dre xz and snoop are all mainstream and it's alot easier for someone like them to get on the radio cuz they're from l.a. !!! second biggest city. r u seeing this now? why doesn't bay shit get airplay over there? because right now the major cities play certain kind of music for some reason. dirty south, east coast, l.a. don't get me wrong alot of that shit is tight but some of that is horrible. i aint closed minded either i listen to all bay area, l.a. good dirty south(outkast, ludacris, cash-money and the list goes on ) east (jay-z,nas, method man, redman etc. ) eminem is the best right now ( is he from the bay?) closed minded are the people that talk about how the rappers they know are gonna go platinum or the people who only listen to the rappers on the decline like mac dre or some of those weakass sac rappers. mac dre and dre dog are horrible comparisons. let's look at the guys on top that should be getting play (E-40,B-Legit,Richie Rich,Luniz,San Quinn,Mac Mall,fuckin Messy Marv) open your eyes and quit defending that shit