Music is watered down all over the place, not just hte bay.
If you look hard enough you gonna find some dope bay rap though. Stik Gilatine, SB, E-40, The Mobb Figgaz, Livewire, Dj Fresh, Indecent, Krypto, Gangsta Reese, Turf Talk, Laroo, Killa Tay and Gorilla Gang, Nio Tha Gift, Roach Gigs, Awax, Living Legends, Ampachino, Shill mac and many more.
That Apt3- Known Associaties Vol.3 is fucking awesome, not enough people supporting that, still bumpin that real hard. Then we got two new E-40 albums this month, good music is there if you look hard enough. It just aint right up in your face and easy to find/buy like it was back in the day, gotta look around a bit more to find good music. Not just rap music either, I notice you gotta look around hard to for that good Jazz music also.
Anyways, just my two cents.