The good folks at @NoiseyMusic tapped in with us for another On The Roof #BayMix, and it came out DOPE! Check out the full writeup by @EmDubious & @IJustWant2Rap here. (Miss the last mix we did for Noisey? Click here.)
It’s a strange time for Bay Area hip-hop. On one hand, it’s having a moment of resurgence: Following the breakout successes of Iamsu! and Sage the Gemini, last year saw local songwriter Bobby Brackins hit it big with two of the year’s monster hits, and E-40 recently found himself atop Billboard’s Hot Hip-Hop and R&B Songs chart thanks to his collaboration with Big Sean, “IDFWU.” On the other hand, the Bay is hurting: Last month, local icon The Jacka was tragically killed in his home city of Oakland.
Still, music new and old continues to exist, and heartfelt tributes to and signs of the The Jacka’s influence continue to emerge. At Noisey, we love Bay Area rap, so we’ve teamed up with our friends over at Thizzler on the Roof to present a mix of some of the best the region has to offer right now. Volume Two of On The Roof, dedicated to The Jacka, is below, with descriptions of each track in the mix:
