Don't know much of the Bay Area stuff either, although I remember really liking Paris' first album. I actually preferred the West Coast stuff before it became a definable "West Coast" thing. Pre NWA stuff like World Class Wrecking Cru, Egyptian Lover, Chris Taylor, D.E.F. Once it settled more around that Chronic sound I wasn't such a fan. Although I do love individual bits of it, obviously.
I don't give a shit what anyone says, this is brilliant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAPTvVq60WY