KMEL released its list of the Bay Area's "fastest rising hip-hop stars" this morning. The East Bay is pretty well represented (but only one rapper is from Oakland). Here it is:
Nio Tha Gift - Richmond
Moe Green - Vallejo
DaVinci - San Francisco
DB the General - Oakland
Jay Ant - Hercules
P Child - Richmond
TRUTHLiVE - Santa Rosa
Roach Gigz - San Francisco
Su! - Richmond
Cousin Fik - Vallejo