Ranker Hip HopUpdated June 3, 2020 15.0k votes 1.7k voters 57.9k views99 items
List RulesOnly rappers born or raised in the SF Bay Area.
From new artists to some of the greatest hip hop artists of all time, here are the best rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area. Including both solo artists, like Tupac and G-Eazy, and hip hop groups, like The Federation and The Heartbreak Gang, this list of the most popular Bay Area rappers features rap artists who were born or raised in Northern California as well as Oakland rappers and San Jose rappers. Thanks to E-40 and Keak da Sneak, NorCal rappers popularized the hyphy movement. Who are the top Bay Area rappers of all-time?
Vote up the best hip hop artists from the Bay, and add any other Bay Area rappers if they're missing from this list.
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808201Tupac Amaru Shakur ( TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September... more
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762189Andre Louis Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), better known by his stage name Mac Dre,... more3
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693175Earl T. Stevens (born November 15, 1967), better known by his stage name E-40, is an American... more5
303110Robert Lee Green, Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1, is an... more6
287106Charles Kente Williams (Bowens) (born October 21, 1977), commonly known by his stage name Keak... more7
26796Luniz (formerly the LuniTunes) is a duo from Oakland, California, formed by Yukmouth and... more8
318126Dominick Newton (August 12, 1977 – February 2, 2015), better known by his stage name The... more9
336138Andre L. Adams (born March 11, 1970), better known by his stage name Andre Nickatina, is an... more10
24189Stanley Petey Cox (born January 23, 1982), best known as Mistah F.A.B., is an American rapper,... more11
20669Anthony Forté (born Anthony H. Forté, March 2, 1968), better known by his stage name Rappin'... more12
21583Marcellus McCarver, better known by his stage name Celly Cel, is an American rapper from... more13
17559Quincy Brooks IV (born October 24, 1977), better known by his stage name San Quinn, is an... more14
18565Jamal Rocker (born June 14, 1975 in Vallejo, California), professionally known by his stage... more15
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218115Iamsu! is a musical artist.... more18
221118Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or... more19
17789Marvin Watson Jr. (born March 19, 1976), better known by his stage name Messy Marv, is an... more20
13158Ronald Fields (January 11, 1968 – September 4, 2001), better known by his stage name Cougnut,... more21
Teren Delvon Jones (born August 12, 1974), better known by his stage name Del the Funky... more22
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191119Diamonté Harper (born July 2, 1993), known professionally as Saweetie, is an American rapper... more25
12867James Ratliff, known by his stage name Husalah is an American rapper from Pittsburg,... more
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