Anyway, I didn't recall anyone mentioning it but this month's (?) Spin has a
decent article on Bay Area Hip-Hop. Mentioned (in that ultra informative
"skim-the-surface" journalistic way) are the Invisible Scratch Pickles,
Solesides Crew, Peanut Butter Wolf, even the Dr. Octagon project. Kind of
behind the times, but it was good to get a taste of my hometown (and a big plus
;-), they mention my real hometown, San Mateo, which is Suburbia, USA).
--Jon