2008 was a better year for Bay Area Hip Hop than 2007, but it did not match the year we had in 2006 in either publicity or quality. The trend moved from trying to capitalize on the media success of hyphy to putting out singles with R&B singers on the hook. For 2009, I’m expecting Bay Area rappers to come with an updated mobb sound.
**2008 Bay Area Hip Hop Awards**
Album Of The Year:
San Quinn- From A Boy To A Man
Honorable Mention:
Berner & The Jacka- Drought Season
Laroo- The Corporation
Artist Of The Year:
San Quinn
Single Of The Year:
Laroo ft. Matt Blaque- Put Me On
Video Of The Year:
Berner & The Jacka ft. B-Legit, Cozmo & Matt Blaque- Purp (Remix)
Producer Of The Year
Cozmo
Most Disappointing Album
Husalah & B-Luv- Tonka Boyz
Top Songs
Big Rich, Boo Banga & San Quinn- SF Anthem
E-40 ft. Bun B & Gucci Mane- The Recipe
Husalah- Two-Door Mob
The Jacka & Lee Majors ft. Pretty Black & Bo Strangles- Kalifornia
Keak Da Sneak ft. The Jacka- Quarterbacking
Livewire Da Gang- Gettin Money
San Quinn ft. PSD & Cozmo- Reinforced Steel
Laroo ft. The Jacka- 20 Bricks
Keak Da Sneak- Her Name
Errelevent- Sittin’ Sippin
**List Of 2008 Bay Area Albums**
Equipto- On My Down Time
Jay Tee & Young Dru- Out Here Hustlin
Mac Dre Presents- Starters In The Game
Mac Dre Presents the Best of Thizz Nation, Vol. 2
Sumthin Terrible- U Stupid
Nocturnal Hustlers- ‘Til Sunrise
Yukmouth- The City Of Dope
Del Tha Funky Homosapien- Eleventh Hour
Thizz Or Die! Volume 3
Thizz Or Die! Volume 4
Lyics Born- Everywhere at Once
AP.9- The Grinch
Living Legends- The Gathering
The Grouch- Show You The World
The Sick Wid It Umbrella: The Machine
Sick Wid It Records & Doey Rock Presents 916 Unified
Berner & The Jacka- Drought Season
The Best of Mac Dre – Vol. 4
Thizz Nation, Vol. 21: Starring Gorilla Pitts
Thizz Nation, Vol. 22: Starring Meez
Best of Yukmouth
Mac Dre- Da Nation
Mistah F.A.B.- All Star Season
Opio- Vulture’s Wisdom, Vol. 1
Mac Dre- Dre Day July 5th, 1970
Husalah & B-Luv- The Tonka Boyz
Jay Tee- A.K.A. Jaime Trago
Andre Nickatina & Mac Dre- A Tale of Two Andres
Keak Da Sneak- Deified
The Jacka & Lee Majors- The Gobots
Beeda Weeda- Da Thizzness
Smoov-E- Rusty Squeezebox
J. Stalin- Gas Nation
Livewire- Pay Ya’self or Spray Ya’self
Laroo- The Corporation
Mac Dre- What It Thizz?
18 Reasons
Dubee- Thizzmatic
The Movement
San Quinn- From a Boy to a Man
E-40- Ball Street Journal
Keak Da Sneak & San Quinn- Welcome to Scokland
All City 41Feva
Yukmouth- Million Dollar Mouthpiece
Mike Mosley Presents Keak Da Sneak- All N Da Doe
Messy Marv- Cake and Ice Cream
Messy Marv- Draped Up and Chipped Out, Vol. 3
Sky Balla- Tycoon Status
3 Comments
While i feel you that Quinn is tight, have you ever seen a live show with Quinn? I got made love for Quinn but you saying he has the best album out the Bay for 2008 is a tad ridiculous. Although Quinn has been laying it down for Frisco for years you gotta be trippin’ thinking that people outside the SF area actually care about Quinn. If you got any friends outside
Frisco than you know no one outside of Frisco bumps Quinn at all. If you believe otherwise than you are seriouly mistaken. I’m a Frisco boy born and raised, i grew on divis and Ofarrell and i know once you leave the city no one really gives a fuck about Quinn. If you really wanna claim being a Bay blog you need to recognize that the Bay really don’t bump Quinn or most emcess from the Bay.
lus.
So who had the best album out the Bay in 2008 in your opinion?
Plus… what does having people outside of the Bay like an album have to do with it being the best Bay album? It’s hard to like something you haven’t had a chance to listen to.
we do bump quinn outside the bay!!!
and j-stalin came out hard this year fa sho.
and jacka’s tear gas wouldve been the obvious album of the year… if not postponed