Mistah F.A.B.

Sometimes hailed as the "crown prince" of the San Francisco Bay Area hyphy movement, North Oakland-based rapper Mistah F.A.B. presents a somewhat exceptional combination of street credibility, social consciousness, astute introspection, and irrepressible goofiness. He stresses the positivity of hyphy's party-happy, irreverent, but inspirational "go dumb" mentality and manifests a dedication to inner-city social issues, though he's not immune to mainstream rap's flamboyant materialism. A slew of mixtapes, compilations, and guest spots made him ubiquitous in the local scene throughout 2005 and 2006, and he remained active and prolific well into the 2020s.