MAC DRE WILL ALWAYS AND 4EVA BE THE KING OF THE BAY FUCK WHAT YOU THINK
With all due respect to Mac Dre, this is not valid. It's like having a President die, but remains President forever. Life goes on & the next one in line takes the throne.
In reality, if people want to label someone a "King of the Bay" based on status / work ethic and success? It's often based on your hardest rhymes, but being that most artist in the Bay often fall on deaf ears outside the region, I take it would be based on success etc. Other than that, it have to go to Lil B as of late.
BUT!!!!! Before Too $hort etc. the one who truly put Oakland / the Bay on the map and took it worldwide is...
MC HAMMER
Long live the King of the Bay.