Here is the Bay Area Freshmen 10 Class of 2012, as nominated by the people and voted in by a panel of over 50 influential Bay Area tastemakers (list below), in no particular order:
Kool John / @K00lJ0hn / (Thizzler Search)
Richmond
A-1 / @AdamRaps / (Thizzler Search)
San Francisco
Shady Blaze / @ShadyBlaze / (Thizzler Search)
Oakland
HBK Skipper / @HBKSkipper / (Thizzler Search)
Richmond
HD (of Bearfaced) / @HDofBearfaced / (Thizzler Search)
Oakland
Priceless Da Roc / @PricelessDaRoc / (Thizzler Search)
San Francisco
AkaFrank / @aka1Frank / (Thizzler Search)
Richmond
G-Mo Skee / @g_mo_skee / (Thizzler Search)
Richmond
Smoovie Baby / @SmoovieBaby / (Thizzler Search)
Fairfield
Hopie / @HopieSpitshard / (Thizzler Search)
San Francisco
Thank you to all the fans who nominated their picks in this year’s Bay Area Freshmen 10 and a big thank you to the tastemaker panel, including:
Saaed Crumpler, Big Rich, DNas, Brandon Younger, David Ali, Damon Jamal, Mario Flores, Will Bronson, Karim Panni, Gary Archer, M1 Promo, PK, Tim House, Stretch, Rel & Aries of Distortion2Static, Billy Jam, Lawrence Le Blanc, Al Jieh, Rick Dz, DJ Asap, DJ Slowpoke, DJ Jack, DJ Tap10, Matthew Africa, DJ Mark7, Casual of Hieroglyphics, Equipto, White Mic, TheBasedUpdate.com, GSlaps.com, SouthernHospitality.co.uk, Perfection Is Perfected, 38th Notes, David Drake, Willy Staley, DJ Cos The Kid, and the Bay Area Area Freshmen 10 Classes of 2010 and 2011!
