It’s pretty obvious they are DEI hires, it doesn’t take rocket science to figure these things out. You are flat denying facts that are common knowledge.
Naw it couldn’t go gold because in those days it was major competition in the rap game, other rappers were more popular and only a few real G’z were mostly bumpin this CD when it first dropped.
honestly I think Cellski only had a few songs that stood out back in the day, but he’s definitely a pioneer O.G. of Bay Area rap….RBL Posse,Cougnut, Messy Marv, and Guce had more songs that slumped if we’re talking Frisco rap.