap	west coast rap # 6 underground rap # 81
14		2006	Andre Nickatina	Raven In My Eyes: Cocaine Raps Vol. 1	bay area
7		2006-02-07	Keak Da Sneak	Contact Sport	bay area hip-hop rap
48		2006-03-14	E-40	My Ghetto Report Card	rap west coast rap	west coast rap # 83
58		2006-04-04	The Team	World Premiere	bay area rap
63		2006-04-18	Husalah	Dope, Guns and Religion
70		2006-06-12	Various Artists	Gathering The Tribe	bay area downtempo instrumental
31		2006-06-20	JT The Bigga Figga	Dwellin' in tha Labb	bay area gangsta rap san francisco	san francisco # 64
52		2006-07-25	Sutro	How Things Transpire	american american indie bay area chillout san francisco smooth jazz us indie usa west coast underground	san francisco # 72 american indie # 72 us indie # 85 west coast underground # 89
24		2006-12-05	Messy Marv	What You Know Bout Me?	bay area hip-hop rap
26		2007	Karmacoda	Illuminate (Sola Musa)	american american indie bay area california us indie usa west coast underground	american indie # 61 us indie # 75 west coast underground # 83
30		2007	A-Plus	My Last Good Deed	bay area oakland underground rap west coast rap	oakland # 85
75		2007-03	Karmacoda	Illuminate	american american indie bay area california trip-hop us indie west coast underground	american indie # 88 west coast underground # 96 us indie # 97
84		2007-04-17	Husalah	Huslin' Since da 80's	bay area
2		2007-05-15	Mistah F.A.B.	Da Baydestrian	bay area rap hip-hop
10		2007-09-18	Equipto	4 Ever In a Day (LP)	bay area underground rap
23		2007-09-18	Andre Nickatina	Booty Star- Glock Tawk	rap bay area hip-hop
47		2008	Grip Grand	Brokelore	bay area nerdcore oakland	nerdcore # 47 oakland # 88
61		2008	Waterjuice	Liquid Journeys	american american indie bay area california electronica west coast underground	american indie # 77 west coast underground # 92
43		2008-01-28	Language Arts Crew	I Shot the Shepherd	bay area underground rap west coast rap
74		2008-06-10	Keak Da Sneak	Deify	bay area rap	oakland # 11
39		2008-06-10	Keak Da Sneak	Retaliation	bay area hip-hop rap
4		2008-09-30	J-Stalin	Gas Nation	bay area hip-hop oakland	oakland # 70
8		2009-03-07	Under	More Pleasant Grey	california	san francisco # 41 american indie # 49 us indie # 63
33		2009-06-16	The Jacka	Glamorous Lifestyle	bay area hip-hop rap
17		2009-06-30	Satellite High	Sharks!	bay area california hip-hop nerdcore rap	nerdcore # 28
16		2010-05-18	Keak Da Sneak	Mobb Boss	bay area hip-hop oakland rap west coast rap	oakland # 83
64		2010-05-25	Roach Gigz	Roachy Balboa	bay area
1		2011	Young L	As I Float: The Great John Nash	bay area
18		2011-05-20	Mystical Sun	Mystical Sun	american american indie bay area california chill new age ethereal new age new age ambiant new age electronic san francisco us indie usa west coast underground	new age ambiant # 15 ethereal new age # 27 chill new age # 32 san francisco # 56 american indie # 57 fantasy new age # 69 us indie # 71 west coast underground # 80 new age electronic # 91
6		2011-08-02	Karmacoda	Eternal	american american indie bay area california us indie usa west coast underground	american indie # 45 us indie # 60 west coast underground # 71
56		2012	The Jacka	The Street Album	bay area hip-hop
53		2012-05-23	Mystical Sun	26000	american american indie bay area california chill new age ethereal new age ethnic fusion new age ambiant new age electronic new age electronica new age instrumental san francisco us indie usa west coast underground	new age electronic # 49 new age ambiant # 56 ethereal new age # 60 chill new age # 63 american indie # 73 san francisco # 74 new age instrumental # 74 new age electronica # 78 us indie # 86 ethnic fusion # 87 west coast underground # 90
36		2013-06-06	Iamsu!	Kilt 3	bay area hip-hop rap
44		2016	Metallica	Helping Hands…Live & Acoustic At The Masonic	rock acoustic
72		2021-01-28	Alchemist	Chemical Warfare	bay area dirty south east coast rap gangsta rap hip-hop jazz hop los angeles new york rap soul southern rap underground hip-hop west coast rap	west coast rap # 19 jazz hop # 30 dirty south # 33 southern rap # 44 new york # 54 los angeles # 60
96		2021-09-24	G-Eazy	These Things Happen Too	bay area hip-hop
34			Woodie	Demonz-n-my Sleep	gangsta rap bay area	chicano rap # 45
9			Andre Nickatina And Equipto	Horns And Halos	west coast rap bay area rap
28			2Pac	2pac Special	bay area gangsta rap rap
54			Dem Hoodstarz	Band-Aide & Scoot	bay area

Related genres

• gangsta rap
• rap
• hip-hop
• san francisco
• west coast rap
• underground rap
• california
• oakland
• american
• american indie