Kamaiyah's definitely starting to buzz right now in Oakland/SF. Funnily enough I got put onto her on here by
@GreenOva415, when I was about to put some of my folks onto her though a lot of them already knew. I got a feeling KMEL gon pick up on her this year and she's gon get a lot more of a local following than she already has, wouldn't be surprised if Too $hort eventually cosigns her.
Other than her, Ezale is dope and has a following out here. His buzz died down when he didn't drop anything for two years but he's about to bounce back with that Tonite Show coming out later this month/early next month, he has the charisma to get a much bigger following than he has now. He's solid as a rapper, not a lyricist by any means but his flow is cold and his delivery is one of the smoothest in the West.