Which Bay Area producers are actually MUSICIANS???

[J-BONE]

Besides Khayree, Sam Bostic, Ferg... I hear so much shit these days that is actually "musically incorrect." Who can really play? And what are their instruments?

 

[B-12]

Sam Bostic (but you know that)
G-Man Stan (Bass, Guitar, Keys)
K-Lou (Bass, Guitar, Keys)
Bobby Ford (Keys)
Khayree (everything including percussion)


Im sure there is alot more but thats of the top of my head.

 

[kev ski]

ANT BANKS, (BASS ,DRUMS,BRASS,KEYS,)
EA-SKI & CMT (KEYS,DRUMS,)

 

[Sydal]

Uncle Jon (Y'all ain't heard about him yet, but you will soon enough)...

 

[Smitty]

Bobby Ford (Keys)

Who's Bobby Ford??

 

[B-12]

Bobby Ford goes way back in the Bay Area rap scene. He originally played in funk bands in the late 70's and 80's with cats like ConFunkShun, he had a band with Khayree and Pebbles at one time, he used to do music on the Redd Foxx show and he toured Japan for years with Parliament. Later on he opened one of the first Bya rap studios called Gateway in FAirfield. He did the production on the original Mr. Flamboyant for E-40 and he recorded Rhythm X, Freddy B, Freaky Fred, The Click, RBL, Kinsmoke (now the Federation) and he helped Mike Mosley get in the game.

He's not super well known but he produced on and for Neighborhood Kingpinz, DTL, Say So, Baby Beesh and Jay Tee, Playas Association 3 - The Product, Taydatay, Unforgiven Compilation, Servin' Ya Heat Compilation and a whole bunch of other Bay shit.

He really is tight and a solid dude too.

 

[Smitty]

He goes by another name?

 

[Solitary 1]

My folks One Dropp Scott is definitely a musician. He was in a band called The Freaky Executives that played all around the Bay in the 80's and went on a world tour. He plays Guitar, drums, bass, whatever...

Felton Pilate from ConFunkShun did alot of production through the 90's for rap cats too....

 

[MrPeete]

I wish I was a musician .. I can barely play the keys. I commend anybody that can play a guitar, cause I tried and I couldn't do it

 

[B-12]

James Earley too.

And Al Eaton, Gino Blacknell, and I believe Mike Denten.

We also forgot the legend Studio Ton and Femi

 

[Solitary 1]

Word, and Flat-Top

 

[fozzit]

NKPz RULES

 

[DeviantJR]

I'm not big, but I make music and I've played piano my whole life, also I can play brass (trumpet), and can somewhat make it on the drums.

 

[DeviantJR]

Not that that really matters, unless you are into my shit

 

[BIG J]

I Played Drums for years, and Just recently was takin' Piano Lessons