Notes & Personnel Info |  | Producers include: Tone Capone, Ant Banks, JT The Bigga Figga, Paris, M.C. Hammer. | | Engineers include: Anthony Banks, JT the Bigga Figga, A-Plus. | | Principally recorded at Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, California; The Mob Shop, Vallejo, California; Hayes Recording Studio, Tampa Bay, Florida; The Grill Recording Studios, Oakland, California. Includes liner notes by Eric K. Arnold. | | Personnel: Kenny M. (keyboards); Flexx (scratches). | | Audio Mixers: Felton C. Pilate II; Gary Hobish; A Plus ; JT the Bigga Figga; Jason Moss; Kenny M.; Khayree; MC Hammer; Mac Dre; Steve Counter. | | Unknown Contributor Roles: D-Shot; Too Short; Digital Underground; Dru Down; D'Wayne Wiggins; E-40; Get Low Playaz; Richie Rich; MC Hammer; Mac Dre; Mac Mall; Michael Marshall; Numskull; RBL Posse; Ray Luv ; Rhythm & Green; Suga T; B-Legit; The Click. | | From Too Short to MC Hammer to Souls of Mischief, North Cali has often rivaled SoCal in hip-hop talent and exposure, and this Virgin compilation actually does include some of the best hip-hop to come out of Oakland and San Francisco. Among the stars are Digital Underground, MC Pooh, RBL Posse, E-40, the Luniz and Dru Down. ~ Keith Farley | | Regardless of which side of the U.S. you call your home, or where you stand on the East Coast/West Coast hip-hop rivalry, the uniqueness of West Coast rap is undeniable. The "playa sound" of San Francisco's Bay Area, funky, hedonistic and dangerous-sounding, has been represented in print by 4080 magazine for years, so who better to turn out a Bay Area compilation? This is no flavor-of-the-month collection; the folks at 4080 take a more historical overview here, presenting tracks that span more than a dozen years. From the analog synth-laced thuggery of R.B.L. Posse's "Bounce to This" to progressive, pop-inflected sound of Oakland's Souls of Mischief ("'93 Till Infinity"), BAY AREA'S GREATEST hits is a satisfyingly comprehensive compilation of its chosen scene. |
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