Hey, have you voted for Best of the Bay yet? Do it here!
The Bay Area is constantly in a state of flux, for better or worse. Over decades, I’ve seen the region continually reinvent itself under the overpriced guise of capitalism and invasive tech campuses, presenting itself as a hologram of the culturally vibrant, fearlessly independently arts bastion it once was.
And yet, not all hope is lost. The Bay Area’s regional rap scene is, arguably, as bouncy and voluminous as ever. Indeed, there is no greater preservation of the Bay Area’s underground voice and neighborhood spirit than local rap…