If youre talking about someone to blow up and be a popular figurehead of the bay, and represent it the way most of you think they should be. Nobody.
If youre just talking about someone from the bay that can make lots of money in the mainstream, Keyshia Cole, Baby Bash, Too Short, IAMSU...why not...
It should have been Mistah FAB. Mistah FAB is an extremely talented guy, but he hops on trends and seems like he'd rather be the goof in the background then be "that guy". He rode hyphy way too hard and hasn't rebounded. Example: Hyphy is over for a few years, the bay hype has died down, he's had some backpacker stuff come out, Drake comes to the bay to film the motto, mistah fab gets to be in the video, he gladly stands in the background with his sideways hat, big ass chain from his hyphy videos, and a goofy yellow phone, schucking and jiving around in the background like an asshole...
On some real hip-hop shit, Locksmith. Locksmith is an absolute animal. If youre looking for someone that I would pick "my guy vs. your guy", region vs. region. Locksmith. Guys like R.A. The Rugged Man are praising Locksmith on twitter and facebook, and that means something.