Amoeba Music San Francisco Hip-Hop Top Five: 12-05-08

1) E40 The Ball Street Journal (Sic Wid It/Warner)
2) San Quinn From A Boy To A Man (SMC/Fontana)
3) Bored Stiff The Sad Truth (SolidarityRecords)
4) Kayne West 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella Records)
5) Ludacris Theater of the Mind (Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam)
Thanks to Luis at the San Francisco Amoeba Music store for this week's Hip-Hop Top Five chart. Three of these five best sellers are homegrown Bay Area rap talent, including E40's anticipated The Ball Street Journal which, according to Luis, has been "selling well since it was
released last Tuesday." The other two Bay Area new chart entries are from longtime San Francisco hip-hop acts: the Fillmore's San Quinn, whose latest From A Boy To A Man is selling especially well at the SF Amoeba, and Bored Stiff, whose The Sad Truth features many guests joining the multi-member crew including The Grouch and The Jacka of the Mob Figaz. Check the video interview below with Bored Stiff to learn more about this slept-on longtime local act. Regarding the other two new chart entries Luis says he is feeling one more than the other although, he stressed, each are "good in their own right." What does he think of Kayne West's new album 808s & Heartbreak which many, myself included, have been disappointed in? "Yes it is hard to listen to as a whole but if you play certain tracks individually you can see why many people are liking it and buying it. It
deserves checking out," insisted Luis. And to his credit Kayne West deserves praise for always trying something new, as well as always sticking to his beliefs. Even if I am not always a fan of the man's music I will forever give him props for his brave outspoken post Hurricane Katrina "George Bush doesn't care about black people" statement. 




zanine as part of the Bounce Tour last week. In the number two slot is the Jurassic 5 CD & DVD retrospective package on Decon, 11th Anniversary Deluxe Re-Issue, which includes J5's original self-titled album in its entirety plus fifteen unreleased tracks, as well as a DVD of the documentary