Classic bay area ganster LPs

[Big_Chan]

Please add on to the list of Yay area classic gangster LPs....

Also a question for the Yay area folks. What LP cover is this a re-make of? There was an LP from a Bay Area rap group that had this same cover years before this Mac Dre cover. I remeber the cover, but I can't remember the group or artist!

 

[peacefulrotation]

Chan, that's from the old MAC ep..."The Game Is Thick" (khayree produced)

RIP both MAc's.

 

[MorseCode]

Can't forget IMP.

 

[JacobWizzle]

Man there are a lot of them but here are some off the top of the dome.

Askari X "Ward of the State"
E-40 "Mailman", "Federal", "In a Major Way"
B Legit "Tryin to Get a Buck"
Celly Cel "Heat 4 Yo Ass"
RBL "Lesson to be Learned"
Totally Insane "Direct from the Backstreets"
Chunk "Menace to the Game", "Still the Menace", "Marked for Death"
Mac Mall "Illegal Business"
MC Pooh "'Life of a Criminal"??
The Click "Down and Dirty"
Boss Ball Compilation
3X Crazy "Stackin Chips"
Spice 1 "Let it Be Known" and the 1st one on Jive
All Too Short and Ant Banks
IMP (don't remember the name of the album)
Young Cellski "Mr. 2-Took"
1st Herm Compilation
415 "415in" (probably my favorite bay rap album)
I'm sure I'm forgettin some obvious ones too.

 

[peacefulrotation]

nice picks btw!

I'll add a couple

Hugh E MC - Gangster Knowledge
Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion
Too Short- Born To Mack/Life Is
E-40 - Federal/The Mailman
Mac Mall- Illegal Business
IMP -Ill Mannered Playas
Legal Dope comp
First West Coast Bad Boys comp
Get Low Playaz- Straight Out The Labb
Ant Banks- Sittin On Somethin Phat
Digital Underground- Sex Packets
Three X Krazy- Stackin Chips/Sick 'O
Luniz- Operation Stackola
Rappin 4-Tay- Don't Fight The Feelin'


etc

 

[peacefulrotation]

Man there are a lot of them but here are some off the top of the dome.

Askari X "Ward of the State"
E-40 "Mailman", "Federal", "In a Major Way"
B Legit "Tryin to Get a Buck"
Celly Cel "Heat 4 Yo Ass"
RBL "Lesson to be Learned"
Totally Insane "Direct from the Backstreets"
Chunk "Menace to the Game", "Still the Menace", "Marked for Death"
Mac Mall "Illegal Business"
MC Pooh "'Life of a Criminal"??
The Click "Down and Dirty"
Boss Ball Compilation
3X Crazy "Stackin Chips"
Spice 1 "Let it Be Known" and the 1st one on Jive
All Too Short and Ant Banks
IMP (don't remember the name of the album)
Young Cellski "Mr. 2-Took"
1st Herm Compilation
415 "415in" (probably my favorite bay rap album)
I'm sure I'm forgettin some obvious ones too.

doh!

Good call on Cellski...

I love "Mr Predictor" as well.

 

[Big_Chan]

Man there are a lot of them but here are some off the top of the dome.

Askari X "Ward of the State"
E-40 "Mailman", "Federal", "In a Major Way"
B Legit "Tryin to Get a Buck"
Celly Cel "Heat 4 Yo Ass"
RBL "Lesson to be Learned"
Totally Insane "Direct from the Backstreets"
Chunk "Menace to the Game", "Still the Menace", "Marked for Death"
Mac Mall "Illegal Business"
MC Pooh "'Life of a Criminal"??
The Click "Down and Dirty"
Boss Ball Compilation
3X Crazy "Stackin Chips"
Spice 1 "Let it Be Known" and the 1st one on Jive
All Too Short and Ant Banks
IMP (don't remember the name of the album)
Young Cellski "Mr. 2-Took"
1st Herm Compilation
415 "415in" (probably my favorite bay rap album)
I'm sure I'm forgettin some obvious ones too.

Damn young Weezey, I knew you would come correct with the list. I might have to roll through your spot this weekend and borrow some of these

 

[MorseCode]

Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion

Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion

Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion

Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion

Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion

Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion

Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion

Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion

Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion

Dre Dog- I Hate You With A Passion

Hey P-Ro, J*rdan told me last night that he was drivin down Divisadero (in his caddy, have you seen that beast before?) around Fell and saw Dre Dog walking down the street and leaned out the window like "Excuse me Mr. Nickatiiinnnaaaaaaa..." but it was too late. I just thought that was hilarious imagining him calling that shit out as his car passed.

 

[Archaic]

Can't find a scan, but one of my personal faves:





JT tha Bigga Figga - Playaz in the Game

 

[SensiRider]

It's the ice cream man bitch Can't you hear the music?

 

[JacobWizzle]

Dru Down is another one. I completely forgot about the Luniz! Their 1st tape with the condom on it was hella dope too. Also forgot about the boys from Sac, Bo and Lynch. I swear for a good five years every rapper in Seattle sounded like Bo or Lynch.

 

[Big_Chan]

Chan, that's from the old MAC ep..."The Game Is Thick" (khayree produced)

RIP both MAc's.

Dope! Thank you for the info....

 

[peacefulrotation]

hahah yeah that's Khayree w/ the briefcase....

 

[Mr. Casual]

 

[johmbolaya]

I missed out on this one, was it any good?

 

[rootlesscosmo]

It's the ice cream man bitch Can't you hear the music?

Somebody post the back cover of this (or was it the Pimp of the Year 12"?) with the jerry curl and the corncob pipe. That shit was stupendous.

 

[Big_Chan]

Cali Agents? I would not really call them "Gangster," but I have not heard much of their music. I should have been a little more specific in my post title as well, I was referring to more Old School Bay area joints. Is Planet Asia form the yay? I thought he was from L.A.?

 

[SensiRider]

Yeah man I think it's a really good record. To me it's got a few all-time classics (ice cream man, that one where the luniz get taken hostage and Dru Down comes through with the bazooka, and pimp of the year for starters). I like his voice a lot - he sounds serious and OG and I like that a lot more than the sound of some punk kid - but the more time passes the more I realize my taste doesn't always match with others. Here's a taste.





The man is still alive and his cd's are in print so if you're loving it and jamming it all the time you should probably buy it and all that.

 

[peacefulrotation]

These are also good ones...

 

[Archaic]

Planet Asia is originally from Fresno. He lived in Oakland for a few years and then moved to LA. I wouldn't consider him gangsta either...but he used to rip fools in street ciphers.